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MADAM SPEAKER, I AM PLEASED TO PRESENT THE FINAL REPORT OF THE A.C.T. HEALTH GOALS AND TARGETS FOR THE YEAR 2000, WHICH IS THE A.C.T.S CONTRIBUTION TO NATIONAL INITIATIVES AIMED AT FOCUSING THE HEALTH SYSTEM TOWARDS IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES.

NATIONAL HEALTH GOALS AND TARGETS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER REVISION. THIS PROCESS COMMENCED WITH THE PUBLICATION OF GOALS AND TARGETS FOR AUSTRALIAS HEALTH IN THE YEAR 2000, WHICH IDENTIFIED DETERMINANTS OF ILL HEALTH WITHIN FIVE BROAD HEADINGS, NAMELY:

• PREVENTABLE MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY;

• HEALTH LIFESTYLES AND RISK FACTORS;

• HEALTH LITERACY AND HEALTH SKILLS;

HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS; AND THE

• HEALTH SYSTEM.

TI-ASE NATIONAL HEALTH GOALS AND TARGETS WERE COMPLEMENTED BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF PARALLEL HEALTH STRATEGIES FOR A NUMBER OF POPULATIONS GROUPS, SUCH AS THE ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER HEALTH GOALS AND TARGETS, THE HEALTH GOALS AND TARGETS FOR A AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN AND YOUTH, THE HEALTH GOALS AND TARGETS FOR AUSTRALIAN WOMEN, AND THE NATIONAL NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING BACKGROUND WOMENS HEALTH STRATEGY.

THE COMMONWEALTH AND STATE AND TERRITORY GOVERNMENTS WERE REQUIRED UNDER THE MEDICARE AGREEMENTS ACT 1992 TO AGREE, BY JUNE 1994, TO NATIONAL GOALS AND TARGETS AND PRIORITY AREAS FOR IMPLEMENTATION. TO THIS END, THE VARIOUS HEALTH MINISTERS IDENTIFIED FOUR KEY FOCUS AREAS, NAMELY CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, CANCERS, INJURY, AND MENTAL HEALTH.

DRAFT GOALS, TARGETS AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES IN EACH OF THESE AREAS HAVE BEEN PREPARED BY THE COMMONWEALTH DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND HEALTH, AND ARE CURRENTLY BEING FINALISED FOLLOWING COMMUNITY CONSULTATION.

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