Action description:
Health outcomes are improved by the provision of safe drinking water supplies to remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities through an updated, fit-for-purpose Community Water Planner. The NHMRC Community Water Planner is intended to support small water supplies around Australia such as those in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities that are not serviced by larger water service providers. The tool was decommissioned by NHMRC in 2019 for IT security reasons and the need for a new tool or resources for co-design activities are currently being considered.
Priority reform:
Priority Reform One
Outcome:
Outcome 01
Outcome 09
Status:
Existing
Is this Indigenous specific?:
No
Indicators:
Potential avoidable mortality rates (Outcome01), Rates of accessing and utilisation of health services (Outcome01), Hospitalisation rates for environmentally based diseases (Outcome09), Mortality rates for diseases associated with poor environmental health (Outcome09)
Responsible Ministers:
Minister for Health and Aged Care
Resourcing:
Resources required for project yet to be fully scoped
Delivery timeframe:
The timeframes for this project are currently being scoped and will be prioritised as part of the rolling revision of the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines
Agency:
Department of Health and Aged Care