Learn about chronic conditions
Find out what chronic conditions are and where to find more information about them.
Take action on your risk factors
You can take action to prevent, manage or treat chronic conditions. Find out how.
See our chronic conditions initiatives
Our initiatives can help you prevent or manage chronic conditions in your life.
Find out what we’re doing about chronic conditions
We support activities dealing with many types of chronic conditions.
Achievements and lessons learnt implementing the National Strategic Framework for Chronic Conditions
A refresh of the National Strategic Framework for Chronic Conditions Framework is underway. We commissioned a report on the Achievements and lessons learnt implementing the National Strategic Framework for Chronic Conditions and its associated condition specific National Strategic Actions Plans to inform the refresh of the Framework. The report considers the views of key stakeholder groups to answer the following questions:
- what difference is the framework making?
- how effective has the implementation of the framework been to date and what can we learn from it?
- what difference are the associated condition specific National Strategic Action Plans and Strategy making?
The report also includes recommendations to inform the refresh of the Framework.
In Australia, 10 common chronic conditions contribute to
66%
of the burden of disease
52%
of hospitalisations
89%
of deaths
Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2023) Chronic conditions and multimorbidity, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 25 January 2024.
The 10 conditions are arthritis, asthma, back problems, cancer, chronic kidney disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), diabetes, mental and behavioural conditions, osteoporosis or osteopenia, and selected heart, stroke and vascular diseases (based on underlying or associated causes of death).
Resources
Resources
Newborn bloodspot screening variant fact sheet
Life Saving Drugs Program – Mucopolysaccharidosis type VI (MPS VI) – Reapplication
Life Saving Drugs Program – Mucopolysaccharidosis type VI (MPS VI) – Guidelines
