Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
From this launching page you will find information about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health programs as well as contact information for people working within OATSIH.
Welcome to the Department of Health and Ageing’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health site. The Department of Health and Ageing takes a whole of government approach to improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. This site contains Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health information from mainstream areas of the Department of Health and Ageing as well as from Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH).
From this launching page you will find information about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health programs as well as contact information for people working within OATSIH.
Our vision for the future is health outcomes and health services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples equal to that of the general Australian community.
If you would like to contact the Department in relation to any of the information on this site, please email OATSIH Enquiries.
Program/Initiatives
- Follow-up Health Services for people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Pharmacy Scholarship Scheme
- Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas
- Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship Scheme
- Quality Assurance for Aboriginal Medical Services (QAAMS)
Publications
- A review of enablers and barriers of Indigenous drug users accessing needle and syringe programs - a report for the COAG Multilateral Group on Needle and Syringe Programs
- A healthier future for all Australians: National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission - Final Report June 2009
- Progress of the Northern Territory Emergency Response Child Health Check Initiative: Health Conditions and Referrals
- The link between primary health care and health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians
- 2006 – 2007 Jurisdictional Summary Report against the National Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (NSFATSIH)