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First Peoples

Report

Close the Gap - transforming power: voices for generational change


This report features nine case studies that demonstrate the essential role of Aboriginal and Torres Islander led decision-making and self-determination and need for reflection and accountability from governments and mainstream services.
Strategy

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce strategic framework and implementation plan 2021–2031


The target of this plan is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to represent 3.43% of the national health workforce by 2031. This matches the expected percentage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the working population. Governments and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled health sector co-designed the plan.
Journal article

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health checks: sociodemographic characteristics and cardiovascular risk factors

This study aimed to quantify Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Medicare 'health check' claims in Australian adults, in relation to socio-demographic and health characteristics, including prior cardiovascular disease (CVD) and CVD risk factors.
Strategy

NIAA Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan 2022-2025


The National Indigenous Australians Agency's (NIAA’s) inaugural Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) 2022-2025 is a formal recognition of the NIAA's commitment to expand their impact and take the next steps on their reconciliation journey.
Report

Australian Burden of Disease Study: impact and causes of illness and death in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2018 – summary report


This summary report presents key findings from the Australian Burden of Disease Study: Impact and causes of illness and death in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2018. It provides estimates of the burden due to 219 diseases and injuries in Indigenous Australians, the contribution of modifiable risk factors to this burden, and the gap...