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The following practical examples of how the mainstream working in a more culturallyeffective way can change outcomes may be useful:Care DeliveryThe North Burnett Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Men’s Health OutreachProgram, located in Queensland was established in 2002 as a collaboration betweenthe Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community within the North Burnett Shireand Queensland Health. Strategies designed to meet Cultural Respect healthoutcomes were based around the need to improve knowledge and understanding ofspecific health issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men; improveaccess to services; and to promote partnerships which lead to community decisionmakingaround service delivery.OrganisationalThe Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Health Service District within QueenslandHealth through its environmental health program is strengthening the management ofenvironmental health issues by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communitieslocated in its area. It focuses on housing and other infrastructure audits conducted bylocal environmental health workers and provides a platform for the communitycouncil to monitor the standards of housing and other infrastructure in the community.Systems/CorporateQueensland Health is a partner in the Queensland Government’s initiated “Aboriginaland Torres Strait Islander Education to Employment Scheme” designed to offer threeyear 10 or equivalent Technical and Further Education training students practicalstudy support and financial assistance to help them through completion to year 12.The aim is to increase their training and employment opportunities. 2121 Queensland Health, Meeting the Challenge, 200217
4. The Way ForwardIt is not the intention to mandate the content of an action agenda. Each jurisdictionwill need to have some auditing and planning process around Cultural Respect andguidelines that may be useful in this context can be found in attachment one. Thechallenges and priorities will be different in each of the jurisdictions and it isimportant to maintain the focus on outcomes at the national level. At the same time, itis the intention of AHMAC to regularly appraise itself of the developments at thejurisdictional level and provide the whole-of-system leadership that reflects its owncommitment to Cultural Respect.There are already reporting mechanisms that are clearly linked to the Cultural RespectFramework such as the framework agreements that underpin partnerships at the Statelevel and the National Aboriginal Performance Indicators and Targets reported onannually by the State, Territory and Commonwealth governments. It is not theintention to duplicate these reports but more to supplement them with feedback fromjurisdictions on their achievements and challenges in responding to the CulturalRespect Framework.AHMAC is also keen to foster on-going collaboration and sharing of information,ideas and practical strategies between jurisdictions as a key plank of continuousimprovement. AHMAC will, through SCATSIH, consider establishing a nationalclearinghouse to facilitate that approach.There is an initial five-year commitment by AHMAC to the Cultural RespectFramework and each jurisdiction will be required to report to the jointSCATSIH/AHMAC meeting in each of those years commencing in 2004.The focus for 2004 will be on each of the State, Territory and Commonwealthgovernments committing to preparing a position statement on the strengths andchallenges for their jurisdiction. SCATSIH will consider and recommend a format forthe annual reports. SCATSIH will also be considering and recommending ways inwhich AHMAC could progress the development of national standards for culturalcompetence.18
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