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12 May 2022 - Healthy eyes and good vision help kids learn at school, increase independence and increase job opportunities. Our policies and programs aim to prevent, treat and monitor eye disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

4 November 2025 - Many aged care programs and reforms are helping to improve access to culturally safe aged care for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

22 November 2024 - This webinar gave aged care providers and older people, families and carers an update on the Support at Home program.

1 September 2025 - Find out how accreditation ensures safe and high quality services. Learn about the accreditation process and find all the forms and other documents you will need.

21 October 2025 - The Nations Health Funding Transition Advisory Group (FNHFTAG) met on 24 September 2025. This document provides a record of the meeting.

19 June 2025 - Communicable Diseases Intelligence (CDI) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal with leading academic content focused on public health. It provides open access information on the epidemiology, surveillance, prevention and control of communicable diseases in Australia.

31 October 2025 - Infection prevention and control (IPC) is essential for the safety and wellbeing of older people accessing aged care. It helps prevent the spread of high-risk infectious respiratory diseases such as COVID-19, influenza, and gastroenteritis.

14 January 2024 - We have launched a new sexually transmissible infection (STI) campaign. The national advertising campaign aims to increase awareness, testing and prevention of STIs that are on the rise in young people.

29 October 2025 - Between May and June 2024, we consulted widely on the development of an Aged Care Quality Indicator Program (QI Program) for in-home aged care services.

24 October 2022 - To prevent harm from alcohol to their unborn child, women who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy should not drink alcohol. For women who are breastfeeding, not drinking alcohol is safest for their baby. Even a small amount of alcohol can harm a baby's development and may have lifelong effects.