Joan Winch
Indigenous Australian nurse (1935–2022)
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Marie Joan Winch (commonly known as Joan Winch, 9 June 1935 – 2 March 2022) was an Indigenous Australian nurse and educator.[2]
Biography
Winch was born on 9 June 1935 in Perth, Western Australia.[3] Her mother died when she was 13.
She began working with the Perth Aboriginal Medical Service in 1975. She founded the Perth Aboriginal Medical Service at the Marr Mooditj college.[4] She was awarded a PhD in Aboriginal Studies in May 2011 by the Centre for Aboriginal Studies.
Winch died on 2 March 2022.[5]
Awards
- WA Citizen of the Year: 1986[6]
- Western Australian Aboriginal of the Year: 1987
- Australian Aboriginal of the Year: 1987
- World Health Organisation Sasakawa Award for Primary Health Care Work: 1987
- John Curtin Medal: 2008[7]