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Roadmap to recovery: Reporting on a researchtaskforce supporting Indigenous responses toCOVID-19 in Australia

Moodie, Nikki; Ward, James; Dudgeon, Patricia; Adams, Karen; Altman, Jon; Casey, Dawn; Cripps, Kyllie; Davis, Megan; Derry, Kate; Eades, Sandra; Faulkner, Samantha; Hunt, Janet; Klein, Elise; McDonnell, Siobhan; Ring, Ian; Sutherland, Stewart; Yap, Mandy

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In April 2020 a Group of Eight Taskforce was convened, consisting of over 100 researchers, to provide independent, research-based recommendations to the Commonwealth Government on a “Roadmap to Recovery” from COVID19. The report covered issues ranging from pandemic control and relaxation of social distancing measures, to wellbeing and special considerations for vulnerable populations. Our work focused on the critical needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities; this paper...[Show more]

dc.contributor.authorMoodie, Nikki
dc.contributor.authorWard, James
dc.contributor.authorDudgeon, Patricia
dc.contributor.authorAdams, Karen
dc.contributor.authorAltman, Jon
dc.contributor.authorCasey, Dawn
dc.contributor.authorCripps, Kyllie
dc.contributor.authorDavis, Megan
dc.contributor.authorDerry, Kate
dc.contributor.authorEades, Sandra
dc.contributor.authorFaulkner, Samantha
dc.contributor.authorHunt, Janet
dc.contributor.authorKlein, Elise
dc.contributor.authorMcDonnell, Siobhan
dc.contributor.authorRing, Ian
dc.contributor.authorSutherland, Stewart
dc.contributor.authorYap, Mandy
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-21T04:18:28Z
dc.identifier.issn0157-6321
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/219979
dc.description.abstractIn April 2020 a Group of Eight Taskforce was convened, consisting of over 100 researchers, to provide independent, research-based recommendations to the Commonwealth Government on a “Roadmap to Recovery” from COVID19. The report covered issues ranging from pandemic control and relaxation of social distancing measures, to wellbeing and special considerations for vulnerable populations. Our work focused on the critical needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities; this paper presents an overview of our recommendations to the Roadmap report. In addressing the global challenges posed by pandemics for citizens around the world, Indigenous people are recognised as highly vulnerable. At the time of writing Australia’s First Nations Peoples have been largely spared from COVID-19 in comparison to other Indigenous populations globally. Our recommendations emphasise self-determination and equitable needs-based funding to support Indigenous communities to recover from COVID-19, addressing persistent overcrowded housing, and a focus on workforce, especially for regional and remote communities. These latter two issues have been highlighted as major issues of risk for Indigenous communities in Australia It remains to be seen how governments across Australia take up these recommendations to support Indigenous peoples’ health and healing journey through yet another, potentially catastrophic, health crisis.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.publisherAustralian Council of Social Services
dc.rights© 2020 Australian Social Policy Association
dc.sourceAustralian Journal of Social Issues
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectIndigenous peoples
dc.subjectpolicy
dc.subjectself-determination
dc.subjecthealth
dc.titleRoadmap to recovery: Reporting on a researchtaskforce supporting Indigenous responses toCOVID-19 in Australia
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
dc.date.issued2020
local.identifier.absfor111701 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
local.identifier.ariespublicationu1099631xPUB20
local.publisher.urlhttps://www.wiley.com/en-gb
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationMoodie, Nikki, The University of Melbourne
local.contributor.affiliationWard, James, University of Queensland
local.contributor.affiliationDudgeon, Patricia, University of Western Australia
local.contributor.affiliationAdams, Karen, Monash University
local.contributor.affiliationAltman, Jon, College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationCasey, Dawn, National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation,
local.contributor.affiliationCripps, Kyllie, University of New South Wales
local.contributor.affiliationDavis, Megan, University of New South Wales
local.contributor.affiliationDerry, Kate, The University of Western Australia
local.contributor.affiliationEades, Sandra, Curtin Medical School
local.contributor.affiliationFaulkner, Samantha, College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationHunt, Janet, College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationKlein, Elise, College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationMcDonnell, Siobhan, College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationRing, Ian, James Cook University
local.contributor.affiliationSutherland, Stewart, College of Health and Medicine, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationYap, Li-Ming (Mandy), College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU
local.description.embargo2099-12-31
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage1
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage13
local.identifier.doi10.1002/ajs4.133
local.identifier.absseo920302 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health - Health Status and Outcomes
dc.date.updated2021-12-02T05:03:31Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-85091295248
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