Contents:
Chapter 1: Health status of indigenous Australians
- The context of indigenous health
- Survey reveals health challenges for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health survey: first results
- Indigenous health isn’t all bad news
- Life expectancy estimates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians
Chapter 2: Closing the gap in indigenous Health
- What works? Addressing the social and economic determinants of indigenous health
- Closing the gap: PM delivers mixed report card on indigenous disadvantage
- Closing the gap report card
- Closing the gap PM’s report
- Living up to the close the gap challenge
- PM”s indigenous affairs challenge is to deliver on his ambition
- Closing the gap: we know what works so why don’t we do it?
- Indigenous affairs: close the gap but open the conversation
- Close the gap: progress and priorities
- Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework
- Indigenous reform 2011 – 12: comparing performance across Australia
- Slow progress in closing the gap according to COAG
- Federal government announces 10 year policy framework for indigenous health
- National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health plan at a glance
- Future initiatives to improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Worksheets and activities; Fast facts; Glossary; Web links; Index
