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