RACGP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health is seeking your input to help develop the next phase of the Closing the Gap agenda.
In December 2007, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) pledged to close key gaps in outcomes between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and other Australians. Specific targets were developed to reduce inequalities in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander life expectancy, mortality, education and employment. A seventh target to close the gap in school attendance was added in 2014.
This year is the tenth anniversary of the Closing the Gap Strategy. The Prime Minister’s 2018 Closing the Gap report found that only three of the seven national targets are on track. Four targets will expire this year. In response, all governments have agreed to work on a refreshed agenda and renewed targets.
The National Faculty of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health has developed a draft submission for consultation. Your ideas will help to inform the direction and impact of the submission.
To provide comment on the draft, please contact aboriginalhealthunit@racgp.org.au for a copy of the submission.
The consultation period closes Wednesday 28 February 2018.
The Commonwealth Government is facilitating a national face-to-face consultation process. For those interested, dates and further information is available on the Closing the Gap Refresh website.
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