http://hdl.handle.net/2328/15164 2013-06-18T05:34:48Z http://hdl.handle.net/2328/26785 Title: “Never mind the logic, give me the numbers”: Former Australian health ministers’ perspectives on the social determinants of health Authors: Baum, Frances Elaine; Laris, Paul; Fisher, Matthew; Newman, Lareen Ann; MacDougall, Colin James Abstract: The articulation of strong evidence and moral arguments about the importance of social determinants of health (SDH) and health equity has not led to commensurate action to address them. Policy windows open when, simultaneously, an issue is recognised as a problem, policy formulation and refinement happens and the political will for action is present. We report on qualitative interviews with 20 former Australian Federal, State or Territory health ministers conducted between September 2011 and January 2012 concerning their views about how and why the windows of policy opportunity on the SDH did or did not open during their tenure. Almost all ex-health ministers were aware of the existence of health inequalities and SDH but their complexity meant that this awareness rarely crystalised into a clear problem other than as a focus on high needs groups, especially Aboriginal people. Formulation of policies about SDH was assisted by cross-portfolio structures, policy entrepreneurs, and evidence from reviews and reports. It was hindered by the complexity of SDH policy, the dominance of medical power and paradigms and the weakness of the policy community advocating for SDH. The political stream was enabling when the general ideological climate was supportive of redistributive policies, the health care sector was not perceived to be in crisis, there was support for action from the head of government and cabinet colleagues, and no opposition from powerful lobby groups. There have been instances of Australian health policy which addressed the SDH over the past twenty five years but they are rare and the windows of opportunity that made them possible did not stay open for long. 2013-04-03T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2328/26692 Title: Active ageing and employment in rural SA: a Health in All Policies project Authors: Osborne, Katy; Newman, Lareen Ann; Ramanathan, Rama; Williams, Carmel; Wildgoose, Deborah; Foote, Amy; Ludford, Isobel Abstract: The South Australian (SA) Health in All Policies (HiAP) initiative provides a framework and mandate for intersectoral policy work on the social determinants of health. Participation in decent and meaningful employment is a key social determinant of health, and is also an important strategy to promote ‘active ageing’ in the population. This paper reports on an intersectoral project undertaken by the Health In All Policies Unit and Country Health SA Local Health Network (CHSA LHN) in collaboration with Flinders University’s SA Community Health Research Unit and Southgate Institute for Health Society & Equity. The project Active Ageing and Employment in Regional South Australia aims to identify policy levers to increase the workforce retention and re-entry for rural people aged 45+. The project is designed to do this by building the capacity of the regional health workforce to address the social determinants of health in collaboration with agencies outside of the health system. The project partners have adopted a ‘learning by doing’ strategy with the focus on employment and ageing. 2013-04-15T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2328/26522 Title: Research Pulse. Volume 8, No. 4, December 2012 Authors: Flinders University. Faculty of Health Sciences Abstract: Giving children a greater chance at life. From the Executive Dean. Announcing our Distinguished Professors. Swimming pool use doesn't prevent middle ear infections in Indigenous children. Farewell Emeritus Professor Jan Paterson. Celebrating success in the Faculty. Upcoming Grant Writing Workshop. Support for families living with Acquired Brain Injury. Neuroscience Networking. Meeting the needs of caregivers from cultural and linguistically diverse groups. Our under-utilised ocean resources. Risky perception: exposing ketamine. CareSearch informs Residential Aged Care. 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2328/26521 Title: Research Pulse. Volume 8, No. 3, September 2012 Authors: Flinders University. Faculty of Health Sciences Abstract: The Governor-General visits Ophthalmology. From the Executive Dean. Peer support scheme for researchers. Flinders University's three minute master. Anatomical modelling to reduce dose from CT scans. Farewell Glenda. Celebrating success in the Faculty. Patient Centred Care. New search filter. Imaging Flow Cytometry at Flinders. Flinders joins the next generation. Keryn Williams: one of Australia's finest researchers. Prestigious Future Fellowships. 2012-09-01T00:00:00Z