Elements and Performance Criteria
- Promote the prevention of chronic disease
- Consider identified community and individual client needs in determining priorities and potential areas to be addressed by chronic disease promotion
- Provide accurate information about the nature, incidence and potential impacts of chronic diseases in relation to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities
- Provide health information regarding chronic disease in plain language, using visual aids where appropriate
- Discuss risk factors relating to specific chronic disease in the context of local, cultural, community, family and individual issues
- Provide information on practices to prevent chronic disease to address identified individual and community needs
- Explain and/or demonstrate practices for early detection of specific chronic diseases in line with organisation guidelines
- Provide practical advice relating to maintaining good health in relation to prevalent chronic diseases and in line with community needs and organisational guidelines
- Provide support to clients with chronic disease
- Provide support for clients with common chronic diseases in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities in line with organisation guidelines and identified protocols
- Provide guidance about health issues related to chronic disease in line with community needs and organisational guidelines
- Use culturally appropriate educational resources for chronic disease in programs
- Provide information about resources available in the community and state in relation to addressing chronic disease issues
- Support clients to take a self-care approach to maintaining health in line with individual needs and organisation and community requirements
- Make appropriate referrals for clients with chronic disease in line with organisation guidelines
- Maintain confidentiality to reflect community and organisation guidelines
- Offer brief interventions for smoking cessation
- Establish patterns of alcohol consumption and offer brief interventions
- Follow-up clients with chronic disease
- Organise follow-up care for clients with chronic disease using computer and/or paper based registers
- Produce lists of clients with chronic disease who are significantly overdue health care checks and employ active-recall strategies
- Identify social and environmental factors that impact on chronic disease and address them in partnership with the Aboriginal community and other agencies