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Cancer awareness: a training resource for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workers (2004)

Author

Cancer Council NSW

Publisher

Cancer Council NSW

City

Kings Cross, New South Wales

Type

Resource package

Description

The Cancer Council of New South Wales has developed a resource to train Aboriginal health workers in the causes, treatment and support of Aboriginal people with cancer. Developed in consultation with Aboriginal Health Workers across New South Wales, the package is a comprehensive training resource for Aboriginal Health Workers to plan and facilitate workshops for their colleagues.
The resource includes:

a facilitator's manual, which contains all the instructions and information for delivering workshops
a CD-ROM, which contains a powerpoint slide show presentation and a master copy of the course workbook for participants

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

When to use this resource

The Cancer awareness resource package has been developed primarily for Aboriginal Health Workers who work with Aboriginal people diagnosed with cancer. It will help them to plan and present workshops which focus on cancer education. It will give them an understanding of the impact of cancer in their communities, and help to reduce the burden of the disease.