#AusUPR20 Score Card: Australians live approx 13.2% of their lives in ill health. Poor health outcomes link to low incomes, gaps in Australia’s healthcare system, and low levels of investment in illness prevention. Australia must have ongoing mechanism for prevention. 1/7 #Auspol
Climate change and public health are interlinked. Recently, smoke from bushfires has harmed the health of millions of Australians. Australia must implement accurate, evidence-based and timely public health interventions to mitigate the health impact of climate change. 2/7
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples carry a disproportionate health burden related to poverty and poor living conditions, including high rates of gastroenteritis, encephalitis, hepatitis, heart disease, diabetes, kidney failure and trachoma. 3/7
In 2018, suicide was the leading cause of death for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and people aged 15-44. Traumatic experiences, intergenerational trauma, discrimination, grief and overcrowding and a sense of disempowerment were attributable factors. 4/7
The Australian Government must fund the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander controlled health, service and healing sector to meet family, child, youth, health, aged, disability and rehabilitation needs nationally. 5/7
Almost a quarter of Australian children are affected by being overweight or obesity. Within two years, Australia must implement the WHO’s Ending Childhood Obesity Report recommendations and enact legislation to protect children from unhealthy food marketing. 6/7
Transgender and gender-diverse people experience major barriers accessing culturally safe healthcare. Within two years, Australia must ensure free and timely access to culturally safe healthcare, and gender affirming multidisciplinary healthcare for children and adolescents. 7/7
Source: Australia’s Human Rights Score Card from its 3rd United Nations Universal Periodic Review NGO Coalition Report.
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