Towards an integrated model for child and family services in central Australia: An innovative model for the delivery of child and family services

The Central Australian Aboriginal Congress is a large Aboriginal community-controlled health service based in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. Since the 1970s, Congress has developed a comprehensive model of primary health care delivering evidence-based services on a foundation of cultural a...

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Main Authors: Chee, D., Boffa, John, Tilton, E.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Australasian Medical Publishing 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36819
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author Chee, D.
Boffa, John
Tilton, E.
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description The Central Australian Aboriginal Congress is a large Aboriginal community-controlled health service based in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. Since the 1970s, Congress has developed a comprehensive model of primary health care delivering evidence-based services on a foundation of cultural appropriateness. In recent years, the community-elected Congress Board has focused on improving the developmental outcomes of Aboriginal children. This has led to the development of an innovative model for the delivery of child and family services, based on the belief that the best way to “close the gap” is to make sure it is not created in the first place.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-368192017-09-13T15:21:50Z Towards an integrated model for child and family services in central Australia: An innovative model for the delivery of child and family services Chee, D. Boffa, John Tilton, E. The Central Australian Aboriginal Congress is a large Aboriginal community-controlled health service based in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. Since the 1970s, Congress has developed a comprehensive model of primary health care delivering evidence-based services on a foundation of cultural appropriateness. In recent years, the community-elected Congress Board has focused on improving the developmental outcomes of Aboriginal children. This has led to the development of an innovative model for the delivery of child and family services, based on the belief that the best way to “close the gap” is to make sure it is not created in the first place. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36819 10.5694/mja16.00385 Australasian Medical Publishing unknown
spellingShingle Chee, D.
Boffa, John
Tilton, E.
Towards an integrated model for child and family services in central Australia: An innovative model for the delivery of child and family services
title Towards an integrated model for child and family services in central Australia: An innovative model for the delivery of child and family services
title_full Towards an integrated model for child and family services in central Australia: An innovative model for the delivery of child and family services
title_fullStr Towards an integrated model for child and family services in central Australia: An innovative model for the delivery of child and family services
title_full_unstemmed Towards an integrated model for child and family services in central Australia: An innovative model for the delivery of child and family services
title_short Towards an integrated model for child and family services in central Australia: An innovative model for the delivery of child and family services
title_sort towards an integrated model for child and family services in central australia: an innovative model for the delivery of child and family services
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36819