{"id":830,"date":"2017-10-24T01:49:41","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T01:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ciss\/?post_type=services&#038;p=830"},"modified":"2026-01-19T09:24:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T23:24:34","slug":"aboriginal-torres-strait-islander-health","status":"publish","type":"services","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/community\/healthcare-services\/aboriginal-torres-strait-islander-health","title":{"rendered":"Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Service works across five public hospitals, various community health centres, residential care facilities and mobile and outreach teams. Our service&#8217;s goal is to make Metro North Hospital and Health Service\u00a0a national health leader in the delivery of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Services that are culturally appropriate and culturally safe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[29,144,182,202,363,364,366,367,368,369,370,371,372],"class_list":["post-830","services","type-services","status-publish","hentry","tag-atsih","tag-indigenous","tag-sexual-health","tag-adult-mental-health","tag-aboriginal","tag-torres-strait-islander","tag-metro-north","tag-health","tag-ngarrama-family-service","tag-hospital","tag-journey","tag-talk-about","tag-newsletter"],"acf":{"page_subtitle":"","page_type":"structured","include_in_alphabetical_listing":true,"page_sections":["general_details"],"general_details":[{"what_we_do":"<p>The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Service works across five public hospitals, various community health centres, residential care facilities and mobile and outreach teams. Our service&#8217;s goal is to make Metro North Hospital and Health Service\u00a0a national health leader in the delivery of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Services that are culturally appropriate and culturally safe.<\/p>\n","conditions_treated":"","our_services":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/community\/healthcare-services\/aboriginal-torres-strait-islander-health\/indigenous-hospital-liaison-service\">Indigenous Hospital Liaison<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/community\/healthcare-services\/aboriginal-torres-strait-islander-health\/indigenous-patient-journey\">Indigenous Patient Journey<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/healthcare-services\/cardiology\/indigenous-cardiac-outreach-program-icop\">Indigenous Cardiac Outreach Program<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: 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awb-button__text--default\">Better Together Health Van<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-align-block\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-darkgreen fusion-button-darkgreen button-2 fusion-button-span-yes fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/health-equity\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Metro North Health Equity<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","include_link_to_healthcare_professionals_section":false,"gd_other_content":[{"general_content":[{"heading":"Indigenous identification","content":"<p>It is important to actively identify as being of Aboriginal and \/or Torres Strait Islander descent\u00a0to receive culturally appropriate care.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-box fusion-reading-box-container\"><div class=\"reading-box\"><div class=\"reading-box-additional\"><a class=\"video-modal-trigger\" href=\"#\" data-modal-id=\"video-modal-69eb32505813c\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/indigenous-identification.jpg\" \/><\/a>Watch why you should tick the box to say you\u2019re of Aboriginal and\/or Torres Strait Islander descent.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"fusion-button-wrapper fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-square 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(HHS\u2019s).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n[video_modal src= \"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/180810304\" name= \"way-forward-indigenous\" heading= \"Way forward: An Indigenous approach to wellbeing\"]<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/ciss-mental-healht.jpg\" \/>View our video explaining how the\u00a0Way Forward Program seeks to ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have access to culturally secure mental health care that acknowledges difference and responds accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>[\/video_modal]\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n"}]}]}],"accessing_this_service":[{"variation":"GP or medical practitioner referral","free_text":""}],"include_refer_a_patient_panel":true,"refer_a_patient_text":"","refer_a_patient_link":"","specialist_hotline":"1300 364 938","after_your_hospital_appointment":[{"variation":"Preadmission and 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Our culture. Our way.<\/h3>\n<p>The Way Forward Program is a culturally informed, strengths-focused, approach to improving mental health and addictions outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members in Metro South and Metro North Hospital and Health Services (HHS\u2019s).<\/p>\n<p>We can achieve the best outcomes for our community by delivering culturally secure mental health and addiction services. Our approach is to use the most effective contemporary practice which acknowledges the cultural rights and distinct values of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members.<\/p>\n<h2>Our priorities<\/h2>\n<h3>1. Culturally secure governance<\/h3>\n<p>We provide management, support and Indigenous leadership to the Indigenous Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drug (IMHAOD) workforce. This means cultural support is now available as well as a range of Indigenous specific professional development activities.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Building cultural capability<\/h3>\n<p>We\u2019re working with non-Indigenous service providers to build cultural capability and respond more effectively to the needs of our community members.<\/p>\n<h3>3. An integrated service<\/h3>\n<p>By providing culturally secure mental health and addiction services, we want to give people quicker access to the help they need. We do this by working with our Indigenous non-government partners and other service providers to enable effective care and smooth transitions between services.<\/p>\n<h2>Our focus<\/h2>\n<p>Way Forward seeks to ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have access to culturally secure mental health care that acknowledges difference and responds accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>With Indigenous leadership the IMHAOD workforce will provide culturally responsive services to our community members.<\/p>\n<p>Our target population is adult Indigenous consumers of mental health and addictions services in Metro North and Metro South Hospital and Health Services. These services are generally available during business hours Monday to Friday, limited extended hours are being explored as an element of MH Call at Metro South HHS.<\/p>\n<p>Some of our service aims include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Developing Indigenous professional development and career pathways that empower staff and encourage retention<\/li>\n<li>Building relationships by working for and working with the community<\/li>\n<li>Promote and support non-traumatic access to acute services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Way Forward is funded by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Branch (ATSIHB) Queensland Health under Close the Gap initiative until June 2018.<\/p>\n<p>For more information please email <a href=\"mailto:WayForward@health.qld.gov.au?subject=Website%20enquiry\">WayForward@health.qld.gov.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n","research_heading":"Research, education and training","research_education_&amp;_training_information":"","other_content":false}],"include_related_news_article":false,"add_contact_details":true,"remove_sidebar":false,"multi-location_map":false,"building":{"ID":395,"post_author":"32","post_date":"2017-10-17 06:10:41","post_date_gmt":"2017-10-17 06:10:41","post_content":"","post_title":"Chermside Community Health Centre","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"chermside-community-health-centre","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-12-06 10:45:33","post_modified_gmt":"2019-12-06 00:45:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/ciss\/?post_type=location&#038;p=395","menu_order":0,"post_type":"location","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},"location_details":[{"name":"","location":"Building 26, Chermside Community Health Centre, 490 Hamilton Road, Chermside","phone":"(07) 3139 3235","fax":"","email":"A_TSIHU_MNHHS@health.qld.gov.au","opening_hours":"","visiting_hours":"","additional_details":false}],"refer_a_patient":"","contact_us_outside_hours":[{"variation":"Call number","free_text":"","variable":""}],"related_services":[{"links":false}],"related_information":"","resources":"","contact_extra_general_content":"","contact_extra_general_content_2":"","display":["location","general"],"location_categories":276,"contact_heading":"Contact us","general":"<div style=\"background-color: #e4f2ff; padding: 0.5rem 1rem 1rem\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-6122\" title=\"fnhe-statement-artwork\" src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/11\/fnhe-statement-artwork.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/11\/fnhe-statement-artwork-200x64.jpg 200w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/11\/fnhe-statement-artwork-400x128.jpg 400w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/11\/fnhe-statement-artwork.jpg 600w\" width=\"600\" height=\"192\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.4rem!important;\">Statement of Commitment<\/h3>\n<p>Metro North Health, in partnership with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Health Organisations that comprise the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health regional network, has committed to an urgent and rapid acceleration of action to achieve First Nations Health Equity in South East Queensland by 2031.<br \/>\n<a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" margin-top:10px;href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/fnhe-statement-commitment.pdf\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">Read the Statement<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f1f1f1; 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