Alliance Policy
Through its membership in the COTA Over 50s Alliance, COTA
Tasmania is part of an active national group concerned to generate
policy at the national level. With representation in every State and
Territory, COTAs and the ARPA Over 50s Association are working together
on a range of issues affecting national policies for older people.
Click here to
view or download the COTA Over 50's Alliance National Policy
August 2005 document.
State Policy Hubs and Coalitions of Interest
Click here to
view a diagram of the Policy Hubs.
COTA Tasmania has identified four major policy areas.
- Positive Ageing
- Community Inclusion
- Financial and Legal
- Health and Aged Care
Under each area certain issues have emerged, which are being dealth
with through a process of Policy Hubs. Each 'Hub'
will consist of a number of people with similar interests.
Area 1 - Positive Ageing: will include Management
of Chronic Conditions, Information Provision, Lifelong Learning,
Men's Health, Preventative Programs, Volunteers, and Woman's Health.
Area 2 - Community Inclusion: will include Elder
Abuse, Alternative Housing Options, and Transport Issues.
Area 3 - Financial and Legal: will include Mature
Age Employment, and a whole raft of Retirement Topics.
Area 4 - Health and Aged Care: will include Active
Ageing Programs, Dental Issues, and Health Reform.
COTA (Tas) has consulted with various U3A's and community groups
and published an Issues Paper on "Lifelong Learning".
Click here to
view and/or download the "THIRD AGE LEARNING: A KEY
ELEMENT IN POSITIVE AGEING POLICY"
Currently COTA (Tas) is working on Elder Abuse, Health Reform, Housing,
and Retirement Incomes. If you are interested and wish to have input
into any of these topics please email: exdir@cotatas.org |
