Organisation
National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
Acronym:
NACCHO
Website:
Fact sheet
NACCHO key facts
This document provides an overview of the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) as the national peak body for Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs).
Report
Measuring the gap in health expenditure: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians
Equity Economics, in partnership with the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO), undertook this analysis of the gap in health expenditure for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. In order to calculate the gap, they accounted for the burden of disease, which is more than twice the rate for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait...
Position paper
Aboriginal housing for Aboriginal health
This position paper states the urgency of First Nations housing issues to be addressed, and presents recommendations to enable First Nations people to access better housing options, resulting in better health.
Journal article
Aboriginal community controlled health organisations address health equity through action on the social determinants of health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia
This study provides evidence of the considerable efforts of the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation sector, as a primary health care provider, in addressing the social determinants of health and health inequity experienced by Indigenous communities.
Discussion paper
Discussion paper on renewing the 2013 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Strategy
Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia have produced this discussion paper which identifies key elements of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Strategy (NATSISPS) for renewal, changes to the policy space since 2013, and questions as to how the NATSISPS could be updated to reflect these changes.