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National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan Community Submissions Received

Community submissions received for the development of the NATSIHP (the Health Plan)

The Commonwealth made a commitment to publish, online, those submissions received for the development of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan (the Health Plan) where the authors have provided their consent. The views in the submissions reflect the authors’ views only, and are not those of the Commonwealth. These submissions will be available online until the Health Plan has been finalised.

The PDF submissions have been converted to an accessible format by the Department of Health and Ageing, the context of the submissions have not been altered in any way. If you need assistance accessing the documents please email the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan (NATSIHP) Enquiries or phone on (02) 6289 8111.

If you require any of the submissions listed or attachments cited in the submissions please email the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan (NATSIHP) Enquiries or phone on (02) 6289 8111.

Submissions were received from the following individuals and organisations. Some submissions have been de-identified at the author's request.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Registered Training Organisations National Network - ATSIHRTONN PDF version of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Registered Training Organisations National Network - ATSIHRTONN | Word version of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Registered Training Organisations National Network - ATSIHRTONN
Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW - AH&MRC PDF version of Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW - AH&MRC | Word version of Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW - AH&MRC
Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory - AMSANT PDF version only of Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory - AMSANT
ACT Council of Social Services PDF version of ACT Council of Social Services | Word version of ACT Council of Social Services
Alyawarr Ingkerr-wenh PDF version of Alyawarr Ingkerr-wenh | Word version of Alyawarr Ingkerr-wenh
Alyssa Vass PDF version of Alyssa Vass | Word version of Alyssa Vass
Alzheimer's Australia PDF version of Alzheimer's Australia | Word version of Alzheimer's Australia
Anangu Ngangkari Tjutaku Aboriginal Corporation PDF version of Anangu Ngangkari Tjutaku Aboriginal Corporation | Word version of Anangu Ngangkari Tjutaku Aboriginal Corporation
Andrew Stojanovski OAM PDF version of Andrew Stojanovski OAM | Word version of Andrew Stojanovski OAM
Australasian College for Emergency Medicine PDF version of Australasian College for Emergency Medicine | Word version of Australasian College for Emergency Medicine
Australasian Society for HIV Medicine PDF Version of Australasian Society for HIV Medicine | Word Version of Australasian Society for HIV Medicine
Australian College of Nursing PDF version of Australian College of Nursing | Word version of Australian College of Nursing
Australian College of Optometry PDF version of Australian College of Optometry | Word version of Australian College of Optometry
Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations PDF version of Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations | Word version of Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations
Australian Medicare Local Alliance - AMLA PDF version only of Australian Medicare Local Alliance - AMLA
Australian Nursing Federation PDF version of Australian Nursing Federation | Word version of Australian Nursing Federation
Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute - APHCRI PDF version of Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute - APHCRI | Word version of Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute - APHCRI
Bruce Simmons PDF version of Bruce Simmons | Word version of Bruce Simmons
Cancer Council South Australia PDF version of Cancer Council South Australia | Word version of Cancer Council South Australia
Central Coast NSW Medicare Local PDF version of Central Coast NSW Medicare Local | Word version of Central Coast NSW Medicare Local
Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research ANU PDF version of Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research ANU | Word version of Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research ANU
Close the Gap Steering Committee PDF version only of Close the Gap Steering Committee
Coalition for Aboriginal Health Equality Victoria PDF version of Coalition for Aboriginal Health Equality Victoria | Word version of Coalition for Aboriginal Health Equality Victoria
Colin Hughes PDF version of Colin Hughes | Word version of Colin Hughes
Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian PDF version only of Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian
Consumers Health Forum of Australia PDF version only of Consumers Health Forum of Australia
Dental Health Services Victoria PDF version of Dental Health Services Victoria | Word version of Dental Health Services Victoria
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs - Sydney Indigenous Coordination Centre PDF version - Executive summary of Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs - Sydney Indigenous Coordination Centre | PDF version - Final Report of Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs - Sydney Indigenous Coordination Centre
Diabetes Queensland PDF version of Diabetes Queensland | Word version of Diabetes Queensland
Dietitians Association of Australia PDF version of Dietitians Association of Australia | Word version of Dietitians Association of Australia
Family Planning NSW PDF version of Family Planning NSW | Word version of Family Planning NSW
General Practice Education and Training - GPET PDF version of General Practice Education and Training - GPET | Word version of General Practice Education and Training - GPET
Headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation PDF version only of Headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation
Health West PDF version of Health West | Word version of Health West
HealthInfoNet PDF version only of HealthInfoNet
Helena Consulting PDF version of Helena Consulting | Word version of Helena Consulting
Indigenous Allied Health Australia PDF version only of Indigenous Allied Health Australia
Indigenous Eye Health Unit, University of Melbourne PDF version of Indigenous Eye Health Unit, University of Melbourne | Word version of Indigenous Eye Health Unit, University of Melbourne
Inner North West Closing the Health Gap Wellbeing Partnership PDF version of Inner North West Closing the Health Gap Wellbeing Partnership | Word version Inner North West Closing the Health Gap Wellbeing Partnership
Kathleen Fahy PDF version of Kathleen Fahy | Word version of Kathleen Fahy
Kidney Health Australia PDF version of Kidney Health Australia | Word version of Kidney Health Australia
Leith Dewis PDF version of Leith Dewis | Word version of Leith Dewis
Lisa M Jamieson PDF version of Lisa M Jamieson | Word version of Lisa M Jamieson
Lowitja Institute PDF version of Lowitja Institute | Word version of Lowitja Institute
Marina Roseby PDF version of Marina Roseby | Word version of Marina Roseby
Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand Inc PDF version of Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand Inc | Word version of Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand Inc
Medical Technology Association of Australia PDF version of Medical Technology Association of Australia | Word version of Medical Technology Association of Australia
Medicare Local Frankston Mornington Peninsula PDF version of Medicare Local Frankston Mornington Peninsula | Word version of Medicare Local Frankston Mornington Peninsula
Meggan Grose PDF version of Meggan Grose | Word version of Meggan Grose
Menzies School of Health Research PDF version of Menzies School of Health Research | Word version of Menzies School of Health Research
Mid North Coast Local Health District PDF version of Mid North Coast Local Health District | Word version of Mid North Coast Local Health District
National Congress of Australia's First Peoples PDF version only of National Congress of Australia's First Peoples
National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee - NIDAC PDF version of National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee - NIDAC | Word version of National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee - NIDAC
National Primary Health Care Partnership - NPHCP PDF version of National Primary Health Care Partnership - NPHCP | Word version of National Primary Health Care Partnership - NPHCP
National Rural Health Students Network - NRHSN PDF version of National Rural Health Students Network - NRHSN | Word version of National Rural Health Students Network - NRHSN
Nick Stone PDF version of Nick Stone | Word version of Nick Stone
North Metro Health Service Aboriginal Health Unit WA PDF version of North Metro Health Service Aboriginal Health Unit WA | Word version of North Metro Health Service Aboriginal Health Unit WA
Northern Rivers Social Development Council – NRSDC PDF version of Northern Rivers Social Development Council – NRSDC | Word version of Northern Rivers Social Development Council – NRSDC
Northern Territory Department of Health and Families PDF version of Northern Territory Department of Health and Families | Word version of Northern Territory Department of Health and Families
NSW Ministry of Health PDF version of NSW Ministry of Health | Word version of NSW Ministry of Health
Office of the Coordinator General for Remote Indigenous Services PDF version of Office of the Coordinator General for Remote Indigenous Services | Word version of Office of the Coordinator General for Remote Indigenous Services
Optometrists Association Australia PDF version of Optometrists Association Australia | Word version of Optometrists Association Australia
Oxfam Australia PDF version of Oxfam Australia | Word version of Oxfam Australia
Palliative Care Council South Australia PDF version of Palliative Care Council South Australia | Word version of Palliative Care Council South Australia
Paul Sinclair PDF version of Paul Sinclair | Word version of Paul Sinclair
Public Health Association of Australia - PHAA PDF version of Public Health Association of Australia - PHAA | Word version of Public Health Association of Australia - PHAA
Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council - QAIHC PDF version of Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council - QAIHC | Word version of Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council - QAIHC
RACGP National Faculty of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health PDF version of RACGP National Faculty of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health | Word version of RACGP National Faculty of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
RANZCR Faculty of Radiation Oncology PDF version of RANZCR Faculty of Radiation Oncology | Word version of RANZCR Faculty of Radiation Oncology
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists PDF version of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists | Word version of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
Samantha Faulkner PDF version of Samantha Faulkner | Word version of Samantha Faulkner
Sexual Health and Family Planning Australia PDF version of Sexual Health and Family Planning Australia | Word version of Sexual Health and Family Planning Australia
Sharon Ponniah PDF version of Sharon Ponniah | Word version of Sharon Ponniah
South Australian Government PDF version only of South Australian Government
South Western Local Sydney Health PDF version only of South Western Local Sydney Health
Southern Adelaide Local Health Network PDF version of Southern Adelaide Local Health Network | Word version of Southern Adelaide Local Health Network
St Lukes Anglicare PDF version of St Lukes Anglicare | Word version of St Lukes Anglicare
Sunrise Health Service PDF version of Sunrise Health Service | Word version of Sunrise Health Service
The Australian Indigenous Doctors Association PDF version only of The Australian Indigenous Doctors Association
The Australian Workforce Institute, The University of Melbourne PDF version of The Australian Workforce Institute, The University of Melbourne | Word version of The Australian Workforce Institute, The University of Melbourne
The Fred Hollows Foundation PDF version only of The Fred Hollows Foundation
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia PDF version of The Pharmacy Guild of Australia | Word version of The Pharmacy Guild of Australia
The Royal Australasian College of Physicians PDF version of The Royal Australasian College of Physicians | Word version of The Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Top End Hospital Network PDF Version of Top End Hospital Network | Word Version of Top End Hospital Network
Torres Strait & Northern Peninsula Area Health and the Torres Strait Regional Authority PDF version of Torres Strait & Northern Peninsula Area Health and the Torres Strait Regional Authority | Word version of Torres Strait & Northern Peninsula Area Health and the Torres Strait Regional Authority
Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency PDF version of Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency | Word version of Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation - VACCHO PDF version of Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation - VACCHO | Word version of Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation - VACCHO
Vision 2020 Australia PDF version of Vision 2020 Australia | Word version of Vision 2020 Australia
WA AIDS Council PDF version of WA AIDS Council | Word version of WA AIDS Council
Western Australian Network of Alcohol and Other Drug Agencies PDF version of Western Australian Network of Alcohol and Other Drug Agencies | Word version of Western Australian Network of Alcohol and Other Drug Agencies
Western Region Health Centre PDF version only of Western Region Health Centre

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