Sentences with phrase «life expectancy gap in»

It was my Social Justice Report in 2005 that called for the gap in Indigenous health equality to be closed, challenging governments to commit to closing the life expectancy gap in one generation.

«The Australian Government signed the Statement of Intent to close the Indigenous life expectancy gap in March 2008 and today's announcement is critically important to seeing through that commitment,» Mr Gooda said.

Not exact matches

«Health and wealth are directly linked and, unless we tackle the income gap, we could well see life expectancy actually starting to fall for the first time in the poorest areas,» said lead researcher Professor Danny Dorling.

While cuts in infant mortality and increases in life expectancy have been achieved, there appears to be a widening gap between the poorest and the better - off.

«When the gap in life expectancy between the richest and poorest in our country is now greater than at any time since Queen Victoria was on the throne the question isn't whether the NHS should change, it's how the NHS should change,» Mr Cameron said.

In which developed country is the gap in life expectancy between rich and poor now at its widest since the Victorian erIn which developed country is the gap in life expectancy between rich and poor now at its widest since the Victorian erin life expectancy between rich and poor now at its widest since the Victorian era?

«If you look at the average life expectancy of an individual with schizophrenia versus someone in the general population, it's a 20 - year gap.

Men tend to be more adversely impacted by deprivation than women, with the gap in life expectancy at age 30 between the top and bottom one per cent of deprived neighbourhoods at 10.9 years for men and 8.4 years for women.

They found that although life expectancy is increasing overall and the life expectancies of men and women are converging, any improvements are slower paced in more deprived areas, with the net gap between rich and poor slowly worsening over time.

Most of the life expectancy gender gap was due to a female survival advantage in infancy rather than adulthood, the researchers found.

These areas, defined in the report as «play gaps», are most prevalent in communities where childhood obesity is on the rise and adult life expectancy is low.

Amid this dramatic shift, another sea change was afoot: As seen in the accompanying graphic, «The Gap Between Life Expectancy and Retirement Ages,» over the past half century the average life expectancy has increased significantly while the average retirement age has decreaLife Expectancy and Retirement Ages,» over the past half century the average life expectancy has increased significantly while the average retirement age has Expectancy and Retirement Ages,» over the past half century the average life expectancy has increased significantly while the average retirement age has decrealife expectancy has increased significantly while the average retirement age has expectancy has increased significantly while the average retirement age has decreased.

After World War II, rapid gains in life expectancy in developing countries began to narrow the gap between these nations and industrial countries.

Belarus and Ukraine also have significant gender gaps and lower overall life expectancies now than they did in the 1960s.

The gap in life expectancy between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous Australians is widening, not closing.

It should be driven by a shared imperative that it's in the national interest ie everyone's interest to close the 17 year gap in life expectancy.

This commits the Government to work in partnership with Indigenous people, and their representative organisations, to «close the gap» on health inequality and life expectancy by 2030.

If the Federal Government is wanting to continue demonstrating its commitment towards closing the life expectancy gap for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across the country, then firstly we must ensure that any new budget announcements to support this work are highlighted in parliament and not just placed on the Treasury website for those interested in budget detail to find out for themselves.

There remains a roughly 10 - year gap in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.

Both of them no doubt would like to solve the problems of the Murray Darling basin, save the Barrier Reef, close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous life expectancy, support peace in our region and provide some overseas aid.

While there has been a decline in overall mortality, the target to close the life expectancy gap by 2031 is unlikely to be achieved.

• Professor Wendy Hoy, from the University of Qld's Centre for Chronic Disease, has weighed up the chances of Australia closing the gap in Indigenous life expectancy by 2030, and judged it «probably unattainable».

Some of the most glaring health problems in our society, such as the gap in health and life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians are barely mentioned in this Budget.

About a quarter of the gap in life expectancy between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians is attributed to the ravages of alcohol.

It is time to close the health and life expectancy gap and to make sure that any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child born in this country has the same opportunity as other Australian children to live a long, healthy and happy life.

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 20Gap'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 20gap 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 20gap in mortality rates for Indigenous children under five by 2018.

The positive outcomes that would flow from increased participation by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the health workforce are dramatic, and include closing the life expectancy gap within a generation.

Perhaps the new proposed Authority may now reconsider the original recommendations of the review report and seek to enable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across the country access to the broader mainstream health resources, which is the only way we will really achieve the desired results of closing the gap in life expectancy rates within a generation.

It said freedom from racism and right to the highest attainable standard of health were fundamental human rights, and racism not only undermined health (noting a 17 - year gap in life expectancy) but the realisation of these rights for Indigenous Australians.

Moving to a strengths - based focus is very challenging, because you don't want to lose focus on the important challenges — there is a gap in life expectancy and we need to have that as part of the targets.

Donna Ah Chee outlined the role of Congress, «one of the best examples in the world of a comprehensive primary health care service», in contributing to significant gains in Aboriginal life expectancy in the NT, and in tackling gaps in early childhood development and services.

Closing the gap on life expectancy within a generation and halving the disparity in unemployment are not within reach and numeracy and literacy show mixed improvements, according to the Prime Minister's 2016 update.

Although progress has been made in closing the gap, Indigenous Australians continue to experience a lower life expectancy with the current gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous estimated at 11.5 years for males and 9.7 years for females.

This includes in relation to the existing COAG target to close the (at least 10 year) gap in Indigenous life expectancy by 2030.

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..

Perhaps the most famous and shocking gap in Australia's health outcomes is between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, where the ten - year life expectancy difference has remained, despite a polity that purports to have placed a high priority on the issue.

Rheumatic heart disease is responsible for the highest gap in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians; higher than diabetes or kidney failure.

The gap in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians won't be closed by 2031.

Subsequent speeches will address issues ranging from the very serious problem of a lack of engagement with Indigenous peoples in policy making and significant failures in the whole of government machinery currently in operation federally; to the Northern Territory intervention and child abuse issues; to a positive vision for our communities such as by closing the gap in life expectancy, and creating an equal life chance for Indigenous children.

The tenth Closing the Gap report to be tabled in Parliament today is expected to show progress in the two health targets — to close the gap in life expectancy by 2031 and halve the child mortality (death) gap by 20Gap report to be tabled in Parliament today is expected to show progress in the two health targets — to close the gap in life expectancy by 2031 and halve the child mortality (death) gap by 20gap in life expectancy by 2031 and halve the child mortality (death) gap by 20gap by 2018.

The new Australian government and all Australian Governments, through the Council of Australian Governments (or COAG), have agreed to a series of targets to be achieved over the next five to ten years to start the process to close the gap in health status and ultimately in life expectancy, as well as across a range of other measures.

What began as a community driven campaign to Close the Gap in life expectancy — a national disgrace and embarrassment — has now been adopted across the whole range of our existence.

Among the divides between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous people in Australia, the health and life expectancy gap and the stark difference in the rates of imprisonment are among the most well - known.

Kevin Rudd presented his report card on closing the gap in Indigenous disadvantage and life expectancy to Parliament today (correction, it was actually on Thurs 11th), but he got a much tougher assessment from a «shadow report» released by Close the Gap, a coalition of more than 40 of Australia's leading health, human rights and Aboriginal organisatiogap in Indigenous disadvantage and life expectancy to Parliament today (correction, it was actually on Thurs 11th), but he got a much tougher assessment from a «shadow report» released by Close the Gap, a coalition of more than 40 of Australia's leading health, human rights and Aboriginal organisatioGap, a coalition of more than 40 of Australia's leading health, human rights and Aboriginal organisations.

If Australia is to Close the Gap in life expectancy and health outcomes, our leaders must fully appreciate the Aboriginal understanding of health:

It's been ten years since Australia's Close the Gap campaign was launched, calling for an end to inequalities in life expectancy and other indicators for Aboriginal and Torres St...

Kevin Rudd presented his report card on closing the gap in Indigenous disadvantage and life expectancy to Parliament today (correction, it was actually on Thurs 11th), but he got a much toug... Read more

The Minister, who this year became Australia's first Indigenous member of a Federal Ministry, told the conference the acknowledgement of racism as a critical component for health in the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan was a «huge step forward» and he believed the subsequent Implementation Plan has «sown seeds to tackle social and cultural determinants of health», which he said contributed to 31 per cent of the gap in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.

Almost a decade after Closing the Gap targets were agreed by COAG, she said Australia was on track to meet just one of the seven (halving the gap in Year 12 attainment rates), with progress stagnating on life expectancy, infant mortality, education and employmeGap targets were agreed by COAG, she said Australia was on track to meet just one of the seven (halving the gap in Year 12 attainment rates), with progress stagnating on life expectancy, infant mortality, education and employmegap in Year 12 attainment rates), with progress stagnating on life expectancy, infant mortality, education and employment.

The campaign is working towards a major goal — to close the gap in health and life expectancy outcomes between Aboriginal -LSB-...]