ATSI/inequity

Question 1

What are the 4 priority areas in the national ATSI Drug Strategy?

Answer 1

1. Build capacity and capability of AOD services and workforce (ATSI, Aboriginal workforce and mainstream)
2. Increase access to culturally appropriate and responsive programs (prevention and interventions)
3. Strengthen partnerships ACCHOs, g’ment and mainstream services, law enforcement in planning, delivery and evaluation
4. Monitoring and evaluation: performance measures and effective data systems

Question 2

What are the 4 key considerations in equity of access?

Answer 2

Availability
Affordability
Acceptability
Engagement

Question 3

What are the 6 goals of the National ATSI Suicide Prevention Strategy?

Answer 3

1. Reduce the incidence and impact of suicide and suicide behaviours
2. Support communities to respond to suicide and self-harm
3. Reduce risk factors
4. Build ATSI workforce in suicide prevention, early intervention and SEWB
5. Build evidence base and evaluate programs
6. Develop high-quality resources to support suicide preventiontaking

Question 4

What are the COAG Closing the Gap health targets?

Answer 4

To halve the gap in child mortality by 2018

To close the gap in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous within a generation (by 2031)

Question 5

How does the Australian suicide rate for Indigenous compare to non-Indigenous?
Which age group is the highest rate?
Which age group has the highest disparity in rates between male and female Indigenous v’s non-Indigenous

Answer 5

Indigenous suicide rate is twice as high overall as non-Indigenous (11 v’s 22 per 100 000)
Highest rate in 25-29yo
Greatest disparity 15-19yo (male 4-5x, female Indig 6x)