Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Human Services Workforce

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Human Services Workforce play a critical role in First Peoples’ health.

This workforce is involved in many areas of health and you now have an idea of the range of services offered. Developing partnerships and relationships with Aboriginal Health Workers and Aboriginal Health Practitioners can help develop your knowledge and understanding of First Peoples, which helps us achieve better health outcomes.

Advocating for change in the face of resistance

Watch the video and reflect on the importance of Indigenous and non-Indigenous health workers making the commitment to work together.

In the next step, we talk more about the importance of advocating for and leading change in our communities and workplaces.

The future Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Human Services Workforce

If you are interested in hearing from some of the young Indigenous people studying at Griffith University, who are committed to becoming skilled health professionals and giving back to their communities in the future, then watch the following video.

Your task

Let us know in the comments below what experience (if any) you have had working in partnership with members of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Human Services Workforce. Share the context, roles you both played and what was achieved.