Page 828 - Week 02 - Thursday, 12 February 2009
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(b) ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elected Body
Under the Act, ACTIEB must report to the Minister on the effectiveness and accessibility of ACT government programs for Indigenous people. The body is only recently formed and will consult with government and community stakeholders to determine an appropriate reporting regime.
United Ngunnawal Elders Council
As a consultative body, UNEC’s work is ongoing and continues to grow, successfully promoting understanding of traditional Indigenous matters in the ACT.
(8) Indigenous health objectives
The ACT Human Capital Plan and the Canberra Social Plan highlight a number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander initiatives being promoted and implemented by the ACT Government. The Human Capital Plan refers to the COAG goal of reducing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous outcomes, particularly in relation to the proportion of children born healthy. The Human Capital Plan commits to reducing the gap between the proportion of Indigenous and non Indigenous children born healthy and ‘improving antenatal care’ and ‘strengthening the health, development and learning of 0-5 year olds’ through integrated service delivery to Indigenous families.
The Canberra Social Plan contains two specific actions:
• Expand the Aboriginal Midwifery Access Program planned by Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service and establish an ear health program for infants and children: and
• Improve the capacity of mainstream ACT Health services to meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
ACT Health provides services and support to key Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations to address the gap in health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Indigenous people.
Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service
Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service is a primary health care service initiated and managed by the local Aboriginal community to provide a culturally safe holistic health service to the Aboriginal people of the ACT and surrounding areas. The service is governed by a Board whose members are drawn from and elected by the local community. Services offered by Winnunga include:
• Midwifery Access Program;
• Hearing Health Program;
• Dental Health Program;
• Mental Health Liaison Service;
• Dual Diagnosis Program;
• Youth Detox Support Service;
• Correctional Outreach Services, and
• Opiate Program.
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