How can we help close the gap?
7 Steps to Close the Gap
- Target Setting.
- Needs-Based Funding.
- Focus on Services.
- Training.
- Management.
- Continuous Quality Improvement.
- Learning from national and international experience.
- Conclusion.
What are the 7 targets for closing the gap?
Closing the Gap targets and outcomes
- Everyone enjoys long and healthy lives.
- Children are born healthy and strong.
- Children are engaged in high quality, culturally appropriate early childhood education in their early years.
- Children thrive in their early years.
- Students achieve their full learning potential.
What does closing the gap aim to achieve?
The Close the Gap Campaign aims to close the health and life expectancy gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous Australians within a generation.
What are the two COAG Closing the Gap targets for improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health?
COAG committed to: closing the life expectancy gap within a generation; halving the mortality gap for children under five within a decade; and. halving the gap in reading, writing and numeracy within a decade.
Why closing the aboriginal health gap is so elusive?
Why closing the Aboriginal health gap is so elusive. It must be acknowledged that the gaps in health standards experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will persist, despite strenuous clinical efforts, while the social determinants of Indigenous ill-health remain.
How effective is closing the gap?
What have we achieved? The sustained effort over the past 10 years to close the gap in the areas of health, education and employment has delivered better outcomes. For instance, Indigenous child mortality rates have fallen significantly over the longer term – down 35 per cent between 1998 and 2016.
What progress has been made on closing the gap?
Overall, the gaps in education have seen some improvement. The aim for 95 per cent of Indigenous four-year-olds to be enrolled in early childhood education by 2025 is on track, with around 86.4 per cent enrolled as of 2018. This is in comparison to 91.3 per cent of non-Indigenous children.
What is Closing the Gap Indigenous?
Closing the Gap is a strategy that that aims to improve the life outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with respect to health and wellbeing, education, employment, justice, safety, housing, land and waters, and languages.
How do you close an indigenous gap?