Government response to the House of Representatives Inquiry into Indigenous health: 'Health is life'

This report is the Government's response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Family and Community Affairs inquiry into the health status of Indigenous Australians. The Government responds to each of the 36 recommendations made by the inquiry's 'Health is Life' report.

In this section:

National recommendations for the clinical management of alcohol-related problems in Indigenous primary care settings

National Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health 2003-2013 Australian Government Implementation Plan 2007-2013

Review of Current Arrangements for the Collection, Recording, Transfer and Reporting of National Trachoma Data

Revised Recommendations for Clinical Care Guidelines on the Management of Otitis Media (Middle Ear Infection) in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Populations 2010

Systematic Review of Existing Evidence and Primary Care Guidelines on the Management of Otitis Media (Middle Ear Infection)

The Management of Middle Ear Infection in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Populations (Plain Language Summary of the Systematic Review on the Management of Otitis Media)

Trachoma Surveillance Report 2006 to 2010

Indigenous ear health: Developmental market research to inform indigenous social marketing campaigns

Central Australia Renal study - Terms of Reference.

Central Australia Renal Study

Review of OATSIH's investment in sexual health and blood borne virus activities

The Recommendations for Clinical Care Guidelines on the Management of Otitis Media in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Populations, March 2001

The Link Between Primary Health Care and Health Outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians

This report is the Government's response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on the Family and Community Affairs inquiry into the health status of Indigenous Australians. The Government responds to each of the 36 recommendations made by the inquiry's 'Health is Life' report.

The Government notes that a number of its current initiatives in structural reform, the development of partnership approaches, responses to specific health and health related issues and improvements in data collection and accountability reporting are already contributing significantly to addressing the issues raised in the Inquiry's report.

Government response to the House of Representatives Inquiry into Indigenous Health - 'Health Is Life' (PDF 126KB)

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