Background: For over 2 years--as part of a broader strategy to address the health disadvantages in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population--Brisbane South Division of General Practice (BSDGP) has been involved in providing community health education to the local indigenous community.
Objective: This article discusses the 'Yarning for better health' program.
Discussion: The program aims to improve the local indigenous population's knowledge of health issues, particularly preventive health, and increase through community education their awareness of the role of the general practitioner. It involves local GPs presenting on health topics to different demographics of indigenous peoples in their environments; with their input and endorsement. The BSDGP provides cultural awareness training for the presenting GPs and facilitates the education with the community groups. The program has been successful in uniting two cultures and two different approaches to health.
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