Health Policy Review: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

This report examines current health policies concerning Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, focusing on inequalities in health, social, and justice sectors. The introduction defines health, emphasizing its interconnectedness with society and ethical interventions. The main body analyzes the ...Read More

POLICY REVIEW

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY ..................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
Health is defined as the fitness from mental state, physical state and emotional state. As
per this, the social care and health care are in interrelated with society and this is used to form
beneficial assets in term of society. The societal interaction which is correlated with this can
form various set of action which is ethical and create a intervention which is used to defined the
more flexible value in term of this. In this report, the current policy are discussing which is based
on current policies for treatment of aboriginal and Torres strait islanders people in justice, health
and social. As per this, it used provide the knowledge of policy and how people of this region are
facing inequalities in term of health, social and justice (Akter and et. al., 2020).
MAIN BODY
Improving the quality of health status in the region of aboriginal and Torres strait
islanders people is facing the various challenges which is based on the regulation of government.
There are number of improvement is needed in order to made some of the areas which is making
to since in the 1970. as per all the overall progress which has been slow and inconsistent. There
are several number of inequality gap which is arises between the aboriginal and Torres strait
islanders people which have remain and reduced possessively that do not occur. There are
number of additional challenges to the program which is based on services and not being able to
keep up with the future and need of demand which is based on a burgeoning population. There
are number of step which is taken in form of real prospect which preface the condition of
aboriginal and Torres strait islanders people are getting more worse situations. In context with
policy which is based on health conditions of the people which is facing from longer period of
time (Cheng and et. al., 2018). The health policy which is stated in this is NSW aboriginal health
plan 2013 to 2030. as per all this policy have number of scope which is mentioned below:
Vision: The main vision by implementing such type of policy is to create the health
equality among the people of aboriginal and Torres strait islanders. With strong and respected
communities in NSW. As per this policy which is implemented in such a way to give quality of
health and quality of care to people. In this, they enjoy the habit of good health and well-being.
Goal: They want proper partnership with the aboriginal and Torres strait islanders this
help to achieve the highest level of health possible for individual, families and proper
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communities in order to support and provide the quality of life and raise the living standard of
people (Wyber and et. al., 2020).
Partnership: This strategies is used by NSW aboriginal and Torres strait islanders in
such a way which help to promote the NSW government and the AH and MRC at the level of
state, and this will need for strong partnership which is usually established between the NSW
local health district and aboriginal and Torres strait islanders health services at the level of rural
or say that local.
Principles: There are various principles which is associated with this can help to achieve
the vision and mission which is conducted by this policy. The principles which is used in such a
way are:
 They have to built the trust an cultural respect in order maintain the ethical consideration.
 They have tendency to built the more recognition of the cultural values and tradition that
will usually for the aboriginal and Torres strait islanders.
 There are various approach such as wholistic approach to the health of people of
aboriginal and Torres strait islanders
 In this, they are valuable and unique role of ACCHSs.
 There are participants of aboriginal and Torres strait islanders of health services delivery
and this can cause management (Fernandez, R.M., 2020).
 They usually help to maintain the partnership among the aboriginal communities which is
developed through the ACCHS and the AH and MRC. There are several recognition of the contributions to the health system which have ability
to control the social determines of health and social care needs.
Strategic directions
 They used to trust built by conducting the partnership between the level of behaviours.
 There are various prospect which is about to work and create the level and building of
evidence
 they usually providing the strength to the aboriginal workforce.
 They are providing the various cultural and safe work environment and health services. They usually provide the performance monitoring management and accountability.
Implementation and the evaluation of policy
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NSW health is responsible for the proper implementation for the plan and reporting on
the operation and process. The NSW aboriginal and Torres strait islanders health partnership
provide the approach of monitoring the various core of progress and this is used to provide the
oversight evaluation (MA, A.D.M., 2018).
Aboriginal and Torres strait islanders people in NSW
There are various people of the aboriginal and Torres strait islanders which have strong
cultures and communities. As per this the factor which is essential to create the resilience which
have ability to improve the health condition of Aboriginal people. There are more people of
aboriginal which is usually live in the NSW than in any other Australia. This is craeting the
functional activity which is not useful in the concern for the aboriginal health and key function of
NSW health system. In 2011, there are approx estimated up to the 172621 which is used in order
to know the people living in the NSW and the 2.5 from the total population (Gorman and et. al.,
2020).
In context with this, they are high number of aboriginal and Torres strait islanders people
who is living in the metropolitan and with this the over the 90 percent of the people in NSW can
the cause the major fellowship in order to this. This represent the higher proportion of the
number of population that will provide the LHD up to the 9.7 percent of the population is in
aboriginal and the western which is established in the factor of 8.7 percent.
In the context with the policy
As per this, the long lasting commitment between the NSW can provide the government
and the AH and MRC which is usually used to work together as a partnership. The NSW has to
provide the aboriginal health partnership aim to provide the experience to enhance the quality of
health and support the NSW health and the ACCHS which is usually represented by the AH and
MRC. In context with this, the health services of the provision to the people of NSW. As per this,
self determines a partnership which is based upon the important principle that is emphasis in the
order of partnership. There are various important factor which is used in effective way to sustain
the principle which is come in the form of activeness called as new approach of work (Lafferty
and et. al., 2020).
The commitment which is related to the health gap and was reaffirmed in 2010 which is
passed by the board and parliament of Australian directory in order to provide best quality of
heath and care to the people of aboriginal and Torres strait islanders their who is really need it.
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There are various plan as a result used to provide the NSW government commitment to close the
health gap between to close and the health between aboriginal and Torres strait islanders and non
aboriginal which is usually create the life factor issue which is specifically commit the follow
policy rules and regulation. As per this, to finalise the plan an aboriginal health plan of the
working group which is used to comprising representation which is basis of NSW ministry of
health and this can be done by the health. AH and MRC which is based on the level of LHD and
this used to provide the justice in health (Gwynne and et. al., 2017).
CONCLUSION
As per the above discussion, this is well analyse that, in aboriginal and Torres strait
islanders people face various difficulties in health and social related problem. So as per this, the
policy is regulated and this can help people their to take proper testing and help to formulate the
quality of health. This policy have proper scope and objective.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
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Cheng and et. al., 2018. The 7th Canadian Symposium on hepatitis C virus:“Toward elimination
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Fernandez, R.M., 2020. From a Utilitarian Universal Health Coverage to an Inclusive Health
Coverage. Good Health and Well-Being, pp.214-223.
Gorman and et. al., 2020. Complexities in developing Australian Aboriginal enterprises based on
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Gwynne and et. al., 2017. Applying collective impact to wicked problems in Aboriginal health.
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Lafferty and et. al., 2020. Perceptions and concerns of hepatitis C reinfection following prison-
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MA, A.D.M., 2018. The 7th Canadian Symposium on Hepatitis C Virus:“Toward Elimination of
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Wyber and et. al., 2020. Ending rheumatic heart disease in Australia: the evidence for a new
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