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Why is Indigenous health a priority ?
As we know, there are a number of population groups within Australia who do not experience the same level of health and wellbeing as the rest of the population. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, particularly, have significant potential to experience improvements in health and wellbeing and have therefore been a focus of numerous initiatives. Exploring these initiatives allows successful interventions to be identified and built upon in the future to bring greater gains in health and wellbeing to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Closing The Gap
Closing The Gap
To evaluate change in relation to the Closing the Gap initiative, the new agreement identifies 16 targets to monitor improvements in Indigenous health and wellbeing. The targets relate to improving health outcomes, educational attainment, employment and housing, reducing incarceration, out-of-home care, violence and suicide, and promoting legal rights relating to land and water and the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages spoken.
Specific targets include:
By 2031, close the gap in life expectancy within a generation.
By 2031, increase the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander babies with a healthy birthweight to 91 per cent. • By 2031, increase the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth (15–24 years) who are in employment, education or training to 67 per cent.
By 2031, increase the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in appropriately sized (not overcrowded) housing to 88 per cent.
A significant and sustained reduction in violence and abuse against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and children towards zero.
Significant and sustained reduction in suicide of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people towards zero
Evaluating Initiatives
It is important to evaluate initiatives to ensure they are as effective as possible in promoting Indigenous health and wellbeing.
Funding is generally limited and ensuring that the most effective interventions are implemented contributes to the greatest gains being achieved.
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