Health Advocate

Core Generalist

Knowledge

CG.K.1

Analyse the social, environmental, economic and occupational determinants of health that affect the community burden of disease and access to health-related services

CG.K.2

Discuss the impacts of climate change on communities, including severe weather events, extreme heat, air pollution, changes in vector ecology, increasing allergens, water quality and water and food supply

CG.K.3

Describe the main occupations in the community and the risks associated with these occupations

CG.K.4

Discuss the population health resources that are available and how to access them

CG.K.5

Describe where to source relevant population information

CG.K.6

Describe the epidemiology of family and domestic violence in rural communities, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

CG.K.7

Describe the common indicators that patients are experiencing or perpetrating family and domestic violence

CG.K.8

Discuss the impact on psychological and physical health and the safety of victims and their family

CG.K.9

Discuss the common challenges for seeking and receiving help in rural and remote communities

CG.K.10

Explain the role of the Rural Generalist in the chain of services to assist in prevention and support

Skills

CG.S.1

Respond to an individual patient’s health needs by advocating with the patient within and beyond the clinical environment

CG.S.2

Participate as a medical advocate in the design, implementation and evaluation of interventions that address determinants of population health

CG.S.3

Harness the resources available in the health care team, the local community and family to improve outcomes of care

CG.S.4

Liaise and work with available professionals to address population health services, including police, teachers, local councils and allied health

CG.S.5

Undertake clinical audit to compare prevalence in practice population with national data, for example for diabetes

CG.S.6

Work with culturally diverse and disadvantaged groups to address barriers in access to health services and improve the determinants of health

CG.S.7

Apply principles of partnership, community ownership, consultation, capacity building, reciprocity and respect to health care delivery, health surveillance and research

CG.S.8

Integrate evidence-based prevention, early detection and health maintenance activities into practice at a systems level

CG.S.9

Apply a population health approach that is relevant to the clinical practice profile

CG.S.10

Integrate identification of family violence into baseline assessments

CG.S.11

Use strategies for starting a conversation with those who may have experienced family and domestic violence

CG.S.12

Constructively counsel and enable disclosure of family and domestic violence

CG.S.13

Fulfil mandatory reporting requirements

CG.S.14

Manage patients who do not choose to report family and domestic violence

CG.S.15

Assess for other conditions associated with family and domestic violence, including mental illness, suicide, addiction and substance abuse

CG.S.16

Work with patients experience domestic violence to develop a safety plan, including for high risk patients

CG.S.17

Develop strategies to mitigate personal risk, including how to deal with the perpetrator of domestic violence

Attributes

At.5

Commitment

At.16

Resilience

At.2

Adaptability