Sentences with phrase «indigenous health advocates»

work with Indigenous health advocates and the government at a national summit to plan a coordinated strategy to «close the gap» in health inequality for Indigenous Australians

Federal Government changes to childcare funding would have «a devastating impact» upon Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, families and communities, leading Indigenous health advocates have warned.

Hosted over two days, the Indigenous Data Sovereignty symposium at the University of Melbourne brought together representatives of data initiatives from Indigenous communities across Australia with researchers, Indigenous health advocates, government advisors and other data practitioners.

One of the architects of the Statement, senior Indigenous health advocate Pat Anderson AO, is the chair of the Lowitja Institute, which last year hosted an international conference of Indigenous researchers in Australia.

Not exact matches

A civic engagement «app queen,» the founder of a dance troupe that raises awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women and a teenage mental - health advocate who just met with the prime...

The Australian Indigenous Doctors» Association (AIDA) is the nation's professional association for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander doctors and medical students, and advocates for improvements in Indigenous health in Australia.

As President of the Australian Medical Association, I convened a special committee of the AMA to develop policy and advocate for indigenous health and to address social determinants of health in Aboriginal communities.

Other Indigenous health workforce reforms are being pushed for by groups such as the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives, and their CEO, Janine Mohamed, who is a fantastic advocate.

Throughout my medico - political career I have been a strong and passionate advocate for indigenous health, working to improve the lives of indigenous people.

Ken Wyatt is an interesting man — with his experience in Indigenous health and his heritage he should be a strong advocate in his new position.

As discussed at Croakey yesterday, one key strategy for improving the health of Indigenous Australians is to increase the number of Indigenous people working as health care providers (as an aside, it's just as important that we have Indigenous people working elsewhere in the health system; for example, as managers, policy makers, academics and advocates etc).

As Indigenous health and human rights advocate Professor Tom Calma told Croakey this morning, these are three useful reports now sitting on the shelf — the Senate inquiries on SDOH and Justice Reinvestment, and the Implementation Plan.

In a literature review, Anderson and colleagues advocated for ethical guidelines to promote transparent negotiation with Indigenous Australians about the potential benefits of proposed research, suggesting that this could occur by demonstrating that the investigators intend to contribute to improved health and wellbeing of participating communities; the proposal is linked with local Indigenous community priorities; the proposal contributes tangible and accessible outcomes for participants; and the proposal reflects needs identified in health improvement plans and strategies.4

Luke established the popular @IndigenousX Twitter account, and is preparing to soon launch a weekly twitter forum #iXchat — initiatives which offer great opportunities for Indigenous health professionals and advocates to engage with emerging online networks and communities.

That beyondblue has the resources to individually reply to a wide range of Indigenous and non-Indigenous individuals, advocates and health professionals to defend their Chairperson, tells us as much about them as an organisation as it does their Chairperson.

The symposium called for a continued media engagement and action by Indigenous health and education advocates, to hold mainstream media and governments to account, to counter indifference and ensure that Indigenous voices are heard in the policymaking process.

At the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York this week, human rights and public health advocate Dameyon Bonson has been drawing attention to a lack of data and research into the prevention of suicide for Indigenous LGBQTI people (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex).

Indigenous health and education advocates like the Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC) have been warning for nearly a year that crucial Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services are at risk in the Federal Government's overhaul of childcare funding, and have written to every Federal Minister urging them to step in.

Strategies: Promote holistic approaches to addressing health through training of all health professionals in Indigenous concepts of health; monitor delivery of services to ensure reporting on actual expenditures, achievements, consistency and program under - expenditure; advocate culturally appropriate access to services / programs; support increased employment of Indigenous health professionals; advocate culturally coordinated service delivery amongst various agencies.

Strategies: Available, adequate transport to access health services; continuos cultural training; increased numbers of Indigenous health workers; advocate palliative care education for those wanting to care for terminally ill at home.