Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), June 2023 – June 2025
Definitions and references
Definitions
| Avoidable deaths | Preventable mortality is defined as causes of death that can be mainly avoided through effective public health and primary prevention interventions |
| Life expectancy | Life expectancy is a statistical measure of the average time a person is expected to live, based on the year of birth, current age, and other demographic factors like sex |
| Reconciliation | Reconciliation is about strengthening relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous peoples, for the benefit of all Australians |
| Self Determination | Self-determination is the right of all peoples to 'freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development” |
| Truth-telling | Truth-telling is an opportunity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to record evidence about past actions and share their culture, heritage and history with the broader community |
| RAP | Reconciliation Action Plan |
References
| 1 | Health of the Population Report. Western NSW Health Needs Assessment. Health Intelligence Unit, Western NSW Local Health District, 20th May 2022 |
| 2 | Australian Bureau of Statistics, Life Tables for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians 2015 - 2017 |
| 3 | Health Stats, Chronic Disease Hospitalisations, Health Statistics NSW, Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence, NSW Ministry of Health, 20th May 2022 |
| 4 | Reconciliation Australia, The Australian Reconciliation Barometer 2020, Reconciliation Australia, Canberra ACT |
| 5 | Western NSW Local Health District Position Descriptions Aboriginal Health Worker and Aboriginal Health Practitioner 2021 |
| 6 | Western NSW Local Health HIU Reporting Portal Improving Aboriginal Health Dashboard 21 June 2022 |
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