National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan
Consultation Updates - Darwin
Summary of the NATSIHP consultation in Darwin
The consultations for the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan (the Health Plan) are currently underway. This page will be updated with the latest news and highlights from the consultations as they progress.
Darwin
The first community consultation was held in Darwin on Monday 1 October 2012. The consultation comprised 52 local Darwin community members and their representatives who broke up into small groups for opportunistic conversations about the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The key themes raised included the importance of education and literacy, including formal schooling as well as general health education; workforce attraction, training and retention; and food and nutrition. The consultation also provided an opportunity for participants to speak directly with Minister Snowdon.
Wendy Ah Chin facilitates group discussion on the opportunities, challenges and priorities for the health and wellbeing of early years
Aunty Ali Mills singing ‘Larrakia Pearl’ as part of her Welcome to Country
Minister Warren Snowdon and Jody Broun, Co-Chair of National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples, chatting to consultation participants
Mr William ‘Benny’ Hodges welcoming the participants
Program/Initiatives
- Mobile Outreach Service Plus
- Ear and Hearing Training initiative for Aboriginal Health Workers
- Closing the Gap: Tackling Indigenous Chronic Disease Package
- National Indigenous Health Workforce Training Package
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarships
Publications
- Evaluation of the NT MOS projects
- Evaluation of the Bringing them home and Indigenous mental health programs
- 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
