Our health and wellbeing platform includes:
In 2018, Children’s Ground published Utnenge, Tyerrtye, mwarre atnyenetyeke iltye tyerrtye urrperle – kenhenge: Health in the Hands of the People
This framework guides our work across the entire platform, which joins First Nations knowledge systems with Western health approaches.
| 1. Personal and Community Agency | The foundational component for the delivery of the Framework is ‘consumer agency’: the control and empowerment of individuals, families and communities over their health and wellbeing. |
| 2. Family Health Promotion | Family health promotion includes the child, family and community and is based on key relationships between children and families, where they live, their language and context. |
| 3. Cultural Knowledge Systems | The Framework promotes First Nations cultural health and knowledge systems and practices in their own right with their own integrity, alongside Western health practices. |
| 4. Social and Emotional Wellbeing | The Framework provides holistic support for people’s social and emotional wellbeing and mental health that focuses on their strengths and responds to their trauma. |
| 5. Maternal and Child Health Promotion | Given the importance of the early years (starting pre-birth) for long-term health and wellbeing, the Framework has targeted support for maternal and child health promotion. |
| 6. Community and Environmental Health Promotion | The Framework recognises that the health of a child and their family is significantly affected by their living environment and the wellbeing of their community. |
| 7. Partnerships | Addressing the social determinants of health requires effective cross-sector partnerships; Children’s Ground collaborates with other health, housing and community service organisations to assist people and families in meeting their health and wellbeing needs. |
| 8. Evaluation | The Children’s Ground 25-year evaluation framework includes a particular focus on long-term health outcomes for children with the broader context of child, family and community health and wellbeing outcomes. |
We include health promotion in our learning activities so that it becomes part of everyday routine. This includes:
