That Australia conducts a national review of the state of health of men, women, boys and girls with disability to identify the gaps between people with disability and the rest of the community in relation to a broad range of health indicators including nutrition, dental, exercise, physiological and mental health.
That a Public Health Strategy be developed to promote preventative approaches and early diagnosis of health issues among people with disability who may not access work place health check programs available to those in the mainstream workforce.
That Australia resources the creation of a national network of intellectual disability health specialists as a resource to enhance the capacity of mainstream services to cater to the specific needs of people with intellectual disability.
That the National Disability Strategy identify gender specific actions to address the health inequity experienced by women with disability that intersect with actions contained in the National Women’s Health Strategy.
That the National Women’s Health Strategy include a commitment to rectifying health inequities between women, particularly through identifying the specific health needs and issues of girls and women with disability with specific attention to women with disability from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and those living in rural and remote areas.
