title: Strengthening the role of primary health care in health promotion by bridging cultures in aboriginal health.
abstract: This paper advocates strengthening the role of primary health care in health promotion by bridging cultures in Aboriginal health. It encourages health care providers to consider the need for cross-cultural awareness in order to provide more effective health promotion. It suggests a number of strategies for overcoming structural barriers and individual factors which may hinder positive personal and professional cross-cultural communications.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Eckermann
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dowd
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001315:Australia; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends