Healthy transition to adulthood the States and Territories will fund services to support positive life choices by young Indigenous people, reduce risk taking behaviours and increase resilience, with this expected to lead to, among other benefits, an increased sense of social and emotional well-being, reduced uptake of alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs; and reduced hospitalisations for violence and injury. – Excess mortality among Indigenous Australian teenagers and young adults is mainly due to violence, accidents, substance abuse and self-harm, including suicide; 13 • Making Indigenous health everyone’s business – the States and Territories will fund services to improve coordination and responsiveness to Indigenous health outcomes from non-health services such as child protection, juvenile justice, corrections, and housing, especially those services that target socially isolated and high-risk populations. • Primary health care services that can deliver – the Commonwealth and the States and Territories will work together to improve access to culturally secure primary health care for all Indigenous Australians, with improved access to quality primary health care through better coordination across the care continuum, particularly for people with chronic diseases and/or complex needs; increased uptake of MBS-funded primary health care services by Indigenous people; and increased cultural competence of the primary health care workforce. – While Indigenous Australians have morbidity and mortality levels 200-300 per cent higher than non-Indigenous Australians, their access to health care services overall is only 10 per cent higher.14 X00 Xxxxxxxxxx Health Ministers’ Advisory Council (2008). Aboriginal and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Islander Health Performance Framework Report 2008, AHMAC, Xxxxxxxx. X00 AIHW analysis of National Mortality Database as seen in the Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council (2008). Aboriginal and Xxxxxx Strait Islander Health Performance Framework Report (2008) , AHMAC, Canberra. B12 Ibid., Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council (2008). X00 Xxxx., Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council (2008). X00 Xxxx., Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council (2008). • Fixing the gaps and improving the patient journey – the Commonwealth and the States and Territories will work together to better manage the care transitions for Indigenous Australians across different parts of the health sector, especially for those at risk of, or with, a chronic disease, leading to impr...
Healthy transition to adulthood. The transition to adulthood is a key point in the life course as it is the period when young people form risk taking or protective behaviours that will have a significant long term impact on their health and the health of the families. New initiatives will address the social, emotional, physical and spiritual well-being of Aboriginal children, adolescents, their families and communities through the establishment of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services on the remote Aboriginal communities in South Australia’s North West. These initiatives also include the provision of a mental health and wellbeing program for young offenders and the expansion of existing programs that provide relationship education, health literacy education and the promotion of health-protective behaviours. Making Indigenous health everyone’s business Aboriginal children and families will gain increased access to health promotion services and health promoting environments, particularly in remote locations, through building the health literacy and living skills of parents and families and by improving access to early detection and intervention support services. In addition, environmental Health Workers will address a number of Aboriginal health issues by improving environmental conditions and also contributing to community capacity building, real employment and personal development opportunities for members of these communities.
Healthy transition to adulthood. What are we aiming to do? How will we do it? Why are we doing it? Who will do it? When will it be done? How will we check progress? What is the cost?
