9 December Improving digital health literacy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders people December 9, 2019 By Danielle Cranefield Announcement, Digital Health Agency 0 The Australian Digital Health Agency met with representatives from state and territory Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services . The Australian Digital Health Agency met with representatives from state and territory Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services on 4 December to support improvements in digital health literacy. The national partnership of Affiliates meets quarterly to progress strategic digital health priorities that contribute to Closing The Gap. Each jurisdiction showcased the progress of their local initiatives and received an update on the Agency’s 2020 community engagement work. Professor Meredith Makeham, Chief Medical Adviser for the Australian Digital Health Agency, said “Australians living outside of cities experience lower quality health outcomes. Digital health initiatives such as the My Health Record can help bridge the health care gaps for people living in regional and remote areas.” “It is essential that the Agency hear from and work in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services.” “Their frontline work to improve health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders people is integral to ensuring their communities can access and benefit from digital health technologies and services,” Professor Makeham said. Related Articles Critical Roadmap to equip Australian health workers for global digital transformation The Australian Digital Health Agency (the Agency), in collaboration with the Digital Health CRC, hosted the National Digital Health Workforce and Education Summit. My Health Record – Australians to decide on a smarter and safer way to share their important healthcare information By the end of 2018, a My Health Record will be created for every Australian, unless they choose not to have one. If people choose not to have a My Health Record, they will be able to opt out of having one created for them during a three-month period, starting on Monday 16 July and ending on October 15 2018 Winners of the Australian Digital Health Agency's Innovation Challenge announced The Australian Digital Health Agency has today opened an online consultation for all Australians The Australian Digital Health Agency has today opened an online consultation for all Australians, including frontline clinicians, consumers, healthcare organisations and the technology sector to have their say on a more modern, digitally connected health system. Paid research into digital health Medical profession and the community embracing technology and digital health Comments are closed.