
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Firebrace, Shirley 
A1  - Hammond, Melinda 
A1  - Bell, Barbara 
A1  - Mathison, Peggy 
A1  - Watson, Anne 
A1  - Hurley, Bruce 
T1  - Improving Koori Access to Darebin Community Health Service
JF  - Australian Journal of Primary Health
JO  - Aust. J. Prim. Health
Y1  - 2001
VL  - 7
IS  - 1
SP  - 120
EP  - 123
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/PY01021 
N2  - While Koori Liaison positions have existed in tertiary health settings in Victoria for some time, the employment of a Koori worker in a broad-based primary health care service is a relatively new initiative. The advantages of locating a Koori access worker in a community health service are numerous: the worker is well positioned to work very closely with the local Koori community at a grass-roots level, with multi-disciplinary health professionals within the organisation, and also with external agencies, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal. The role of the access worker is to advocate for improved Koori access to Darebin Community Health services, local health and welfare agencies and local general practitioners. An early emphasis of the position was to establish a strong relationship with the local Koori community and to build effective working relationships with and referral pathways to health care providers. 
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