OATSIH Health programs

OATSIH Programs

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander programs and initiatives provided by the Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH)

• Business Management Training for 100 Managers of Indigenous Health Services (BMT100 Program)
• COAG Mental Health Initiative
• Eye Health Program
• Healthy for Life
• Hearing Health
• Petrol Sniffing Prevention Program
• Primary Health Care Access Program
• Sexual Health Program
• Social and Emotional Wellbeing
• The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Health Promotion Workshop and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker Forum on Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Health Promotion

Eye Health Program

In recognition of the importance of eye health to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people OATSIH funded the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Eye Health Program in 1998.

Healthy for Life

Information regarding the Healthy for Life Program is now available from a new website. For information about the program, please contact the Healthy for Life team.

Hearing Health

A Workplan for Future Action in Ear and Hearing Health was jointly developed by OATSIH and the Department's Office of Hearing Services (OHS) in 2003.

For more information please contact OATSIH Enquiries or call 02 6289 5291.

Petrol Sniffing Prevention Program

The Petrol Sniffing Prevention Program provides a range of strategies to address petrol sniffing in Indigenous communities.

The Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH) has administered the Petrol Sniffing Prevention Program, formerly the COMGAS scheme, since 1998.

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For further information contact:
OATSIH Enquiries
(02) 6289 7590

Primary Health Care Access Program

The Primary Health Care Access Program (PHCAP) provides funding for the expansion of comprehensive primary health care services in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities through clinical care, illness prevention and early intervention activities and management support systems.

Primary Health Care Access Program

Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Strategy

The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Strategy 2005-2008 builds upon the work of the National Indigenous Australians’ Sexual Health Strategy (NIASHS) 1996-97 to 2003-04 (CoA, 1997). The Strategy provides a comprehensive approach to preventing the spread of HIV, other STIs and blood borne viruses (BBV) in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Social and Emotional Well Being

The Social and Emotional Well Being 2004-2009 framework is a five year plan to guide improvements in the mental health and social and emotional well being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

National Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ Mental Health and Social and Emotional Well Being (2004–2009)