Yippippi Gulf Indigenous Health Council
During 2009/10, QAIHC continued to support the development of the Yippippi Gulf Indigenous Health Council (YGIHC) to become a leader in Indigenous health for the Lower Gulf Region.
A key platform to consolidating the role of YGIHC is the systematical transfer of existing health services to Community Control, using the Pathways to Community Control framework.
The YGIHC are committed to the framework to ensure local involvement in the planning, development and management of Primary Health Care services within the Lower Gulf Region. To support this process, QAIHC worked with the YGIHC to develop and submit a Business Case outlining funding requirements to support the ongoing operations of YGIHC. Additionally, the YGIHC Board of Directors undertook the QAIHC led Sustainable Governance Program; a tailor-made governance program designed to equip Directors and Management with necessary skills to effectively carry out governance responsibilities. QAIHC will continue to support the organisation as it moves to the next stage of engaging community and service providers around developing appropriate models of service delivery for Lower Gulf communities.