The National Rural Health Alliance said in a Croakey piece that Aboriginal Community Controlled
Health Organisations need more funding security if Australia is to keep up with any gains made in Indigenous health outcomes, saying this is particularly important for programs with long lead times (such as smoking cessation programs).
Finally, the Review argues that GPs have been «disempowered» and that governance and functions of new primary
health organisations need to better involve and engage GPs.
Increased support to Aboriginal Community Controlled
Health Organisations needed to Close the Gap in life expectancy gap
Not exact matches
«No one, whether from Government, industry,
health organisations or the general public, would dispute that more
needs to be done to tackle obesity in Australia.
For this reason,
organisations such as the World
Health Organisation and the Department of
Health recommend a combination of finger foods and purées so that your baby gets the best of both worlds and all the nutrients they
need.
More than anything, it shows the
need for protection of whistle blowers, such as Syed Aamir Raza, the real salesman, when they seek help from UN
organisations responsible for protecting
health.
«What I found in the region was a dynamic group of voluntary sector refugee
organisations as well as some excellent, yet under - resourced, counselling and mental
health, BME and women's projects working hard to respond to the
needs of refugee survivors.
A Department of
Health spokesperson commented: «It is for local NHS
organisations to determine the number of nurses and midwives that they
need to employ to meet the
needs of their local populations.
Although we don't know how many
health workers reported being ill and were assessed to decide if they
needed to be tested, protocols for the management of possible exposure to the virus, and for the management of illness, may
need reviewing and to be standardised across
organisations that deploy staff to outbreaks.
Our mission is to provide the fresh thinking and innovative solutions that education,
health and social care services
organisations desperately
need to meet the growing challenge of recruiting and retaining a high - quality workforce.
Students should reflect on the various
organisations that operate in their community (such as a
health service or a cultural centre) and how they
need, attract and use money.
«Just as it doesn't make sense for
organisations whose purpose is to safeguard
health to profit from the tobacco industry,
health institutions can no longer justify investing in fossil fuel companies but
need to start investing in clean energy solutions.»
A certified B Corporation, we believe that to tackle climate change, poverty and create sustainable development, we
need interventions that deliver on a holistic basis We help the public and private sector work together to create award - winning Climate + Care programmes designed to tackle poverty, improve
health and protect the environment, whilst delivering value for the
organisations involved.
Similarly, it was no less a scientifically - enlightened
organisation than the British Medical Association (BMA) who wrote, in 2004 that, «of all the available research is that there is very little potential for GM foods to cause harmful
health effects», but that «research is still
needed in key areas to allay remaining concern about the potential risks to human
health and the environment».
Part of the measures announced include a review into how best to ensure employees with mental
health issues are supported at work in addition to employers and
organisations receiving additional training in supporting staff who
need to take time off.
Individual client
needs are at the heart of what we do when defending claims against
health and social care professionals, and the diverse
organisations that they operate in.
Conducting this survey has revealed just how many
organisations in the
health and justice sectors are not ready for the significant changes coming and will
need support to be ready when the Levy comes in to force.»
The A4ID Online Legal
Health Check is one tool we offer to help you consider your
organisation's legal
needs, offering a quick and easy first assessment.
Based on the information received in response to the online questionnaires, the A4ID Online Legal
Health Check explores some of the potential legal issues your
organisation may
need to address.
If Australia's
health systems really want to become learning
organisations, they can't just contract a few customised training sessions, they
need expertise supporting practitioners at the front line.
The
need for more mental
health workers and resources in community controlled
health organisations
It will be interesting to know if mainstream
health organisations have also made such a submission, given the growing body of evidence about the impact of racism on
health which has led some experts to say that means we
need to look at toughening racial discrimination laws, not weakening them.
In the post below, he calls for justice and mental
health to be added as Closing the Gap targets and says governments
need to be just as accountable for their policies and programs as they demand of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and
organisations that they fund.
Public
Health Association of Australia CEO Michael Moore said a short turnaround for such a process is unfair and particularly onerous for
organisations needing to maintain service delivery — especially given this involves extensions to existing arrangements.
Association for the Wellbeing of Children in Healthcare (AWCH) This is a national
organisation advocating for the
needs of children, young people and families within the
health care system in Australia.
Siblings Australia is a national
organisation committed to providing support for brothers and sisters of people with special
needs; including disability, chronic illness and mental
health issues.
Association for the Wellbeing of Children in Healthcare (AWCH) AWCH is a national
organisation advocating for the
needs of children, young people and families within the
health care system in Australia.
Siblings Australia Siblings Australia is a national
organisation committed to providing support for brothers and sisters of people with special
needs; including disability, chronic illness and mental
health issues.
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 recommenda
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 recommenda
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 recommendations.
The
organisation has recently been working to raise awareness of the mental
health effects of racism on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with their Invisible Discriminator campaign, but has made no public comment about the allegations of abuse on the NT juvenile justice system or the
need for a Royal Commission.
Policy makers,
health and other services, media
organisations and journalists
need to reflect upon their own practices, and do a much better job in responding to the issues surrounding the suicides of Indigenous people, and particularly young people.
The call comes in the AMA's 2015 Report Card on Indigenous
Health, which sees a clear link in the poorer health and justice outcomes experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia, and stresses the need to invest in Aboriginal community controlled health organisations and an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander work
Health, which sees a clear link in the poorer
health and justice outcomes experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia, and stresses the need to invest in Aboriginal community controlled health organisations and an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander work
health and justice outcomes experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia, and stresses the
need to invest in Aboriginal community controlled
health organisations and an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander work
health organisations and an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce.
On the subject of suicide prevention, this Croakey long - read highlighted the
need for policy makers,
health and media
organisations to reflect upon concerning practices of speculation and generalisation about suicide and self - harm behaviour that further stigmatised suicide, particularly in Indigenous communities.
As an
organisation that has insisted that we all #BeTheChange in relation to racial discrimination and mental illness, it was astounding to me, that they would be so indifferent to the mental
health needs of Aboriginal children in detention.
Increased funding is
needed for Aboriginal Community Controlled
Health Organisations to expand in areas where there is poor access to health services and increased burden of disease, and to grow their capacity and respond to mental health, disability and aged care
Health Organisations to expand in areas where there is poor access to
health services and increased burden of disease, and to grow their capacity and respond to mental health, disability and aged care
health services and increased burden of disease, and to grow their capacity and respond to mental
health, disability and aged care
health, disability and aged care
needs.
The role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and Aboriginal Community Controlled
Health Organisations as being the experts in their own development and health needs is not always recog
Health Organisations as being the experts in their own development and
health needs is not always recog
health needs is not always recognised.
We urgently
need universities or established professional
organisations in the
health and social care field in many countries, as collaborative partners, to provide training at post graduate level that meet our standards and who can help us set up the necessary professional infrastructure.
The Mindframe National Media Initiative of the Hunter Institute of Mental
Health acknowledges the
need for ongoing partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and
organisations in all aspects of program design, delivery and evaluation to ensure greater social and emotional wellbeing.
Strategies: Determine community
needs and establish Service Level Agreements; coordinate efforts to achieve the best outcomes for all Indigenous people; influence funding allocations; target agencies and
organisations for specific partnerships; improve the
health and well being of individuals and families; enhance services with appropriate cultural content; spread understanding on how to access services.
Strategies: Determine community
needs and establish Service Level Agreements; coordinate efforts t achieve the best outcomes for all Indigenous people; influence funding allocations; target agencies and
organisations for specific partnerships; improve the
health and well being of individuals and families; enhance services with appropriate cultural content; spread understanding on how to access services.
Primary
health care in this context means high quality, integrated primary health care delivered by Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations wherever possible in order to ensure these health services are physically and economically accessible to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and responsive to the different cultural
health care in this context means high quality, integrated primary
health care delivered by Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations wherever possible in order to ensure these health services are physically and economically accessible to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and responsive to the different cultural
health care delivered by Aboriginal Community Controlled
Health Organisations wherever possible in order to ensure these health services are physically and economically accessible to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and responsive to the different cultural
Health Organisations wherever possible in order to ensure these
health services are physically and economically accessible to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and responsive to the different cultural
health services are physically and economically accessible to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and responsive to the different cultural
needs.
This reality proves the absolute
need for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
organisations to be supported in providing culturally safe
health, education and justice essential services.
And all of this shows the
need for a research framework to be developed by an
organisation like the NHMRC, according to Dr Jaqui Hughes, Australia's only Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nephrologist and an NHMRC Early Career Research Fellow at Menzies School of
Health Research in Darwin.