The health system, and all of the organisations within it, requires good governance in order to be effective. From the Commonwealth government to the smallest Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, better governance can improve care and support the work of health care staff.
Key resources
Active projects
- Administering the Aboriginal community controlled health sector for public value and robust accountability
- Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations and government funders: Accountability to whom and for what? (PhD thesis)
- Funding accountability and results for Aboriginal health services – Closing the policy implementation gap (FAR project)
- Stewardship dialogues
Completed projects
- Legally Invisible – Options for enduring government responsibility for Aboriginal health
- The Overburden project – Funding and regulation of primary health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Learning from Action (management of Aboriginal health services)
Publications
- Genevieve Howse 2011, Legally Invisible – How Australian Laws Impede Stewardship and Governance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, The Lowitja Institute, Melbourne
- Kate Silburn, Alister Thorpe & Ian Anderson 2011, Taking Care of Business: Support Systems for the Corporate Functions of Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations, The Lowitja Institute, Melbourne
- J. Dwyer, J. Lavoie, K. O'Donnell, U. Marlina & P. Sullivan 2011, 'Contracting for Indigenous Health Care: Towards mutual accountability', Australian Journal of Public Administration, vol. 70(1), pp. 34–46
- Patrick Sullivan & Katharine Oliver 2007, 'Governance, Indigenous and Non-Indigenous, as a Social Determinant of Aboriginal Health: Chapter 10', Beyond Bandaids, CRCAH, Darwin
News
- 'The law is a powerful lever for improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health', Croakey, February 2012
- 'Supporting corporate services', Wangka Pulka, August 2011
- 'Constitutional recognition could drive health law reforms', Wangka Pulka, December 2011
Related Keywords
Community Control | Funding | Legal
Related Research Topics
Health Policy | Health Services
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Created: 28 May 2012 - Updated: 25 February 2013