This is the first report on progress towards the six targets set by the council of australian governments coag to reduce the gap in life opportunities between indigenous and nonindigenous australians. This research roundup examines the relevance of the closing the gap in a generation report of the world health organizations. A dealmakers guide to growth economies, january 2012. On this page there is a number of items that can be used almost by anybody as part of presentations to any group of people. The second item which could follow the first video is a presentation based on the. Apr 04, 2017 indeed, in each country in the organization for economic cooperation and development, or oecda group of 35 advanced and emerging economieswomen experience a wage gap. This is the 17th year of the annual closing the gap conference with over 400 area educators participating each year. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. On the other hand, this skills gap represents a massive pool of untapped talent, and it has dire consequences, including economic underperformance, social unrest, and individual despair. Funded through the 2012 budget, the new channel is the.
The campaign continues to grow each year with 220,000 pledges having been made from across the australian community, committing to seeing the health outcomes gap close in this generation by 2030. Meeting our targets will not be easy, and at times. Each workshop is conducted in a very practical and effective way that encourages continuous learning. These grants are utilized to stimulate the development of community and neighborhoodbased organizations to improve health outcomes of racial and ethnic populations and promote disease. Advancing indigenous eye health across diverse regions and systems jatkar u, anjou m, schubert n, roberts p, taylor hr uma jatkar, indigenous eye health national rural health alliance conference 2017. The existence of a gender wage gap is widely documented in many labour markets. The scottish attainment challenge is about achieving equity in educational outcomes, with a particular focus on closing the povertyrelated attainment gap. Closing the gap in health equality between aboriginal and torres strait islander people and other australians is an agreed national priority.
Closing the gap with the new primary national curriculum. The coauthors take sole responsibility for the interpretation of the source material in this. Failure to close the gap puts indigenous communities at risk. How sectoral workforce development programs benefit the working poor sedlp research report no. A report prepared by the lowitja institute for the close the gap. It affects the way people live, their consequent chance of illness, and their risk of premature death. Willy elliottmccrea, ceo of second harvest food bank of. Download the attached pdf for a simple guide to spreading the word on social media.
Performance reporting resources this page contains links to frequently asked questions, presentations, and other materials developed by performance reporting to help school administrators, teachers, parents, and the public understand and benefit from the states accountability information. The conference week is designed to dig deeper into critical areas that have the powerwhen implemented strategicallyto transform your classroom, your school, your district, your practice. Final report of the commission on social determinants of health. We offer break time for parents, groups, single moms christmas dinner, single dads day, family gift market, oneonone mentoring. Close the gap between indigenous and nonindigenous. Closing the gap in indigenous health outcomes the npa, and the targets set. Indigenous eye health ieh at the university of melbourne and cohost aboriginal health council of south australia ahcsa are pleased to announce that registrations and abstract submissions are now open for the close the gap for vision by 2020. Cancellations must be received in writing by closing the gap on or before october 1, 2020. In 2017, the government began a process to refresh the closing the gap agenda. Closing the gap department of aboriginal and torres strait. Closing the gap grant florida department of health.
The prime minister meeting with mr galarrwuy yunupingu am, ceremonial leader of the gumatj clan. Indigenous life expectancy, within the period 2007 to 2012. Clerici has ensured that ethics and compassion would guide the growth of the organization, making sure that the quality of services provided by ctg would always be of the highest standard. Who commission on social determinants of health final. Closing the gap health system australian indigenous. Who commission on social determinants of health final report. Closing the gap is a longterm framework that builds on the foundation of respect and unity provided by the 2008 national apology to aboriginal and torres strait islander peoples. What differentiates companies that are successful in closing deals from those that are not. This gap year brochure contains example itineraries and can also be modified to suit your needs. Creating an environment that is secure, trusted and auditready not that long ago, cloud computing was little more than a speck on the horizon. The evidence shows that the closing the gap targets are closely interrelated. Closing the gap strives to offer engaging, interactive and educational webinars on a range of topics, including assistive technology, universal design for learning and response to intervention.
This section provides a comprehensive collection of publications, resources, policies and programs relating to closing the gap. The closing the hunger gap cthg webinar series is designed to foster shared learning and build shared understanding and analysis around the root causes of hunger and poverty. Closing the brand gap through innovation and design itsaso gonzalez a, ester val a, daniel justel a, ion iriarte a a mondragon university, lo ramendi 4, mondragon 20500, spa in. Closing the gap conference jr rehabilitation services. The prime minister meeting with mr galarrwuy yunupingu am, ceremonial leader of the gumatj. Gender home page for access to all oecd publications and statistics or to purchase publications please go to our ilibrary or the oecd online bookshop. Sep, 2012 with all 50 states and the district of columbia having adopted college and careerready standards in english and mathematics, achieves seventh annual closing the expectations gap report shows how all states are aligning those standards with policies to send clear signals to students about what it means to be academically prepared for. The abs 20102012 life expectancy estimates for aboriginal and torres.
Pdf closing the brand gap through innovation and design. The closing the gap initiative successes and ongoing. The closing the gap conference is an annual event for anyone interested in finding practical and readily available assistive technology solutions for all. Employees found the results to be very informative and are using the results to make better choices in the hopes of improving their overall health. Hailed as the most practical and best educational at conference in north america, closing the gap is excited to share with you the 21 justannounced preconference workshops for october 1516, 2012. The reducing racial and ethnic health disparities closing the gap grant program, section 381. Closing the gap annual assistive technology conference. Daily smoking among indigenous australians aged 15 years and over has decreased from 41 per cent in 2012 to 37 per cent in 201819. It is designed to give principals and other educators across the.
Closing the gap healthcare has been delivering high quality health care in communities since 1990. Between 2008 and 2012, chronic disease including circulatory disease, cancer, diabetes, kidney and respiratory diseases accounted for 70 per cent of indigenous deaths. Closing the gap healthcare quickly grew from one womans vision into an established organization with a strong reputation in the community. Welcome to the healthinfonet section on closing the gap, a central hub for information about the government initiative that aims to address aboriginal and torres strait islander disadvantage in health, education and employment. A week of activities has been held to mark the release of the 2019 closing the gap report. The conference provides a forum for researchers and practitioners to tackle the issues facing minority populations with the hopes of improving the health status of those communities. This is the fifth annual closing the gap performance report for queensland. We heard reports of it rapidly becoming a mainstream technology, but it had yet to yet to make a meaningful impact on our technology landscape. Closing the gap prime ministers report 20 department of. Corporate wellness services closing the gap healthcare. The closing the gap conference is an opportunity to deepen your assistive technology at knowledge and strengthen your implementation strategies. Closing the gap is an assistive technology resource and professional development company. Closing the gap solutions membership empowering educators, professionals and parents alike, with the resources and tools they need to deepen their assistive technology knowledge, best practices and implementation strategies.
Closing the gap national assessment teams the coauthors of this report took the lead in compiling the results and doing the analysis, but all acknowledge the invaluable efforts of the teams that researched and produced the national reports. Closing the gap began in response to a call for governments to commit to achieving equality for aboriginal and torres strait islander people in health and life expectancy within a generation. Meeting specific targets in these priority areas will require the collaborative efforts of. As you know, one of the more slippery places in the journey to sobriety is between the door. Equity can be achieved by ensuring every child has the same opportunity to succeed. Mar 18, 2020 download our free corporate wellness brochure pdf our employees used closing the gap healthcares advanced angiodefender screening recently as part of our employee wellness program. At kaya, you can tailor your gap year by combining projects in any of our locations to suit your own needs and interests.
Gap year brochure volunteer intern gap year travel. International approaches to closing the gender wage gap. In addition to listing the gaps between benchmark requirements, this section lists the specific actions needed for each region in order to address the identified gap. Single parent provision is standing in that gap to advocate for single parent families and leading the charge to meet their unique needs. Successes and ongoing challenges for divisions of general practice. Closing the gap on indigenous disadvantage department of.
Estimating census and death registration completeness. Knowledgeable presenters with excellent presentation skills. Quinn capers, iv, md, facc, fscai assistant professor of medicine. This chapter considers australian governments progress towards meeting. In february 2016, the close the gap campaign the campaign welcomed the prime ministers words at his first closing the gap report to parliament. Closing the gap from the bench to the bedside and beyond saturday, march 18, 2017 longaberger alumni house 2200 olentangy river rd. Directions for aboriginal health 20122022, launched in 2012, provides an ongoing. Closing the gap in a generation contents suggested citation csdh 2008.
Performance reporting resources texas education agency. Almost 60 percent complain of lack of preparation, even for entrylevel jobs. The first is the 3 minute video above which can be downloaded directly into a power point presentation or copied to a cd to use as a power point presentation. Over the years, the annual closing the gap conference has become known as the best educational assistive technology conference in north america.
For additional documentation and data related to closing the gender gap. The primary purpose of this report is to detail queenslands progress against the two closing the gap health targets. Presents the 3rd annual cancer disparities conference cdc. This is, by far, the best conference that i have ever. Health equity through action on the social determinants of health social justice is a matter of life and death. Since 2008, australian governments have worked together to deliver better health, education and employment outcomes for aboriginal and torres strait islander people, and to eliminate the gap between indigenous and nonindigenous australians. Creating an environment that is secure, trusted and audit. Over the years, the annual closing the gap conference has become known as the.
Resetting the table in the land of plenty, nearly 50 million americans are food insecure and a record number of people 48 million are receiving snap benefits, up from 28 million in 2008. The quality teaching and literacy and numeracy aspects of the northern territory closing the gap national partnership 20092012 were being administered. There is an enormous gap between the need and services currently available. Gathering of prominent aboriginal and torres strait islander.
We will learn from an array of food system advocates who are working to create a more just and sustainable system and creat. Closing the gap and making pupil premium count the education endowment fund recommends schools take a tiered approach to pupil premium spending to maximise benefits for their children, while understanding the scale and nature of the attainment gap. Past events saskatchewan institute conference board of canada. Closing the life expectancy gap within a generation by 2033. Honorable charles saylor court of common pleas of northumberland county. The closing the gap conference is an opportunity to deepen your assistive technology knowledge and strengthen your implementation strategies. The central circular motif represents health in queensland, and the meeting. Chronic disease also accounted for 81 per cent of the gap in death rates between indigenous and nonindigenous australians.
Australias peak indigenous and nonindigenous health bodies, ngos and human rights organisations are working together to achieve equality in health and life expectancy for aboriginal and torres strait islander peoples. For year 3 reading, the target of halving the gap would have been met if a further 640 indigenous students nationwide met the national minimum standards. Closing the gap department of the prime minister and cabinet. Closing the gap gbemiga sofowora, mbchb, msc, facc summary epidemiology. The closing the gap conference is an annual event for anyone interested in finding practical and readily available assistive technology solutions for all disabilities, mild to significant, infant through adult. This document challenges the health and social care community to go further and faster to transform the support and care available to people with mental health problems both children and adults. Making tracks toward closing the gap in health outcomes for. Closing the gap aims to improve the lives of all aboriginal and torres strait islander australians.
Queensland health population health plan 20072012, brisbane. Aac institute 2016 closing the gap conference assistive. Closing the gap in primary health care australian primary health care has a major role to play in addressing social determinants of health sdoh. Progress and priorities report 2017 australian human rights. A meaningful transition into independent living for youth aging out of the foster care system. It included a fun run and walk in canberra, an indigenous business trade fair and the announcement of new targets for government spending kicking off the week of awareness was the closing the gap fun run and walk. College of diplomates, american board of pediatric dentistry since 2012 american association of public health dentistry since 2007 us national oral health alliance, founding board member since 2011.
Implementing the new primary national curriculum poses considerable challenge for schools as they develop new schemes of work and new processes to measure progress and attainment. This technical report disaggregates graduate labour market data from the australian graduate survey ags and the. Closing the gap preconference workshops are fullday, indepth workshops focused on assistive technology that are presented by experts in their field. Ohio states division of gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition, section of community engagement and equity in digestive health. The data linking educational attainment with successful employment. With all 50 states and the district of columbia having adopted college and careerready standards in english and mathematics, achieves seventh annual closing the expectations gap report shows how all states are aligning those standards with policies to send clear signals to students about what it means to be academically prepared for college and careers after high. Reports and publications department of the prime minister.
Projects can be completed in any order, for a longer or shorter period of time, and at any time, as long as the project allows. We offer a range of services for clients of all ages and we are a leader in complex care cases. In the midst of this period of change schools must continue to strive to close attainment gaps between disadvantaged pupils and their peers. Closing the gap performance report 2017 queensland health. After 10 years, and despite closing the gap being a national bipartisan priority, it is clear that australian governments at all levels are, in key respects, failing australias first peoples. Evaluations indicate that participants gain valuable knowledge and skills by attending this conference dont miss out.
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