5. ‘Closing the Gap’ campaign

Question 1

What is National Health Reform Agreement?

Answer 1

• an agreement that supports ATS Peoples
• It is a structural reform that aims to improve the health outcome for all Aussies (including ATS), and improve the sustainability of the Australian health system.

Question 2

What is ‘Closing the Gap’ campaign?

Answer 2

• It’s a national partnership on addressing ATS disadvantages.
• Efforts made in: school, health, employment, community safety, governance & leadership

Question 3

What is the 2008 - 2018 framework?

Answer 3

• embodies human rights
• founded on an understanding of the underlying structural factors, ie SDOH, institutional racism, access to resources
• work together to achieve equality in health status
• improve sustainability
• reduce gap in life expectancy

Question 4

Summary of 10-year evaluation

Answer 4

• lack of national plans that are well designed to support ATS Peoples in health, school, employment …
• little efforts made in building primary health service capacity according to needs
  [the original CTG only partially implemented]

Question 5

What is CTG 2020?

Answer 5

• built around priority reforms under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap
• are central to the National Agreement and will change the way govs work with ATS communities
  > formal partnership & shared decision making
  > moving toward a strengths-based agenda ie more co-design & self-determination

Question 6

What federal gov supports are needed in reformed CTG?

Answer 6

• require Gov to respect ATS self-determined efforts to their health
• require Gov & communities participation in health planning
• investments are guided into services that are determined and controlled by ACCHO