Evaluating NSW Aboriginal Health Plan 2012-2030: A Policy Analysis

This report provides an analysis of health policies impacting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, with a focus on the NSW Aboriginal Health Plan 2012-2030. It discusses the challenges faced by these communities, including health inequalities and access to services. The report examines the vision, goals, partnerships, and principles of the NSW health policy, highlighting strategic directions and implementation strategies. It also addresses the importance of cultural considerations and community engagement in improving health outcomes. The analysis emphasizes the need for effective policies and partnerships to address health disparities and promote well-being among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations. Desklib offers a range of solved assignments and study resources for students.

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Table of Contents
PART A...........................................................................................................................................2
Annotated Bibliography...................................................................................................................2
PART B............................................................................................................................................4
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

PART A
Annotated Bibliography
Swain, S. (2016). Enshrined in law: Legislative justifications for the removal of Indigenous
and non-Indigenous children in colonial and post-colonial Australia. Australian Historical
Studies, 47(2), 191-208.
During the mid-nineteen and twentieth centuries in Australia child removal policies were
justified as national building projects. These children were valued as future citizen and not only
for themselves. Removing children from the environment considered to be dangerous to their
moral duties. Histories related to removing of indigenous children from their parents by white
Australians must be connected with an Australian institute participated in children removal.
From the perspective of author, the term 'child removal' in Australia refers to the withdrawing of
indigenous children hiding the depth of child removal that has actually occurred indicating the
non-indigenous children removal justified. To make an individual productive and useful to the
society one should give the right education and opportunities. Children who are already in poor
or criminal environment may not be improved only by education as children like this could not
be convinced to present at free school. These children must be provided right training which is
not possible in their home environment and must be removed to boarding schools to make them
useful for the society.
Cruickshank, J., & McMillan, M. (2019). Lawful Conduct, Aboriginal Protection and Land
in Victoria, 1859–1869. In Aboriginal Protection and Its Intermediaries in Britain’s
Antipodean Colonies (pp. 194-211). Routledge.

Aboriginals were not treated as intruder on Crown land, the lands were transferred to the
settlers by Crown who then displaced the local Aboriginals by force. Marriages of Aboriginals
and the right to the custody of children were considered dangerous or non-existent. For their
cultural survival, social and economic development connection with land is essential.
Aboriginals have defended their lands since the beginning of colonisation. The power of making
decision on the use of the land of Aboriginals' land was hold by the owners. All lands were taken
by the Crown from the traditional owners and the Aboriginal people were moved to the lands
that were kept aside as reserves, missions and settlements. These lands were considered as
Crown land by the government. Although some of the traditional owners remained on their lands
but the government did not give any recognition of ownership to them. Over the years,
Aboriginals have fought for their land rights and tried to retrieve their traditional lands.
Harris-Short, S. (2016). Aboriginal child welfare, self-government and the rights of
Indigenous children: Protecting the vulnerable under international law. Routledge.
Aboriginal people have certain danger in engaging with international laws. States made
modern international laws for states. Protecting the interest of constituent members is the first
and foremost priority of this system and shows very less interest towards the individuals and sub
state groups which are recognised as threat or destabilize state security and interests. For
successfully advancing the claims of indigenous people there are number of restricted factors
that could make an unlikely place for them. For instance, there are some problems for
indigenous people like the restricted focus of international laws on rights and duties of states, its
dependence on the principle of state consent, its sub state exclusion and rigid adherence to the
principle of state sovereignty. Unless the state either accepts or has no objection with the norms,

no norm of international law can become legally permanent upon state no matter how compelling
it is.
PART B
INTRODUCTION
Health depict the term of fitness and mental, emotional and physical state as the
community and health care both the factors are associated with the society and this is useful
considering the structure of advantageous factors that are formed for the society. In terms of
societal interaction that are correlated with several forms of actions which are ethical and also
develops intervention which is used to describe the flexible value (Katz & Hill, (2018)). The
report leads to cover details about the current policy which is being discussed and also based on
the present policies regarding the treatment of aboriginal and Torres strait islander people in
regard of social, health and many more. It also provides the knowledge regarding the policy and
how these individuals are facing inequalities in regard of social, health and justice.
MAIN BODY
On the basis of government regulation people of aboriginal and Torres strait island are
facing many challenges one of which is improving the quality of health. Since 1970, some areas
are in making as the overall progress is slow and inconsistent. Therefore, a number of
improvement is needed to make these areas. There is an inequality gap which is arising between
the people of aboriginal and Torres strait island that has remain and possessively reduced. On the
basis of services, program has a number of additional challenges that are unable to meet the
needs and demands of future which is based upon burgeoning population (Hope & Haire,
(2019)). The state of aboriginal and Torres strait islanders are getting worse that can be

introduced with the help of some steps which has been taken in the form of real prospects. In the
context with policy which is based upon the people facing health conditions from a long period
of time (Backholer & Demaio, (2021)). There is quantity of extra demanding situations to this
system that's primarily based totally on offerings and now no longer being capable of preserve up
with the destiny and want of call for that is primarily based totally on a burgeoning population.
There is quantity of ways that is taken in shape of actual expectation which introduce the
circumstance of aboriginal and Torres strait islanders’ human beings are becoming worse
situations (Lahn & Ganter, (2018)). In context with coverage that's primarily based totally on
fitness situations of the human beings that's dealing with from longer duration of time. The
health policy given in this is NSW aboriginal health plan 2012 to 2030 as per all this policy has a
number of scope which are given below:
Vision
The main vision of this policy is to make the people of aboriginal and Torres strait
islanders about health equality. The policy is implemented in such a way that it provides a
quality of well-being to people. In this policy people will enjoy the benefits of good health and
care.
Goal
The goal is to provide quality life and raise people's standard of living by collaborating
with the aboriginal and Torres strait islanders. This will help them in raising the level of health
possible for individual, families and communities.
Partnership
This strategy is used by NSW aboriginal and Torres strait islanders in an effective way
that helps in promoting the NSW government and the MRC and AH at the state level that is

required for the strong partnership and also developed among the domestic health district and
aboriginal and Torres strait islanders’ health services at the rural or local level (Thomas & Bull,
(2018)).
Principles
There are several principles that are concerned with this and it can assist to accomplish the
vision and goal which is being organised by the policy. The principles that are utilized in an
effective manner are discussed as:
 They need to develop trust considering the cultural factor in terms of maintaining the
social considerations.
 They have the tendency to develop the more effective things considering the ethical
values that are developed for the aboriginal and Torres strait islanders.
 There are several approaches like holistic approach regarding the well-being of people for
the aboriginal and Torres strait islanders.
 They also consider the unique and valuable role of ACCHSs.
 There are several participants of aboriginal and Torres strait islanders of health services
delivery and this can cause management.
 They prominently help to maintain the partnership among the aboriginal communities
that are being developed by the MRC, AH and ACCHS. There is prominent recognition of the contribution of their health system that have they
can control the needs of health and social care.
Strategic directions
 They are used to develop trust by considering the collaborating among the behaviour
level.

 There are several prospects that are about to toil and develop the effective evidence level.
 They also prominently provide the strength to the aboriginal workforce. These individuals provide cultural and guarded environment for working and other health
care and also offer the performance tracking management and accountability.
Implementation and the evaluation of policy
NSW health is accountable for the effective execution for the planning and reporting on
the suitable process and operation. The NSW aboriginal and Torres strait islanders’ well-being
partnership tends to offer effective approach regarding tracking the several core of betterment
and this is utilized to offer the oversight analysis.
Aboriginal and Torres strait islanders people in NSW
Many people of aboriginal and Torres strait islanders have powerful ethical values and
societies. As per this to create the differences an element is important which have the ability to
enhance the health conditions of aboriginal people. These people prefer to live in NSW rather
than any part of Australia (Elvidge & Holder, (2020)). This is developing a not useful functional
activity in the concern for health of aboriginal and NSW health system's key function. In 2011,
approximately 172621 people were living in NSW and 2.5 from the total population.
Regarding with this, a large number of aboriginal and Torres strait islanders people were
staying in metropolitan and approximately 90 percent of them were in NSW. This shows that the
LHD will be provided by large population in which 9.7 percent was aboriginal population and
western population was 8.7 percent.
In the context with the policy
According to this, the government and the AH and MRC which is used to work as
partners the NSW can arrange a long lasting commitment between them. The aboriginal health

partnership will be arranging by NSW in order to increase the quality of health and to support the
ACCHS which is represented by AH and MRC. There are many different important factors
which are used to assist the principle which is in the activeness form known as work's new
approach. In regarding with this, the fitness offerings of the availability to the human beings of
NSW (Davis, (2018)). As consistent with this, self-determines a collaboration that is primarily
based totally upon the crucial precept this is prominent on the order of partnership. There is
numerous crucial element that's utilized in powerful manner to maintain the precept that is come
over the shape of activeness known as new technique of work.
In 2010, board and the parliament of Australian directory has passed a commitment
which was related to health gap to provide quality well-being to the people of aboriginal and
Torres strait islanders. There are different plans NSW government could use to close the gap
between aboriginal and Torres strait islanders and non-aboriginal people (Browne & Backholer,
(2020)). To finalise the plan a working group of aboriginal health plan is used to contain
representation on the basis of NSW ministry of health. AH and MRC were based on the LHD
level, this provides justice in health.
CONCLUSION
From the above discussion, it has been concluded that the aboriginal and Torres strait
islander people face several number of difficulties in their health and social concerning issues.
Thus, according to this, the suitable policy is effective and also help people in order to take their
proper testing. It also helps things to formulate the health quality and this policy also have
effective objective and scope.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Katz, A & Hill, P. S. (2018). Great expectations: An analysis of researchers' and policy makers'
perceptions of the potential value of the Australian indigenous burden of disease study
for policy. The International journal of health planning and management, 33(1), e181-
e193.
Hope, A., & Haire, B. (2019). “No‐one’s driving this bus”–qualitative analysis of PrEP health
promotion for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander gay and bisexual men. Australian
and New Zealand journal of public health, 43(1), 18-23.
Backholer, K & Demaio, S. (2021). Australia in 2030: what is our path to health for all?. Medical
Journal of Australia, 214, S5-S40.
Lahn, J., & Ganter, E. (2018). Aboriginal and Torres strait islander people in public service
roles: Representation, recognition and relationships in Australian government
bureaucracies. Journal of Australian Political Economy, The, (82), 133-148.
Elvidge, E & Holder, C. (2020). Cultural safety in hospitals: validating an empirical
measurement tool to capture the Aboriginal patient experience. Australian Health
Review, 44(2), 205-211.
Davis, R. (2018). Looking beyond the borderline: Development performance and prospects of
Saibai Island, Torres Strait.
Browne, J & Backholer, K. (2020). Effects of food policy actions on Indigenous Peoples’
nutrition-related outcomes: a systematic review. BMJ global health, 5(8), e002442.
Thomas, N., & Bull, M. (2018). Representations of women and drug use in policy: A critical
policy analysis. International Journal of Drug Policy, 56, 30-39.