Monash Health is committed to walking alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities as leaders in the reconciliation journey, and ‘Closing the Gap’.
Reconciliation is everyone’s business, and we all benefit from it.
That’s why our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) is so important.
It embeds the spirit of reconciliation in everything that we do.
Here are just a few of the actions we will implement with our RAP:
- We will recruit more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Consumer Advisors to ensure our care is informed by First Nations perspectives.
- We will implement the Culturally Safe Maternity Spaces project, installing First Nations art in 26 maternity and newborn service spaces across all Monash Health maternity sites.
- We will expand our Health Koori Kids Clinic to meet the rising demand of Aboriginal children in out-of-home care.
Our new RAP will strengthen and build new relationships with Aboriginal communities, engage our people in the journey of reconciliation, and develop and pilot innovative strategies to empower First Nations peoples.
Led by the Aboriginal Health and Engagement team and Aboriginal Health Working group, this significant document has been developed in consultation with First Nations communities, community-controlled organisations, Reconciliation Australia, and leaders from across Monash Health.
