Policy rationale The incidence of chronic disease has a significant impact on the health and wellbeing of Australians, and is higher amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people than other populations. The broad rationale for the ICDP is that the impact of chronic disease can be reduced by earlier identification, and improved management of risk factors and of the disease itself. A holistic life stage approach is required to overcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander disadvantage, to build sustainable social change and to embed system reform, which the ICDP has recognised and to which it has responded. The ICDP appreciates and supports: the need for a coordinated effort by all jurisdictions; the importance of involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities in the design and delivery of programs and activities; implementation of strategies that address chronic disease risk factors and manage chronic disease; and the contextual influences on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health outcomes. ICDP measures The ‘measures’ of the ICDP are set out in the following table. These sit under the three priority areas for the ICDP. Table 1: Overview of ICDP measures. Priority area Measure Core components Tackling National Action to Reduce Indigenous Regional Tackling Smoking and Healthy chronic Smoking Rates (A1) and Helping Lifestyle Teams (RTSHLTs) and other disease risk Indigenous Australians Reduce Their national tackling smoking supports factors Risk of Chronic Disease (A2) Local Indigenous Community Local Community Campaigns (LCCs) Campaigns to Promote Better Health (A3) Improving Subsidising PBS Medicine PBS Co-payment (Closing the Gap (CtG) chronic payments (B1) scripts) disease Higher Utilisation Costs for Medicare None management Benefits Schedule and PBS (B2) and follow up care Supporting Primary Care Providers to Practice Incentives Program Indigenous Coordinate Chronic Disease Health Incentive (PIP Indigenous Health Management (B3a) Incentive) Supporting Primary Care Providers to Care Coordination and Supplementary Coordinate Chronic Disease Services (CCSS) Program Management (B3b)
Policy rationale The incidence of chronic disease has a significant impact on the health and wellbeing of Australians, and is higher amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people than other populations. The broad rationale for the ICDP is that the impact of chronic disease can be reduced by earlier identification, and improved management of risk factors and of the disease itself. A holistic life stage approach is required to overcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander disadvantage, to build sustainable social change and to embed system reform, which the ICDP has recognised and to which it has responded. The ICDP appreciates and supports: the need for a coordinated effort by all jurisdictions; the importance of involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities in the design and delivery of programs and activities; implementation of strategies that address chronic disease risk factors and manage chronic disease; and the contextual influences on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health outcomes. ICDP measures The ‘measures’ of the ICDP are set out in the following table. These sit under the three priority areas for the ICDP. Table 1: Overview of ICDP measures. Priority area Measure Core components Tackling chronic disease risk factors National Action to Reduce Indigenous Smoking Rates (A1) and Helping Indigenous Australians Reduce Their Risk of Chronic Disease (A2) Regional Tackling Smoking and Healthy Lifestyle Teams (RTSHLTs) and other national tackling smoking supports Local Indigenous Community Campaigns to Promote Better Health (A3) Local Community Campaigns (LCCs) Improving chronic disease management and follow up care Subsidising PBS Medicine (B1) PBS Co-payment (Closing the Gap (CtG) scripts) Higher Utilisation Costs for Medicare Benefits Schedule and PBS (B2) None Supporting Primary Care Providers to Coordinate Chronic Disease Management (B3a) Practice Incentives Program Indigenous Health Incentive (PIP Indigenous Health Incentive) Supporting Primary Care Providers to Coordinate Chronic Disease Management (B3b) Care Coordination and Supplementary Services (CCSS) Program payments
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