Good Medicine Better Health
The Good Medicine Better Health program
Good Medicine Better Health (GMBH) is a series of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)-accredited learning modules and consumer resources on a range of health topics.
The modules can be found on NACCHOs Online learning platform https://learn.naccho.org.au/
These have been developed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners and their communities to improve quality use of medicines and medical tests.
The Good Medicine Better Health program aims to:
- provide CPD-accredited education for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Health Practitioners on a range of conditions
- build skills around the quality and safe use of medicines in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia
- enable access to the best resources to improve community understanding of Quality Use of Medicines
- Assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Health Practitioners in their career progression to help retain these roles that are essential to supporting good health care.
The program is run by an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Group to ensure it adheres to NACCHOs core values by promoting Aboriginal health in Aboriginal hands; through whole-of-community self-determination, governance, and leadership in the workforce.
Advisory group members as of 2024
Karrina Demasi
Telethon Kids
James Harris
Executive Director Professional Development,
National Association of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners (NAATSIHWP)
Linda Da Costa
Community Member, Danila Dilba Health Service
Judith Parnham
Advanced Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker, Ravenshoe Primary Health Care Centre
Paul Stewart
Deputy CEO, Lowitja Institute
Lee Bradfield
Manager Indigenous Strategy, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
CPD-accredited modules
Select an option below to access the Good Medicine Better Health online modules:
- Employees of ACCHOs operated by NACCHO members
Go to modules > - Non-members
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ACCHO locations
NACCHO oversees a network of 146 members, each running Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) across urban, regional, and remote Australia. These ACCHOs range from large facilities with multiple healthcare professionals providing comprehensive services to smaller centres focused on preventive care and health education, primarily delivered by Aboriginal Health Workers and nurses.
Contact
For any inquiries or further information about the Medicines and Pharmacy team at: medicines@naccho.org.au.
