Indigenous graduates pave the way

A group of Indigenous health workers from across Australia recently graduated from the University of Sydney with a Graduate Diplomas in Indigenous Health Promotion, ready to pave the way for better indigenous health outcomes in rural and regional communities. 

The Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Health Promotion is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers who currently have a role in promoting health issues to their communities.  

University of Sydney Indigenous lecturer, Michelle Dickson says his year’s graduates have come from a variety of healthcare backgrounds and regions including the Northern Territory, New South Wales and Queensland.

“The program aims to improve Indigenous health at a community level says ‘This means identifying community needs and strengths, developing a plan of action, putting it into practice and evaluating the plan to identify the extent to which positive changes have and can occur.” Said Michelle.