Sentences with phrase «indigenous health sectors»

Before making any commentary about the reporting, the Mindframe team will identify and work with advisors to the program from the Indigenous media and Indigenous health sectors to provide some reflections in a separate piece to be published at a future date.

He has a strong track record in health and education and is widely respected in the Indigenous health sector.

Anderson, who is the chair of Lowitja Institute — Australia's national institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research — said the development of a strong and vibrant Indigenous health sector means it is more able now than in the past to address the issue.

It is through his inclusive and respectful communication that the Alliance has grown from 12 to 36 Member Bodies representing health consumers, medical and allied health care professionals, nursing, service providers, health educators and researchers, students and the Indigenous health sector.

Indigenous health sector includes: Indigenous Health Services and National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation State and Territory Affiliates.

Dr O'Donnell argued that underpinning this situation is a failure among some people in a position to influence the Indigenous health sector, such as those within the bureaucracy, to admit or fully explore the reality of Australia as a colonised nation.

The end result of this is an Indigenous health sector which in many areas does not perform as well as it could due to the constraints placed on it by governments, resulting in high transaction costs, poor responsiveness to communities and challenging relationships with professional staff.

She outlined the evolution in the relationship between governments and Indigenous health organisations, starting with a system in which governments impose requirements for funding, contracting and performance on the Indigenous health sector (see this previous Croakey piece for further background).

«The Indigenous health sector has made it clear this Plan was important to them and we have delivered it.»

Indigenous health sector representatives would include Healing Foundation CEO Richard Weston (as co-chair), National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) CEO Pat Turner, Apunipima Cape York Health Council's Dr Mark Wenitong, Ms Donna Ah Chee, Chief Executive Officer of the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress Aboriginal Corporation, and Julie Tongs OAM, Chief Executive Officer of Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service in Canberra.

In a historic event on Thursday 20 March, the Australian Government entered into a new partnership with the indigenous health sector to close the gap on Indigenous life expectancy.

Not exact matches

As well as the horde of other issues for urban food systems, Australia has one of the most concentrated food retail sectors in the world dominated by the supermarket duopoly, significant health disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, and a serious and growing issue of food waste.

The authors argue not only for more resources, but for an integrated national health care system, built around a strong public primary care system with a clearly defined supportive role for the private and indigenous sectors, that (i) addresses acute as well as chronic health care needs; (ii) offers choice of care that is rational, accessible, and of good quality, (iii) is cashless at the point of service delivery, and (iv) is governed by a robust regulatory framework to ensure accountability.

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The «Close the Gap - Making it Happen» national workshop brought together key Indigenous and non-Indigenous health peak bodies and experts from across Australia's non-government and government sectors.

According to health sector leaders in attendance, there was no mention of climate, and no mention of Indigenous health (or anything related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people).

But it sets a tone and direction for future reform that will deeply worry many people working in public health, the community sector, and Indigenous affairs — no real surprise given the members of the Commission are mostly drawn from business — headed by former Business Council of Australia president Tony Shepherd and including former Howard Government Minister Amanda Vanstone.

«Maintaining funding to the NGO sector within the Health portfolio is vital to achieving key targets for Closing the Gap in health outcomes for Indigenous AustraHealth portfolio is vital to achieving key targets for Closing the Gap in health outcomes for Indigenous Austrahealth outcomes for Indigenous Australians.

Meanwhile, writing on Croakey, Colleen Lavelle outlines 10 ways everyone can help to close the gap, including employing more Indigenous hospital liaison officers and employing more Indigenous people across the entire health sector, while the issue of obesity in Australia's remote Indigenous communities and the struggle to eat well against the odds, is explored in this JournalWatch article.

We are working towards improving the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and reaching parity of Indigenous health professionals across the entire health sector.

Qualitative data on access to healthcare were obtained from community focus groups and semistructured individual or group interviews with a range of key informants from Indigenous Health Services and the private general practice sector — including employees of Medicare Locals (table 2).

Percentage of tiers 1 and 2 payments for people registered for the PIP Indigenous Health Incentive for sentinel sites and the rest of Australia, by sector and year 2010 — 2011.

AIDA is firmly committed to working across the health education and training sector to achieve Close the Gap's key health targets; namely, to close the life expectancy gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous Australians by 2031, and to halve the gap in mortality rates for Indigenous children under five by 2018.

It said institutionalised racism, lack of cultural safety and distrust in the health sector was already affecting access and outcomes for Indigenous people, with high rates of discharge against medical advice contributing to chronic ill health including diabetes, kidney disease and cancer.

In support of this measure we need to look more globally at some of the solutions being provided through broader workforce initiatives in the latest budget to ensure the health sector can capitalize on things like school based traineeships, improved training opportunities for unemployed and building the Indigenous workforce capacity to respond to this growing health need.

Throughout the year I will be calling on all sectors of Australian society to express their support for commitments to achieving Indigenous health equality within a generation.

I have met with numerous organisations in the indigenous health, general health and NGO sectors about this commitment.

AIDA has called for the Government to rethink the scrapping of ITAS and CEO Kate Thomann said she will be consulting with the Indigenous health and education sectors and would welcome the opportunity to discuss this issue with Ministers Scullion and Pyne.

Parker said the Government would do well to look to the health sector as a blueprint to improve poor employment outcomes, one of the main priorities it has identified for its Indigenous agenda.

Indigenous organisations, particularly in the health sector are fast learning that being media savvy is not only a way to educate wider Australia about Indigenous issues, but to get governments to listen.

Importantly, other organisations, including a coalition of NT Aboriginal organisations and Change the Record and Miwatj Health, have emphasised the need for immediate consultation with Indigenous health and community leaders, and the youth justice sector, in developing the terms of reference, and that the Government commit to funding and implementing the Commission's recommendaHealth, have emphasised the need for immediate consultation with Indigenous health and community leaders, and the youth justice sector, in developing the terms of reference, and that the Government commit to funding and implementing the Commission's recommendahealth and community leaders, and the youth justice sector, in developing the terms of reference, and that the Government commit to funding and implementing the Commission's recommendations.

Continuous quality improvement (CQI) is emerging as a major success factor in improving Indigenous primary health and health care in Australia — but sector leaders say there must be consistent national support as the benefits are not being spread evenly.

As an SBS documentary featuring musician Peter Garrett puts the spotlight on the harmful history of healthcare for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, there are calls for global acknowledgement of how the mental health sector has traumatised indigenous peoples around the world.

Previous to these positions, Pele has been an Indigenous Health Worker and has been employed within the health sector (both government and past employee of ATSICHS) for approximately 16 Health Worker and has been employed within the health sector (both government and past employee of ATSICHS) for approximately 16 health sector (both government and past employee of ATSICHS) for approximately 16 years.

The wails and cries of Indigenous people are a commodity to both the media and the health sector at large.

Professor Ian Anderson, Chair, is a leading researcher in Indigenous health with wide experience in the health sector.

Greenwood and de Leeuw are focused on understanding how the employment environment within the health sector can better attract and be more advantageous for First Nations, how to increase non-Indigenous health care workers» understandings of the unique sociocultural of Indigenous peoples, and how creative research tools might provide more successful means of gathering stories and reaching conclusions about making healthcare sectors more culturally safe for Indigenous peoples and ways of knowing.

Our research focuses on a wide range of policy sectors that affect the social determinants of health including social security, health systems, trade, urban land - use, digital technologies and Indigenous health.

The new arrangements for the administration of Indigenous affairs have not engaged sufficiently with the health sector in settling regional priorities and engaging with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

The only mechanisms for participation of Indigenous peoples are through the National Indigenous Council or sector specific organisations - such as national committees on education, the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, the Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care and affiliations of local bodies (such as working groups of native title representative bodies).

The involvement of OIPC State Managers in Health Forums may be of assistance in achieving better engagement from non-health sector agencies but it does not assist in assuring Indigenous peoples appropriate representation in the health fHealth Forums may be of assistance in achieving better engagement from non-health sector agencies but it does not assist in assuring Indigenous peoples appropriate representation in the health fhealth sector agencies but it does not assist in assuring Indigenous peoples appropriate representation in the health fhealth forums.

The COAG commitments noted above and the health sector specific processes underway for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health exist alongside newly introduced arrangements for the administration of Indigenous affairs at the federal level.

The NSW Aboriginal Health Partnership Agreement18 is an example of an Australian program in which responsibility for and management of Indigenous health programs are shared between government and the Aboriginal community - controlled health sHealth Partnership Agreement18 is an example of an Australian program in which responsibility for and management of Indigenous health programs are shared between government and the Aboriginal community - controlled health shealth programs are shared between government and the Aboriginal community - controlled health shealth sector.

While her academic work crosses disciplines and sectors, Margo is particularly recognized — regionally, provincially, nationally and internationally — for her work in early childhood care and education, and in Indigenous public health.

In addition the document does not conceal the problems facing the indigenous populations, this sector which finds itself in a great disadvantage within Australian society, in practically all aspects affecting the quality of life, housing for instance, health, employment, and education.

AHICs include local representatives from: Indigenous communities and organizations; the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA); Northern Health (NH); and other sectors.

The Canadian Council on Social Determinants of Health (CCSDH) has identified cultural competency training options to assist organizations and individuals from different sectors to better understand Indigenous histories and cultures.

Alcohol restrictions should be supplemented by investment in infrastructure in the health and mental health sectors (including culturally appropriate detoxification facilities) and investment in culturally appropriate community education programs delivered by Indigenous staff.

From the workshops and from NIYMA's other work in the youth and Indigenous sectors, three major issues arose generally in addition to «traditional» socio - economic issues raised such as health, education, employment, drug and alcohol abuse.

Ensure alcohol restrictions are supplemented by investment in infrastructure in the health and mental health sectors (including culturally appropriate detoxification facilities) and investment in culturally appropriate community education programs delivered by Indigenous staff [Recommendation 9].