Comprehensive primary health care within Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services - Lisa Coulson, Diane Hopper

Doctor Diane Hopper is a GP based in the Hobart Aboriginal Health Service and is the State-wide Medical Director for the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centres, Aboriginal Health Services. [...] The health workers provide an important link between clinical practitioners and the community and support building of trusting relationships between clients and medical professionals, especially where clients have had negative experiences in the past. [...] The home visits have been hugely successful in supporting the patients to attend clinical appointments at the AHS and specialist services. [...] The title of the project captures the links between our community, our country, and the emotional and social wellbeing of each of us and our community. [...] In her current role as North-North West Regional Manager of the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre, Lisa manages a range of programs supporting Aboriginal community members to achieve improved health and wellbeing outcomes, build stronger connections within community and connections to culture and country.