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Deliver primary health care programs for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities

Deliver primary health care programs for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities

Unit of competency
National Code
HLTAHW405B
State Code
D5667
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
25/03/2011
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
22/07/2011
Field of Education
061307 - Health Promotion
Original Release Date
22/07/2011
Nominal Hours
120
Description
This unit describes the competencies required to deliver health care programs to address identified needs in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Undertake health checks
  • 1.1 Consider and respect community values and beliefs and gender roles and taboos in conducting health checks and screening
  • 1.2 Use appropriate screening protocols to target disease patterns for particular age, sex, ethnicity, regional and other societal groups
  • 1.3 Provide well-person's health checks and associated health information opportunistically on client presentation to a health service
  • 1.4 Obtain community, individual and carer consent to conduct health checks
  • 1.5 Investigate significant variations detected through screening and other health checks and interpret in line with clinical protocols
  • 1.6 Provide information in plain language to clients regarding the results of the health checks and/or screening
  • 1.7 Provide information in plain language to clients about health problems common to their particular client group
2. Provide health care program to address common problems
  • 2.1 Take a team approach to primary health care, including appropriate referral to specialist care providers and other agencies
  • 2.2 Identify common health problems as part of the program and treated and/or referred in line with clinical protocols, community, organisation and legislative/regulatory requirements
  • 2.3 Support clients and families in accessing health care services and associated benefits as required
  • 2.4 Provide guidance, support and assistance to individuals and families coping with social and emotional issues according to identified needs and cultural protocols
  • 2.5 Promote quality use of medicine
  • 2.6 Provide clients with information relevant to promoting and maintaining health in a way they understand readily
  • 2.7 Check client understanding of information through appropriate questioning
  • 2.8 Ensure health care programs support clients to take a self-care approach to health in line with individual needs and organisation and community requirements
3. Manage the delivery of health programs
  • 3.1 Provide health care programs to the community in ways consistent with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community values and beliefs
  • 3.2 Integrate promotion of health screening, surveillance and education activities with provision of curative care (eg. in clinic or hospital environments)
  • 3.3 Organise follow up care for clients with identified health problems using computer and/or paper based registers
  • 3.4 Produce lists of clients with significantly over-due health care checks and employ active recall strategies
  • 3.5 Identify and address social and environmental interventions that may improve health in partnership with the community and other agencies
  • 3.6 Establish and maintain links with support agencies, resource networks and associated health services in the local and regional area
4. Participate in the evaluation of health programs
  • 4.1 Collect and document data to contribute to the evaluation of health programs
  • 4.2 Interpret data according to program and organisation requirements
  • 4.3 Prepare reports from data collected and provided to management in line with organisation guidelines
  • 4.4 Maintain client and community confidentiality in line with organisation and community requirements
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