11th September 2008, 9am - 5pm
Venue: Finkel Theatre, ANU
Cost: $100
Please complete and fax the registration form with payment by Monday 8 September. Enquiries to ros.hales@anu.edu.au
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Provisional program
Indigenous health in Australia is a national public health priority. Life expectancy lags years behind mainstream Australia and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander statistics for illness and disability in almost every disease far outstrips the accepted norms. The issues are complex and the answers are not always clear, but there have been success stories (which will be highlighted during the day) and most of these have relied on:
- Community consultation
- Capacity building
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership
- A full appreciation of the problem at hand AND the underlying issues which have led to them
The increased political commitment in Australia is welcomed, but this needs to be backed up by population level initiatives with a proven benefit to health and wellbeing. The Master of Applied Epidemiology (MAE) program at the National Centre for Epidemiology & Population Health is committed to enhancing capacity in Indigenous health and to assisting policy makers in this endeavour. We are committed to using our knowledge of epidemiology to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health. We have 22 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander MAE graduates working with their communities, in State and Territory Health Departments, academia and the non-government sector, applying the knowledge and experience gained from the course and many are making vital contributions to Indigenous Health in Australia . Our three current Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students are chairing sessions in today's forum.
The Indigenous Health Forum is part of that process. It will bring together Indigenous and non-Indigenous researchers, policy makers and practitioners to examine what is known, where are the gaps in knowledge and to propose potential solutions. The range of topics will include some of the major challenges facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Our invited speakers are national experts in their fields.
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