Explain how Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) are addressing barriers to healthcare access for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people. (4 marks)
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*PEEL – Solution is structured using an adjusted PEEL method to show cause and effect: [P] State the cause/factor [E] Show how it causes the effect [Ev] Evidence demonstrating why/how [L] Reinforce the causal relationship.
Language highlighting the cause-effect relationship is bolded in the answer below.
- [P] ACCHOs employ Aboriginal staff who understand cultural needs.
- [E] This leads to culturally safe healthcare environments.
- [Ev] As a result, young ATSI people feel comfortable seeking help without fear of judgment or discrimination.
- [L] This demonstrates why ACCHO’s can utilise cultural alignment to remove access barriers.
- [P] ACCHOs operate in remote communities.
- [E] This causes reduced travel distances for healthcare.
- [Ev] This happens when services locate where young people live, eliminating multi-hour trips to cities.
- [L] In this way, ACCHO’s provide local services that is critical to providing a more equitable access to healthcare.
- [P] Community control creates self-determination..
- [E] ACCHO’s can effectively promote trust in the healthcare system by taking on the role of health provider.
- [Ev] In effect, this system allows ATSI communities to make their own health decisions.
- [L] An important result of this relationship is an increased use of health services by young people.
*PEEL – Solution is structured using an adjusted PEEL method to show cause and effect: [P] State the cause/factor [E] Show how it causes the effect [Ev] Evidence demonstrating why/how [L] Reinforce the causal relationship.
Language highlighting the cause-effect relationship is bolded in the answer below.
- [P] ACCHOs employ Aboriginal staff who understand cultural needs.
- [E] This leads to culturally safe healthcare environments.
- [Ev] As a result, young ATSI people feel comfortable seeking help without fear of judgment or discrimination.
- [L] This demonstrates why ACCHO’s can utilise cultural alignment to remove access barriers.
- [P] ACCHOs operate in remote communities.
- [E] This causes reduced travel distances for healthcare.
- [Ev] This happens when services locate where young people live, eliminating multi-hour trips to cities.
- [L] In this way, ACCHO’s provide local services that is critical to providing a more equitable access to healthcare.
- [P] Community control creates self-determination..
- [E] ACCHO’s can effectively promote trust in the healthcare system by taking on the role of health provider.
- [Ev] In effect, this system allows ATSI communities to make their own health decisions.
- [L] An important result of this relationship is an increased use of health services by young people.