OATSIH Publications
Cultural respect framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health 2004 - 2009
The Framework aims to influence the corporate health governance, organisational management and delivery of the Australian health care system to adjust policies and practices to be culturally respectful and thereby contribute to improved health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
The Cultural Respect Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, prepared by the Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council’s Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Working Party (Comprising the Northern Territory, Queensland and South Australia) aims to influence the corporate health governance, organisational management and delivery of the Australian health care system to adjust policies and practices to be culturally respectful and thereby contribute to improved health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Cultural Respect Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (PDF 2.23MB)
For more information relating to this publication, please email OATSIH Enquiries or call 02 6289 5291.
Program/Initiatives
- Ear and Hearing Training initiative for Aboriginal Health Workers
- National Indigenous Health Workforce Training Package
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarships
- Closing the Gap: Tackling Indigenous Chronic Disease Package
- Petrol Sniffing Prevention Program
Publications
- The Recommendations for Clinical Care Guidelines on the Management of Otitis Media in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Populations, March 2001
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework 2010 report
- Interim Evaluation of the Northern Territory Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Aged Care Workforce Development Projects
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework
- Review of the Alcohol and Other Drugs Components of the Northern Territory Emergency Response

