From: Making progress: the role of cancer councils in Australia in indigenous cancer control
Jurisdiction (No of interviewees) [type] | Australia (1) [phone] | ACT (1) [phone] | NT (2) [phone] | Tasmania (2) [phone] | SA (2 + 1) [f2f+written]¥ | WA (3) [f2f] | Qld (3) [phone] | Vic (2) [phone] | NSW (3) [phone] |
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Indigenous population 2011 # | |||||||||
Indigenous population (number) | 669,736 | 6,167 | 68,901 | 24,155 | 37,392 | 88,277 | 188,892 | 47,327 | 208,364 |
% of Australian Indigenous | 100 | 0.9 | 10.3 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 13.2 | 28.2 | 7.1 | 31.1 |
Proportion of Jurisdiction Pop’n % | 3 | 1.7 | 29.8 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 2.4 |
Organisational | |||||||||
Indigenous person employed | No | No | No | No | No | Yes (1) | Yes (1) | Yes (2) | Yes (1) |
Position with specific Indigenous focus | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Cultural awareness training | No | No | No | No | Beginning | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (trial basis) |
Specific Indigenous action plan | No | No | No | No | Written but not formally implemented | No | Yes | Yes | No |
Indigenous person on Board | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Indigenous representation on working parties | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Links with ACCHS | As needed | Yes | Yes | Limited | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Specific programs | |||||||||
Cancer awareness/HP at Indigenous events | N/A | Yes | Yes | No | If requested | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Tobacco control | N/A | Yes | Provide support | Yes | Yes | Provide support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Cervical screening | N/A | Provide support | Provide support | No | Provide support | Provide support | Provide support | Yes | Yes |
Breast cancer awareness | N/A | Provide support | Yes | No | Provide support | Provide support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Indigenous health worker training | No | No | Yes | No | Beginning | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Cancer Support and care | N/A | Provide support | Yes | Yes | Provide support | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Provide speakers | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Indigenous focused resources | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Beginning | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Data on Indigenous cancer statistics | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Research* | Planning & funding | - | - | - | +++ | + | +++ | + | ++ |