Problems facing aboriginal health workers in a community health service.
The length of service and reason for resignation of Aboriginal health workers recruited from 1976 to 1978 are discussed. Resignation rates in the first and second years of employment were 46% and 22.4%, respectively. Resignation was often the final outcome of intolerable personal conflicts with family, community and workmates, compounded by confusion and diversity of opinion over job roles.
D001315:Australia; D003153:Community Health Services; D003150:Community Health Workers; D006801:Humans; D000095283:Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples