Health workforce issues and how these impact on Indigenous Australians

Davidson, PM; DiGiacomo, M; Thompson, SC; Abbott, PA; Davison, J; Moore, L; Daly, J; McGrath, S; Taylor, K; Usherwood, T

Health workforce issues and how these impact on Indigenous Australians

Davidson, PM

DiGiacomo, M

Thompson, SC Abbott, PA Davison, J Moore, L Daly, J

McGrath, S Taylor, K Usherwood, T

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Publisher:: Journal of Australian Indigenous Issues
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Australian Indigenous Issues, 2011, 14 (4), pp. 69 - 84
Issue Date:: 2011-01

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dc.contributor.author	Davidson, PM https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2050-1534	en_US
dc.contributor.author	DiGiacomo, M https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5484-8224	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Thompson, SC	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Abbott, PA	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Davison, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Moore, L	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Daly, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8017-2974	en_US
dc.contributor.author	McGrath, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Taylor, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Usherwood, T	en_US
dc.date.issued	2011-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Australian Indigenous Issues, 2011, 14 (4), pp. 69 - 84	en_US
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dc.description.abstract	Indigenous Australians suffer a disproportionate burden of iII health estimated to be 2.5 times higher than other Australians. A number of complex and multifaceted factors impact not only on health inequity but also imbalance in the health workforce. Addressing workforce issues for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous health workers is vital in decreasing the gap in health and social outcomes for Indigenous Australians. It is widely recognised that the capacity of the lndigenous health workforce is a crucial factor in responding effectively to Indigenous health needs. Using the typology of workforce imbalances proposed by Zurn and colleagues, this paper critically analyses issues within Australia impacting on the health workforce, arguing that it is impossible to consider workforce issues for Indigenous health without regard for global, sociodemographic, cultural, geographic and economic factors.	en_US
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Abstract:

Indigenous Australians suffer a disproportionate burden of iII health estimated to be 2.5 times higher than other Australians. A number of complex and multifaceted factors impact not only on health inequity but also imbalance in the health workforce. Addressing workforce issues for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous health workers is vital in decreasing the gap in health and social outcomes for Indigenous Australians. It is widely recognised that the capacity of the lndigenous health workforce is a crucial factor in responding effectively to Indigenous health needs. Using the typology of workforce imbalances proposed by Zurn and colleagues, this paper critically analyses issues within Australia impacting on the health workforce, arguing that it is impossible to consider workforce issues for Indigenous health without regard for global, sociodemographic, cultural, geographic and economic factors.

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