Committees and groups

Rheumatic Fever Strategy Joint Advisory Committee

The Joint Advisory Committee (JAC) is the lead governance mechanism for the Rheumatic Fever Strategy (RFS).

Role

We are partnering with the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) to end Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) as a public health issue in Australia.

The RFS JAC provides advice to our department and NACCHO to address cases of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and RHD in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. In this role, the RFS JAC discusses and contributes to decision‐making about how to reduce the incidence of ARF and prevalence of RHD in First Nations communities.

The joint governance arrangements deliver on all 4 of the Priority Reforms agreed under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap.

Membership

RFS JAC members as at June 2025

ORGANISATIONSTATE / TERRITORY / NATIONAL
National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (co-chair)National
Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (co-chair)National
Heart FoundationNational
Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health CouncilQueensland
Queensland HealthQueensland
Aboriginal Health Council Western AustraliaWestern Australia
Western Australia Country Health ServiceWestern Australia
Aboriginal Health Council of South AustraliaSouth Australia
South Australia Department for Health and WellbeingSouth Australia
Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern TerritoryNorthern Territory
Northern Territory HealthNorthern Territory

Meetings

Committee meetings are scheduled as required.

Communiques

The co-chairs will publish a communique after each meeting.

Contact

Contact the RFS JAC secretariat to learn more about the Rheumatic Fever Strategy (RFS). 

Rheumatic Fever Strategy Joint Advisory Committee secretariat

This secretariat helps advise on policy on Rheumatic Fever Strategy (RFS) and also supports the Rheumatic Fever Strategy Joint Advisory Committee.
RFS@health.gov.au
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