Jody Hansen

Within the Regional Executive Services function, I work to develop, implement, and review new and existing policies, frameworks, and services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations using a cultural lens. I provide cultural brokerage consultation, advice, and guidance to close the gap on Indigenous health. At a local, state, and national level, I also serve as a leader within the organisation to Aboriginal staff, foster consumer engagement, and build capacity with key stakeholders.

• Signage of Acknowledgement to Country: Kalgoorlie Health Campus.
• Establishment of functional Goldfields Health Aboriginal Reference Group (GHARG).
• Influenced Regional Executive Group (REG) to endorse Aboriginal Health staff on call service and project of Aboriginal Health Navigation hub for staff and consumers.
• Implementation of localised Cultural Awareness Training – face to face delivery.
• Culturally responsive operations: Kalgoorlie Renal Hostel with installation of fire pit on site - (Central to many aspects of Aboriginal traditional culture and wellbeing).
• Establishment of Access & Equity Governance Committee
• Implementation and awareness of Interpreter services for Aboriginal populations throughout the Goldfields.
• Presentation and delivery of public health education and cultural determinants of health to Graduate Nursing workforce, Junior Medical Officer/Registrars, medical students and other health professionals on specific topics pertaining to Aboriginal health and wellbeing.
• Inaugural implementation of after-hours service – Aboriginal Staff On-call (ASOC) service for Aboriginal patients, families and community members and non-Aboriginal health workforce.
• Inaugural introduction of Wangkatja Language sessions to health staff.

• Esperance Tjaltjraak Native Title Aboriginal Corporation, Traditional Owner and Member, 2016, Current
• Mirning Traditional Lands Aboriginal Corporation, Traditional Owner and Member, 2017, Current
• Goldfields Aboriginal Community Services, Director, 2021, Current

• Master of Public Health, Deakin University, Geelong VIC, 2018, 2022
• Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Health Promotion, University of Sydney, Sydney NSW, 2015, 2015
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, 2022, 2022
• Aboriginal Lead Program, Department of Health, 2021, 2021

As a highly experienced Aboriginal Health Consultant, I have spent more than 20 years managing and developing Aboriginal relationships, driving social and cultural determinants of health outcomes and overseeing positive Indigenous outcomes on various strategies, policies and frameworks across the Goldfields and previously metropolitan areas of Western Australia. I have deep understanding of Aboriginal communities, peoples, and work with communities to ensure that Aboriginal health wellbeing, impact, and outcomes are central to all service delivery, policies, frameworks, and governance committees. I am committed to challenging existing ideas and providing innovative and creative strategies to improve health across the Goldfields region using my cultural lens. It is my passion and role to train Aboriginal-led workforces to be competent, confident, and inclusive of Aboriginal ways of being and doing while balancing Westernised and cultural practices and healing. The goal of my work is to reduce health inequities and maximise opportunities by creating a platform where Aboriginal voices can be heard to improve health and wellbeing outcomes. I aim to improve systems and processes so that Aboriginal people have better access to culturally responsive services. My area of expertise includes cultural governance, culture security, cultural safety, and support for developing culturally competent workers. It has been a rewarding experience for me to work for health service providers within government and non-profit sectors throughout the state, and I have gained knowledge that can help others. In the past 14 years, I have worked in non-government Aboriginal organisations and government health service providers and as one of the few senior Aboriginal women in the health sector and in a leadership role, I have influenced cultural safety and well-being to improve the provision of health services offered by the Australian healthcare system.

• Mr Peter Tredinnick, Executive Director, WA Country Health Service, Goldfields, +61 (0)429 958 956, peter.tredinnick@health.wa.gov.au
• Ms Sharon Reynolds, Head of First Nations and Communities, Woodside Energy, +61 (0)408 592 375, SHARON.REYNOLDS@woodside.com
• Ms Jennifer Keen, Counselling Psychotherapist – Private Practice, +61 (0) 429 958 956, jenbradfordkeen@gmail.com