Indigenous health

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HA 4.1.1

Diversity of ways that Indigenous peoples self-identify.

HA 4.1.2

The historical and ongoing effects of colonisation on Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander peoples and Māori and its specific impacts on health and wellbeing through the loss of language, culture, ancestral lands, displacement, homelessness, unemployment/loss of resources, and increased interaction with the justice system.

HA 4.1.3

ACEM's Reconciliation Action Plan and Te Rautaki Manaaki Mana: Excellence in Emergency Care for Māori.

HA 4.1.4

Recognise an Indigenous person as someone who identifies themselves as Indigenous and is accepted as Indigenous by their community.

HA 4.1.5

Recognise the regional diversity of Indigenous language, cultures and customs.

HA 4.1.6

Recognise, respect and utilise resources that are locally available for Indigenous patients, including Indigenous liaison officers and local Indigenous primary health care services.

HA 4.1.7

Recognise the health disparities commonly experienced by the Indigenous populations of Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

HA 4.2.1
HA 4.2.2

Importance of working with patients' families, including appreciating variations in roles and responsibilities in relation to health.

HA 4.2.3

Social and political history of the Indigenous populations of Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, and their impact on Indigenous access to, perceptions and use of emergency care.

HA 4.2.4

Indigenous peoples' concepts of health and wellness, and the role of Indigenous traditional healing practices and medicines.

HA 4.2.5

Prevalence of chronic disease in Indigenous populations and the effects of increased disease burden on Indigenous communicates.

HA 4.2.6

The role of culturally safe community health services in providing timely and appropriate follow-up.

HA 4.2.7

Application of the Section 100 and Close the Gap scheme for pharmaceutical access for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients.

HA 4.2.8

Challenges of interpreting biomedical terminology into Indigenous languages.

HA 4.3.1

Socio-economic and colonial context that contributes to health disparities within Indigenous populations.

HA 4.3.2

Perceptions of waiting times in Indigenous communities, and the prevalence and reasons for Take Own Leave.

HA 4.3.3

Incorporate knowledge of medical conditions known to affect local Indigenous populations disproportionately when formulating a diagnosis for an Indigenous patient.

HA 4.3.4

Integrate emergency care with the involvement of appropriate Indigenous hospital and local community support services to provide holistic care for an Indigenous patient.

HA 4.3.5

Recognise patients at risk of Take Own Leave, and utilise strategies to minimise Take Own Leave, including effectively negotiating a patient- accepted management plan.

HA 4.4.1

Incorporate ACEM's Reconciliation Action Plan and Te Rautaki Manaaki Mana: Excellence in Emergency Care for Māori into practice.

HA 4.4.2

Advocate for and support the provision of appropriate resources for Indigenous patients in the ED, hospital and community.

HA 4.4.3

Support sustained relationship with external organisations to improve the delivery of health care to Indigenous patients.