Health Equity Strategy and Implementation Plan
This Health Equity Strategy and Implementation Plan 2025-2028 reaffirms our ongoing commitment to achieving health equity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It focuses on placing the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples at the heart of how we design and deliver healthcare services across the Darling Downs.
Health equity means making sure everyone has a fair go at healing and being healthy, no matter where they live, how much money they have, or their background. It means getting the right support, care and services that respect culture, community, and connection to Country, so everyone has the same chance to live a long and healthy life.
The Health Equity reform agenda, underpinned by legislative changes to the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011, means that Hospital and Health Services are required to address the following key priorities.
- Actively eliminating racial discrimination and institutional racism within the service.
- Increasing access to healthcare services.
- Delivering sustainable, culturally safe and responsive healthcare services.
- Influencing the social, cultural and economic determinants of health.
- Working with Aboriginal people, Torres Strait Islander people and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and organisations to design, deliver, monitor, and review health services.
- Increase workforce representation of Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander people across all levels of health professions and employment streams to levels at least commensurate with the health service area’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population.
Read our Health Equity Strategy and Implementation Plan 2025-2028 [PDF 9330.98 KB].