The 2nd HPD report - Health Policy Monitor

The “National Strategy for an Ageing Australia” report summarizes
the results of the consultations, focusing on
– Retirement income
– Employment for mature age workers
– Attitude, lifestyle and community support, and
– “World class care.”
One of the key recommendations for healthy aging was that laypersons
and professionals be educated about healthy lifestyles
and related activities in their own communities and workplaces.
The Australian government did not formally respond to the
consultation exercise. However, this initiative, a catalyst for several
reviews in the residential and community aged-care sectors,
laid the groundwork for state-level policy initiatives (e.g., the State
Aged Care Plan in Western Australia). The consultations also
stimulated joint activities among stakeholder and consumer
groups.
Measures to Build Ageing Research Capacity (BARC) recently
also gained momentum via two national fora. Build Ageing Research
Capacity is a collaborative venture between the Australian
Institute of Health and Welfare and the Office for an Ageing
Australia within the Federal Department of Health and Ageing.
Sources and further reading:
www.ageing.health.gov.au/ofoa/documents/pdf/nsaabook.
pdf
www.health.gov.au/acc/ofoa/agepolicy/index.htm
www.health.gov.au/acc/ofoa/healthcare/currentsys.htm
www.curtin.edu.au/health/research/cracs
www.ageingsymposium.com.au/index.html
www.health.wa.gov.au/publications
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Wellness,
not illness
Consultations as
catalyst for review
and research
Public research on
aging