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In February 1999, Yooroang Garang was established as a School of
the Faculty of Health Sciences. Yooroang Garang has provided Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander people with education, support and training
in the Health Sciences since 1983. Over the past two decades it
has grown from a support unit to a School offering a full range
of academic courses as well as support programs for Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander people.
In the early 1980's, the Aboriginal Education
Unit (AEU) at the then Cumberland College of Health Sciences, began
training Aboriginal
health workers employed by the NSW Health Department. It was one
of the first organisations to provide accredited programs for
Aboriginal Health Workers in NSW. The Unit also established
an Aboriginal Health Science Support Program and an Aboriginal
Health Science Preparatory Program to assist Aboriginal and Torres
Strait
Islander students to become allied health professionals through
their study in the Faculty of Health Sciences. In 1989 Cumberland
College of Health Science became amalgamated with the University
of Sydney and a Bachelor degree for Aboriginal health workers was
introduced.
To facilitate improvements in Indigenous health and well being through
innovation and excellence in teaching and research.
- We affirm Indigenous culture.
- We recognise the social, historical, political and economic influences
on the health and well being of the Indigenous people of Australia.
- We
define health in terms of the physical, mental, social and spiritual
well being of individuals and communities.
- We
value the knowledge, skills, experience and cultural diversity
of the Indigenous students.
- We
acknowledge the need for Yooroang Garang staff and students to
work in partnership with Indigenous communities.
- Through
our programs and projects we aim to raise awareness of Indigenous
health issues within the wider community.
Yooroang
Garang adheres to the goals, objectives and guiding principles of
the following documents:
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