Sentences with phrase «indigenous health equity»

Professor Kerry Arabena, Chair for Indigenous Health and Director of the Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit, and colleagues in the Indigenous Health Equity Unit in The University of Melbourne's School for Population and Global Health are driving First 1000 Days work in Victoria and Australia more widely.

Putting a resolution to the floor of the symposium, Professor Kerry Arabena, Director of the Indigenous Health Equity Unit at the University of Melbourne said the conference had heard repeatedly the importance of «research being embedded in self - determination» and how «hurtful» it was to have the Federal Government reject the Uluru Statement.

Through these Symposiums and the resultant Committees, the Indigenous Health Equity Unit supports the translation of evidence into practice, policy and implementation efforts across Australia.

More than 100 participants from over 30 different institutions were present at the recent «First 1000 Days Scientific Symposium» led by the Indigenous Health Equity Unit in The University of Melbourne's School for Population and Global Health.

Not exact matches

We are providing a 21st century approach to its observance not just by recharging memory, but through an artistic reflection with a balanced affirmation of Hispanic heritage and indigenous traditions for collaborative new routes of expression from ancestral roots focused on the concerns of UNESCO: Cultural Rapprochement, Biodiversity, Ocean Care and Seafaring, Climate Change mitigation through sustainable energy, reforestation, gender equity and health issues.

Emphasizing the importance of promoting, protecting and respecting all human rights, the right to development, the right to health, and the rights of indigenous peoples, migrants, children, persons with disabilities and people in vulnerable climate situations -LSB-, and under occupation,] as well as promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women, while taking into account the needs of local communities, intergenerational equity concerns, and the integrity of ecosystems and of Mother Earth, when taking action to address climate change,...

«We gave them a voice and this is what they came up with,» she said of the report, Indigenous Patient Voices: gathering perspectives, finding solutions for chronic and end stage kidney disease, which has major calls to action from governments and health services to address the «huge gaps» in health equity that cause such suffering.

I was invited to address the ATSIC National Treaty Conference in 2002 to argue for the right to equity of opportunity for health, education and social justice for indigenous people.

By Marilyn Wise, Associate Professor at the Centre for Health Equity Training, Research and Evaluation at the University of New South Wales and Peter O'Mara, President at Australian Indigenous Doctors» Association

A culturally safe healthcare system not only encourages Indigenous doctors, but is positive also for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients and an extremely important step in closing the health equity gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.

Gavin will be remembered for his passionate advocacy for equity and social justice at local and global levels, for his championing of citizen's juries, and for his commitment to Indigenous health.

Both Kristen and Penelope work for the Indigenous Studies Unit, in the Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population Health at the University of Melbourne: @IndigenousUoM; @HlthEquityMDHS; @UniMelb.

The literature reflects that there is huge space for improvement in the current attitudes and views of non-Aboriginal health workers towards issues of health equity, including but not limited to eliminating racism and understanding the strength of Indigenous culture and self determination.

Furthermore, AIPA is committed to supporting and formally representing the views of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander psychologists and students, supporting Indigenous psychologists through undergraduate and post graduate courses, working toward achieving equity within the profession and developing and delivering professional development activities which aim to increase the cultural competence of the mental health workforce, service delivery and the mental health system overall.

Equity of access: Requirements of Indigenous families and communities to ensure equitable access to government - approved childcare settings in Australia, by Stephanie Jackiewicz (Telethon Institute for Child Health Research), Sherry Saggers and Kate Frances (Curtin University), Australasian Journal of Early Childhood — Vol.

The current Australian Indigenous health policy environment has developed in parallel with increasing recognition of broader concepts of health that involve social determinants — including peace, education and social justice, and equity — as enunciated in documents such as the Ottawa Charter11 and repeated in Australian strategic documents such as the Ways forward blueprint for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health.12 Unfortunately, the implementation of such strategies appears to be held back by a lack of coordination between federal and state governments and departments in terms of effective administrative responsibility for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and social determinants.

I believe a stronger Indigenous health workforce is a critical plank in bridging the health equity gap for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.»

Read the paper: Challenges in health equity for Indigenous peoples in Canada - Comment by Margo Greenwood, Sarah de Leeuw, and Nicole Lindsay

It includes a rich and diverse selection of articles on Indigenous health, mental health, rural health, health equity and much, much more.

That accountability and responsibility for the achievement of Indigenous health equality by 2030 and the determinants of this (including, but not limited, to equity of access to primary health care and hospital services) be clearly defined and appropriately established among Australian governments.