Sentences with phrase «broader social determinants of health»

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Gordon's vision for rural health includes: closing the life - expectancy gap for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; cooperative service delivery through multidisciplinary health teams; consumer empowerment for health through health promotion; health education for self - management and illness prevention; the role of the arts in establishing good health; and a broad understanding of the social determinants of health, including education, transport, fresh food, sustainable industries, viable communities etc..

Secondly, it is acknowledged that for understanding the determinants and development of behaviour and mental health information is needed at different levels, that is, social (e.g. socioeconomic background), psychological (e.g. temperament), and biological (HPA - function, DNA).18 Adherence to the second principle is demonstrated by the broad range of measures that has been included in the study (Table 2).

Addressing health equity issues and the broad range of social determinants of health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders needs collaborative efforts from all levels of Government.»

In addition, broader commitments at the level of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) to address Indigenous disadvantage can also be considered an address to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health to the degree they address the social determinants of health.

Fourth, it addresses Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health in a holistic manner reflecting both the social determinants of health inequality as well as the broader issues identified by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as impacting on their health.

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.

The issue of «equal health» for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples involves a broad range of social determinants, in addition to physical health.

Emerging through international discussions dating back to 1986, determinants of health have evolved over time to encompass the broader social forces that impact upon health.

Our innovative partnerships have helped garner national and international public attention for Indigenous child health issues, facilitated Indigenous voice in global initiatives on a social determinants approach to health, and ensured broad reach among medical professionals, educators, communities and a wide variety of organizations.