About the Conference: The NACCHO Members’ Conference is an annual gathering of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders from across the nation. With over 500 delegates expected, this event provides a unique opportunity to network, learn, influence, and celebrate our collective journey toward sel...
Managed by the Institute of Urban Indigenous Health, this initiative encourages First Nations communities to participate in annual health checks at local Community Controlled Health Services. To promote the program, major sporting events such as the Australian Open, basketball, netball, rugby league, ...
“Empowering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to lead their own mental health initiatives is crucial” Good News Story: Well Person’s Health Check Day 2024 The two remarkable mates redefining bush medicine Help for Yorta Yorta people to better understand palliative care options Puggy...
Presenting at the Australian Rheumatology Association Annual Scientific Meeting last week, Dr Manasi Murthy Mittinty said it was critical to address cultural differences into the diagnosis and management of pain. “Conventional pain scales have only been tested for Caucasian populations and do not captu...
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has announced the recipients of the second annualPSA Faye McMillan Conference Grantas Timothy Hockam, Elizabeth Dening, and Kirralee Natty. Inspired and supported by Prof McMillan, the annual grant offers an opportunity for First Nations pharmacists to ...
Dr Stephens said the school was confident of securing annual funding for 40 students a year, with a vision of growing to 120 students within the next five years — a figure she cited as necessary to fill the current gaps in the NT’s under-stress health system. “We are desperate for ...
(2017) reportPathways to Justice–Inquiry into the Incarceration Rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, estimated that the annual economic burden of the incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples was nearly $8b, with that figure expected to rise to over $20b ...
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day(WHPCD) is an annual unified day of action to celebrate and support hospice and palliative care around the world. WHPCD has been marked every year for the last 19 years. The WHPCD theme for 2023 isCompassionate Communities: Together for Palliative Care. ...
In 2022, zero2hero reached more than 28,000 young people living in the Goldfields, Wheatbelt, Pilbara, Kimberley, South West, Great Southern, Mid West, Gascoyne, and metro regions. Those with capacity in metro areas need to step up and start having more of an on-the-ground footprint ...
Dental Health Week(August 5-11)is theAustralian Dental Association’s (ADA)major annual oral health campaign. The campaign focuses on the importance of taking steps to care for your teeth and gums to help you keep your teeth and smile for life. ...