The hope is that other UK based
representative health bodies will join and that similar alliances will emerge in other countries, so amplifying the powerful advocacy of health professionals around the world.
Not exact matches
However, the motion also identified that the
health and social care bill contained gross breaches of the coalition agreement with a total absence of locally elected
representatives on commissioning
bodies, and the proposed abolition of those commissioning
bodies (the primary care trusts).
In a letter written to the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, the
body, on Friday, threatened that if the Federal Government refused to address its agitations earnestly, it would have no option but to shut down
health care facilities nationwide.
Today and tomorrow, Ebola scientists and
representatives from companies and regulatory
bodies are meeting at the World
Health Organization's (WHO's) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss how to speed up clinical development of vaccines, a process that normally takes years.
Consensus statements from leading governing
bodies generally recommend that carbohydrate quantities should range from 3 to 12 g kg 1
body weight.9 - 10 However, recent work suggests that LCHF diets that raise blood ketone levels can increase fat oxidation rates and markers of
health and exercise performance.11 - 12 In addition to increased fat oxidation, other potential benefits of LCHF eating plans for endurance athletes include improved training and racing energy, lowered incidence of delayed onset of muscle soreness, reductions in exogenous caloric requirements during training and competition, and the reduced incidence of serious gastrointestinal complaints.13 Although nontraditional, an LCHF eating plan approach has been recommended for athletes in a variety of sports for nearly 40 years, 14 and this report is
representative of other cases.
Through this resource; By the end of the session all learners will be able to: a) Understand the employment rights and responsibilities of the employee and employer and their purpose b) Identify the main points of contracts of employment and their purpose c) Outline the main points of legislation affecting employers and employees and their purpose d) Identify where to find information on employment rights and responsibilities both internally and externally e) Explain the purpose and functions of
representative bodies that support employees f) Explain employer and employee responsibilities for equality and diversity in a business environment g) Explain the benefits of making sure equality and diversity procedures are followed in a business environment h) Explain employer and employee responsibilities for
health, safety and security in a business environment i) Explain the purpose of following
health, safety and security procedures in a business environment By the end of this session some learners will be able to: A. Establish a link between understanding responsibilities as the first step towards managing ones own work effectively for career progression.
The meeting called at the instance of National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) on 25th May 2016 where the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN),
representative of the Honourable Minister of
Health, Federal Ministry of Education, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) and National Association of Pharmaceutical Technologists and Pharmacy Technicians of Nigeria were in attendance; certain issues bothering on the nomenclature Pharmaceutical Technologists, the curriculum and the accrediting
body for polytechnic graduates of pharmaceutical Technology were raised.
The convening of a National Congress of this type could also include other Indigenous advocacy
bodies as appropriate (for example, national secretariats for Torres Strait Islander organisations, Indigenous women,
health organisations or legal services, Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committees, Sorry Day or Stolen Generations
representative organisations and so on).
1984 the Hawke Labor contracted Louis O'Donoghue to consult widely on the formation of an Aboriginal
representative body, leading to the establishment (in 1987) of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC), replacing the Department of Aboriginal Affairs and the Aboriginal Development Commission, and assumed national responsibility for Indigenous
health.
These organisations, along with
representative bodies such as the National Community Controlled
Health Organisation, the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples and Reconciliation Australia and others, helped us develop the campaign.
This study aimed to investigate associations between: (a) psychological distress, self - perceived
health status and sleep duration among a large
representative general population sample; and (b) patterns of sleep duration, physical activity and
Body Mass Index among a subgroup of participants who self - reported as being in good
health with low psycho
Partnership means Australian governments listening to Indigenous Australians and their mental
health leadership and
representative bodies.
Funding for a «long awaited» new national mental
health consumer
representative body, to harness the experience of consumers for policy and program development.
Notably Dr John Gardiner - Garden's Overview of Indigenous Affairs, Chris Graham's Crikey blog The PM and Aboriginal Australian - a timeline, Delephene Fraser's article in The Stringer on the History of government and Aboriginal Affairs prior to 1967 and after, the National Aboriginal Community Controlled
Health Organisation's article on the History of Aboriginal
Health from 1967, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner's Social Justice Reports of 2004 and 2005, and the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet's
Health policy timeline, and Creative Spirits» article on Aboriginal
representative bodies.
The South Australian Government, Farmers Federation and Chamber of Commerce are working with native title groups and the
representative body, Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement, to establish a state - wide framework agreement in which an enormous range of issues, including, native title determinations, access agreements, service provision, public
health, heritage protection, intellectual property rights, water management, environmental management infrastructure, heritage clearance and notification procedures are on the table.
But I do think that the machinery of government arrangements have to change and there should be an elected Aboriginal
representative body and there should be elected regional authorities and they should be the decision makers about the distribution of government money but I also think, given the dire circumstances we have in our
health status, that we should also have an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
health authority run by us.
The AIATSIS guidelines emphasise ongoing consultation and negotiation.7 It should be noted that the National Aboriginal Community Controlled
Health Organisation, the peak
representative body for Aboriginal peoples, does not endorse the most recent NHMRC guidelines but recommends following the 1991 NHMRC guidelines12 and those of the Aboriginal
Health and Medical Research Council of New South Wales (AH&MRC).13, 16
Strategic plans developed by primary
health networks should be endorsed by
representative Aboriginal
bodies to show that the right service gaps are being addressed.
That was the question asked of VACCHO Board members, staff, member organisations and members of the broader Aboriginal community in Victoria to mark our recent 20th anniversary as the peak
representative body for Aboriginal
health in Victoria.
Sleep Duration and Its Links to Psychological Distress,
Health Status, Physical Activity and
Body Mass Index among a Large
Representative General Population Sample
CATSINaM has since earned its place among the peak
bodies in nursing and midwifery, and in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
health, as the sole
representative body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses and midwives in Australia.
«We look forward to continuing to work closely with government in a bipartisan fashion around the development of this plan as it is vitally important that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their
representative bodies are involved in all aspects of addressing their
health needs.»
A number of case studies explore the issues of justice,
health equality and remote communities to demonstrate how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and
representative bodies might be able to develop their own indicators for monitoring the progress of the UPR over the next four years.
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).
Land and Homelands: Gaining increased access to country and homelands to improve social lifestyles,
health and well being and recognising the Indigenous relationship with the land through legislative or other initiatives such as traditional owner joint management schemes and for the Native Title
Representative Body to become accountable to the constituents through transparency of its operations and governance.
The Redfern Statement (The Statement) has been developed by national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peak and
representative bodies including: National Congress of Australia's First Peoples, First Peoples Disability Network (FPDN), National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS), National Aboriginal Community Controlled
Health Organisations (NACCHO), National Family Violence Prevention Legal Services (FVPLS), Secretariat for National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC), The Healing Foundation, and The National
Health Leadership Forum (NHLF).
Design: The TATS project is a collaboration between research institutions and Aboriginal community - controlled
health services (ACCHSs) and their state and national
representative bodies.
2 Condensed framework: guiding principles for participatory
health research involving research institutions, Indigenous peoples and their
representative bodies *
a national framework agreement to secure the appropriate engagement of Aboriginal people and their
representative bodies in the design and delivery of accessible, culturally appropriate and quality primary
health care services is established; and
To ensure the full participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their
representative bodies in all aspects of addressing their
health needs
The first two days (18 - 19 March) involved approximately 100 invited delegates including: senior
representatives from Commonwealth and state / territory level governments and
health departments; specialists and experts (and particularly Indigenous ones) from a range of
health and
health - related areas; and
representatives from Indigenous
health and
health related peak
bodies (including from all the state and territory level Aboriginal community controlled
health organisation peak
bodies).
We commit: To ensuring the full participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their
representative bodies in all aspects of addressing their
health needs.
In particular as agreed by COAG, a par tnership approach is proposed, involving Aboriginal people and their
representative bodies,
health agencies, government agencies and the wider community.
In particular as agreed by COAG, a partnership approach is proposed, involving Aboriginal people and their
representative bodies,
health agencies, government agencies and the wider community.
Particularly in relation to a national primary
health cares strategy, Aboriginal
representative bodies must be active participants in development and implementation.
The Statement was also signed by
representatives of Indigenous and non-Indigenous
health peak
bodies, along with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner.
HREOC notes that the Commonwealth government has undertaken to develop a national framework agreement to secure the appropriate engagement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their
representative bodies in the design and delivery of accessible, culturally appropriate and quality primary
health care services, and to ensure that nationally agreed frameworks exist to secure the appropriate engagement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the design and delivery of secondary care services.
The establishment of national framework agreements to secure the appropriate engagement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their
representative bodies in the design and delivery of accessible, culturally appropriate and quality
health services.
Where relevant, additional partners would include the Indigenous
health professional
bodies and a national Indigenous
representative body when it is established.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their
representative bodies must be active participants with government in developing and implementing a national plan for Indigenous
health equality.