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Background and introduction

Scott McGill

Activity 4: Health resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and

Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities

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• ASHM is a professional, not-for-profit, member-based organisation.

• It supports its members, sector partners and collaborators to generate knowledge and action in clinical management and research, education, policy and advocacy in Australasia and internationally.

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• Five National BBV and STI strategies 2014-17:• HIV• Hepatitis B• Hepatitis C• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander BBV/STI • STI

• Commonwealth has committed funding to implement these strategies

• Funding of <$9.5 million (2016 to 2018) for six BBV and STI prevention and education activities

• ASHM will oversee delivery of Activities 4 and 5

Background

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Activity 4 will develop culturally appropriate web-based educational resources among: • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples• priority CALD populations:

– Sub-Sahara Africa;– Southeast Asia;– India, Pakistan and Afghanistan;– China.

Resources will seek to prevent the spread of BBV and STI and increase testing and treatment uptake among these populations

Activity 4

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The activity comprises four phases:1. Resource audit and prioritisation process2. Resource development3. Resource distribution and promotion4. Ongoing M&E and reporting

Overview

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The activity comprises four phases:1. Resource audit and prioritisation process2. Resource development3. Resource distribution and promotion4. Ongoing M&E and reporting

Overview

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The activity comprises four phases:1. Resource audit and prioritisation process2. Resource development3. Resource distribution and promotion4. Ongoing M&E and reporting.

Overview

• Establishing CALD and ATSI advisory committees• Resource stocktake/audit• CALD and ATSI consultation workshops• Prioritisation• Steering committee recommends agencies to develop resources

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The activity comprises four phases:1. Resource audit and prioritisation process2. Resource development3. Resource distribution and promotion4. Ongoing M&E and reporting.

Overview

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The activity comprises four phases:1. Resource audit and prioritisation process2. Resource development3. Resource distribution and promotion4. Ongoing M&E and reporting.

Overview

• Agencies sub-contracted by ASHM to develop resources• Some existing resources won’t require significant investment for

national scale-up – thus, formal sub-contracting arrangement may not be necessary

• ASHM may be involved in development of resources as appropriate

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The activity comprises four phases:1. Resource audit and prioritisation process2. Resource development3. Resource distribution and promotion4. Ongoing M&E and reporting.

Overview

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The activity comprises four phases:1. Resource audit and prioritisation process2. Resource development3. Resource distribution and promotion4. Ongoing M&E and reporting.

Overview

• Promotion and distribution plan developed • Leveraging agencies and networks with large community reach• Identifying community opinion leaders• Launches at key cultural events

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The activity comprises four phases:1. Resource audit and prioritisation process2. Resource development3. Resource distribution and promotion4. Ongoing M&E and reporting

Overview

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The activity comprises four phases:1. Resource audit and prioritisation process2. Resource development3. Resource distribution and promotion4. Ongoing M&E and reporting

Overview

• Measuring uptake of resources and change in awareness: • Pre/post client surveys at collaborating agencies• Focus group discussions• Web metrics

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$1.12 million over two years5+ priority populations (ATSI + CALD)4+ diseases Multiple languagesMany stakeholders with competing priorities

Funding context

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• Limited funds available for resource development and large number of population groups and disease areas

• Thus, project will likely mainly support the national scale-up of existing online resources developed at a state level.

• This may also involve adapting existing resources for other population groups/languages, as appropriate.

• However, if critical resource gaps are identified then funding needs to target development of new resources.

Hence…

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• Project management and coordination: overseeing, contributing to and managing all project phases.

• Delivering the initial consultation and prioritisation workshops. • Providing IT infrastructure for the hosting and maintenance of

resources• Potentially developing/adapting resource/s • Monitoring & Evaluation

ASHM’s roles

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Output TimelineAdvisory committees and steering committee established July 2016

Review/audit existing resources September 2016

Consultation workshops December 2016

Resources recommended for development End December 2016

Organisations sub-contracted February 2017

Resources developed September 2017

Resource distribution and promotion June 2018

Phasing