Boodjari yorga program

• Reach:

  WA

• Focus area:

  Indigenous

• Status:

  Current

• Evaluated:

  No

Overview

The Boodjari yorga program (Noogar for 'pregnant women') aims to provide culturally appropriate antenatal and postnatal care, and sexual and reproductive health education to Indigenous women and their families in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia (WA).

The program takes a holistic approach to reproductive health care and tailors its services to meet the needs of the community as necessary. Some of the services offered through the program include:

• access to culturally appropriate antenatal and postnatal care
• home visits by a midwife and/or Indigenous health care worker
• assistance attending medical appointments
• sexual and reproductive health education
• nutrition education and support.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

Contacts

Tim Free
Regional Director
Western Australia Country Health Service (Wheatbelt)
Northam Boulevarde
Fitzgerald Street
PO Box 690
Northam WA 6401
Tel: (08) 9621 0700
Fax: (08) 9621 0701
Email: tim.free@health.wa.gov.au

Links

• View news item: Boodjari yorga program improves birth outcomes for Aboriginal women
• View contact details: Western Australian Country Health Service (Wheatbelt)
• View website: Western Australian Country Health Service (Wheatbelt)