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Mixing Oil and Water: Practical Implementation of Policy to Improve Health Outcomes for Aboriginal Consumers

Mixing oil and water is a difficult task and it is generally thought to be impossible. Yet through the addition of a surfactant that changes the surface tension, the two can be mixed successfully. At first glance bringing about improved health for Aboriginal people also appears to be an impossible task. This article will examine the national and state policy platform regarding Aboriginal health and how they combine with current research to inform the Improving Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Patients Strategy. It will also explore how this policy has started to become a reality on the ground by examining what has occurred at St Vincent's in Melbourne and by demonstrating how this offers a meaningful basis on which to build upon.

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Subject: Cultural diversity Hospitals

Journal edition: Edition 88

Date published: 01/09/2006