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Health care for Aboriginal people in the Melbourne GP Network catchment

Australians generally have among the best life expectancy rates in the world , however Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experience worse health than non-Indigenous Australians in terms of life expectancy and burden of disease - particularly chronic disease and the associated risk factors¹. People of ATSI decent also have reduced access to health care. 

MGPN is committed to working with our members and stakeholders to reduce health inequities within our community and to address the health needs of at risk populations. Whilst MGPN does not have a designated Close the Gap, Department of Health and Aging funded officer, we acknowledge the important role that primary care has in improving the health status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and actively support this process.

To this end, MGPN is represented:

• as a co-signatory to the Coalition of the Intentional to Close the Gap document. As such our organisation has committed to work “to improve access to, and outcomes from, mainstream services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders”.

See other items relating to Aboriginal Health (below and right):  

1. Identification of Aboriginal patients
2. Cultural awareness education and cultural safety training
3. GP Resource Kit: Practice detail cards Indigenous Chronic Disease Package
4. Closing the Gap Indigenous Chronic Disease Package
5. Aboriginal Health Assessments MBS Item 715
6. PIP Indigenous Health Incentive   -->  MGPN Indigenous Health PIP Summary Tool --> Indigenous PIP Calculator
7. PBS - Co payment Measure - Indigenous Health PIP
8. Aboriginal Oral Health
9. Aboriginal Mental Health
10. RACGP -  National guide to a preventive assessment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
11. Local Resources
12. Frequently Asked Questions
13. HealthInfoNet - One stop Info-Shop for ATSI Health Information
14. MGPN ATSI publication articles
15. References
16. Closing the Gap clearing house – evidenced-based research on overcoming disadvantage for Aboriginal Australians.

¹ DoHA - Indigenous Chronic Disease Package Fact Sheet

MGPN is located on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri People