Page 3432 - Week 09 - Thursday, 24 August 2017
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guidelines on delivering culturally appropriate and inclusive health services, including for the ageing population.
The Coordinating Framework can be accessed at: http://health.act.gov.au/sites/default/files/Policy_and_Plan/Multicultural%20Co-ordinating%20Framework%20-%20Towards%20Culturally%20Appropriate%20and%20Inclusive%20Services%202014-2018.pdf
In addition to this, the ACT Government has established The Active Ageing Framework 2015-18 (the Active Ageing Framework) to address the diversity of needs within the ageing population in our community.
The Active Ageing Framework can be accessed at: http://www.communityservices.act.gov.au/wac/ageing/active-ageing-framework
Actions under the Active Ageing Framework include:
• the provision of cultural and diversity awareness training for ACT Government staff and volunteers who are working with age friendly initiatives;
• the hosting of computer training course for seniors from multicultural communities; and
• the identification of opportunities for intergenerational collaboration, via bodies such as the ACT Ministerial Council on Ageing, the ACT Ministerial Council on Women, and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elected Body.
KPIs under the Active Ageing Framework include:
• an increased number of ACT Government staff and volunteers who participate in cultural and diversity awareness training; and
• increased participation by Advisory Council and Elected Body members in cross portfolio senior initiatives, including Refugee Week, Harmony Day, Reconciliation Week, NAIDOC Week and Multicultural Festival Seniors Sanctuary.
Reporting on progress against the above actions will be made available later in 2017, in a Ministerial Statement to the Assembly.
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(a) The ACT Government takes seriously its responsibilities to engage with multicultural communities about the identification of targeted services to vulnerable members of our community and about the development of policy frameworks and programs. All ACT multicultural groups, including the Canberra Multicultural Community Forum (CMCF), have opportunities to participate in community engagement and consultation, including providing input and feedback. The soon to be established ACT Multicultural Advisory Council will provide further opportunities for the CMCF to be involved in consultation and cooperation.
(b) The ACT Multicultural Framework 2015-20 was developed as a result of extensive consultation with the ACT multicultural community. Many multicultural community groups, including the CMCF, were invited to participate in this consultative process.
The establishment of the ACT Multicultural Advisory Council will augment current communication and consultation processes between the ACT Government and members of multicultural communities including the CMCF.
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