Moving Forward Together in Aboriginal Women's Health: - Theses ...

Moving Forward TogetherJanet Kellyincreased unemployment1978Alma Ata Declaration ofHealth for AllPost Vietnam War socialchanges and challenges*Chronic disease focus &effects of affluence*Rediscovery ofprevention*A need to controlescalating health costs*Focus on individualbehaviours – behaviourmodification & lifestyleprograms*Increased recognition ofmulticultural society*Epidemiology*Increased environmentaland human rightsmovementdiabetes, cancers, smoking etc*Population surveys of riskfactors*Growing interest anddevelopment in public health,community health, women’shealth, Aboriginal health*1970 Family Planning SA*1973 community & women’shealth centres opened.*1975 Medibank (Australia’s firstuniversal health insurancescheme)*1983 Medicare introduced“we’ll help you to do what we want you todo”*1970 National Aboriginal and IslanderHealth Organisation formed*1971 First Aboriginal controlled healthservice in Redfern, Sydney*Tent embassy in Canberra5 New Public Health EraMid 1980s – 1990sEconomic Rationalism1986 Ottawa Charter*Costs of medicaltreatment questioned*WHO policies gaininginfluence*Focus on collectivemeasures*Emphasis on poverty andsocial justice in publichealth policies*Economic recession andcutbacks in stateexpenditure*Development of healthy publicpolicy i.e. tobacco & alcohollegislation,*Policy support for communityinvolvement in health promotion*Settings approach to healthpromotion - i.e. Healthy Cities*1984 Australian CommunityHealth Association formed*1985 National HIV/AIDSstrategy*1987 SA Health PromotionFoundation establishedSelf management Stage 2 1988 - 1996*1989 National Aboriginal Health Strategyestablished*ATSIC introduced*Increased emphasis on housing, health,employment, education in response to morevocal Aboriginal concerns*Wik Decision*10 point plan that limits Native Title rights*1991 the Royal Commission into AboriginalDeaths in Custody Report &recommendations*1992 the Council for AboriginalReconciliation59