|
|
|
Objectives
Pika Wiya Health Service, incorporated under
what is now the Aboriginal Health Division of the Department of
Health, accesses funding from various sources.
Users of the audited financial statement should note that funds can
be sourced from not only State and Commonwealth funding but from
public or private donations or from foundations.
Pika Wiya is constantly alert to funding opportunities in order to
support a range of services to the community. The Service recognises
the holistic and complex needs of the community and tries to address
the needs identified by the communities being served.
 |
|
| Wall
Mural at Pika Wiya |
|
Our objectives are:
- Develop
a Service which meets the health care needs of the Aboriginal
people of the area in the most appropriate way, having regard
for their total well being, and the importance of health
promotion and prevention.
- Assist
in establishing an environment in which health care providers
can render a needed service in a cooperative and satisfying
manner.
- Ensure
that people are fully informed of the options available to them
for health and local community services.
- Teach
people about personal health care and resources in order to
encourage mutual responsibility for maintaining health.
- Develop
and maintain the relationships necessary to ensure coordinated
and effective health service delivery in this area..
- Provide
integrated local community health and medical services which
complement existing services.
- Encourage
staff to assume roles in local community development through
involvement in local groups.
- Maintain
appropriate links with other health units, which have an impact
in this area. Provide a base for health units and other agencies
delivering services to the community.
- Develop
outreach services and special clinics where necessary.
- Provide
services in the form of programs for particular client groups
based on the needs in the area, combining health and hospital
services.
- Research
the needs of the population and evaluate new and existing
services.
- Open
up the service to foster cultural sensitivity and placement
experiences to students of all disciplines to encourage them to
look towards Indigenous rural and remote health as a career
option.
| |
 |
|
|
