Roadmap to recovery: reporting on a research taskforce supporting Indigenous responses to COVID-19 in Australia
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 COVID-19. The report covered issues ranging from pandemic control and relaxation of social...
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ftunivqespace:oai:espace.library.uq.edu.au:UQ:55a8f1f 2023-05-15T16:16:44+02:00 Roadmap to recovery: reporting on a research taskforce supporting Indigenous responses to COVID-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 2020-09-22 https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:55a8f1f eng eng Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia doi:10.1002/ajs4.133 issn:1839-4655 issn:0157-6321 orcid:0000-0002-2892-4542 COVID-19 health Indigenous peoples policy self-determination 3312 Sociology and Political Science Journal Article 2020 ftunivqespace https://doi.org/10.1002/ajs4.133 2020-11-10T01:43:40Z 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 COVID-19. The report covered issues ranging from pandemic control and relaxation of social distancing measures, to well-being 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations The University of Queensland: UQ eSpace Australian Journal of Social Issues 56 1 4 16 |
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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 COVID-19. The report covered issues ranging from pandemic control and relaxation of social distancing measures, to well-being 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. |
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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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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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Roadmap to recovery: reporting on a research taskforce supporting Indigenous responses to COVID-19 in Australia |
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Roadmap to recovery: reporting on a research taskforce supporting Indigenous responses to COVID-19 in Australia |
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