Care for Indigenous Australians

Indigenous Australians' Health Programme

The Indigenous Australians' Health Programme (IAHP) funds high-quality health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Aged care for First Nations people

On 30 June 2022, 53% of First Nations people using residential aged care and 35% of First Nations home care recipients were aged 75 and over. In ...

How we support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health

We fund Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs) and other providers to better support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

First Nations people and the health system - Australian Institute of ...

Access to appropriate, high-quality and timely health care throughout life is essential for improving health outcomes for Aboriginal and ...

A Guide for Health Professionals Working with Aboriginal Peoples

Barriers facing Aboriginal individuals seeking health care may not be apparent to the health professional in the cross-cultural context. Existing identified ...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Patient Care Guidelines

and Health Service is highly recommended. Purpose. Background. In comparison to non-Indigenous people,. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experience ...

Enablers and Barriers to Accessing Healthcare Services for ...

Aboriginal people are less likely to access mainstream health services and evidence suggests that when mainstream services are provided for Aboriginal people, ...

The Health and Care of First Nations People | Ausmed

Being able to care for First Nations people in a culturally competent and respectful manner is essential in ensuring your clients feel ...

Cultural determinants of health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait ...

While self-determination and connection to culture and community-controlled organisations are integral factors to increase Aboriginal resilience ...

Social determinants and the health of Indigenous peoples in Australia

The inequality in health status experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is linked to systemic discrimination. Historically, Aboriginal and ...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Palliative Care ...

PCA has developed resources to assist the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, their communities, and health professionals working within communities.

Improving healthcare for Aboriginal Australians through effective ...

Effectively addressing health disparities between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians is long overdue. Health services engaging ...

Action 1.33: Welcoming environments

A welcoming environment in a health service organisation is about creating a place where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people feel safe, comfortable, ...

Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care - Health System

The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands and waters of Australia and the Torres Strait. We respect all ...

3.14 Access to services compared with need - AIHW Indigenous HPF

In the 2018–19 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (NATSIHS), 17% (138,800) of Indigenous Australians had been ...

Support for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders | My Aged Care

If you are an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander aged 50 years or older, there is a range of Australian Government-subsidised aged care services available ...

Communicating effectively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

contributed to the mistrust held by Aboriginal and Torres Strait. Islander people towards government services and systems. In today's Western dominant ...

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet: Home Page

Comprehensive information about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing. We aim to help 'close the gap' by providing the evidence base to ...

Access to primary health care - AIHW Indigenous HPF

First Nations-specific primary health care organisations provided around 3.7 million episodes of care. Of these episodes, 86% (3.2 million) were ...

Why don't many Australians care about what has been done ... - Quora

On the whole, Australians do care about with what's been done to indigenous Australians, the issue lies with taking responsibility for what ...