Aboriginal health policy: is nutrition the %26quot;gap%26apos; in %26quot;Closing the Gap%26apos;?

作者:Browne Jennifer*; Hayes Rick; Gleeson Deborah
来源:Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2014, 38(4): 362-369.
DOI:10.1111/1753-6405.12223

摘要

Objective: To examine the extent to which nutrition has been prioritised in national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health policy. Method: Australian Government websites were searched for Aboriginal-specific health policies and strategies developed between 2000 and 2012. Thirteen documents describing nine policies were analysed. Results: Increased and more comprehensive inclusion of nutrition in Aboriginal health policy was identified during the first half of this period. In the second half, however, nutrition strategies were fragmented, and a much greater emphasis was placed on smoking. Conclusion and Implication: With the exception of food security in remote communities, nutrition seems to have disappeared from the national Aboriginal health policy agenda. This is a concern, given the burden of nutrition-related disease in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population.

  • 出版日期2014-8