Merri Health ’ s Tassia Michaleas and Maryanne Tadic , Wurundjeri Elder Aunty Di Kerr , Victorian MP Sheena Watt and Simone Thomson artist launched RAP .
How are we tracking with our 72 Reconciliation Action Plan commitments ?
We launched our ambitious new Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan ( RAP ) in April this year to help close the health gap with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples .
It builds on our reconciliation achievements so far and recognises the work we still need to do to see meaningful change .
Overall , we have met 87 % of our RAP targets .
Some completed actions include :
delivered Be Upstanding ! Racism training to seven teachers and 200 + students at Brunswick Secondary College to help students learn how to call out racism
launched Acknowledgement of Country initiative to include Aboriginal Country names across all Merri Health mail and collateral cultural awareness training delivered by Girrawayi Ganyi Consultants to 48 staff to ensure culturally safe service delivery
developed dedicated Merri Health cultural awareness online training for all staff
implemented RAP communications plan reaching 23,000 + people on our social media , website , newsletters and intranet
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