NSW Aboriginal Health Impact Statement and Guidelines
NSW Aboriginal Health Impact Statement and Guidelines
The NSW Aboriginal Health Impact Statement and Guidelines (Impact Statement) ensures the needs and interests of Aboriginal people are embedded into the development, implementation and evaluation of all NSW Health initiatives.
Application of the Impact Statement is mandatory across NSW Health and should be used as a tool to assist with appropriate consultation and engagement with Aboriginal stakeholders through all stages of the process, and to ensure that any potential health impacts (of the initiative) to Aboriginal health and health services are adequately identified and addressed.
The Impact Statement includes as separate documents:
• A declaration whether an initiative will impact on the health of Aboriginal people.
• A checklist detailing how the needs and interests of Aboriginal people have been elicited and incorporated where appropriate.
The complete Statement as well as the Declaration and Checklist are available for downloading from the following links and may be completed electronically.