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, ...
Key Date: Allied Health Professions Day – 14 October 2024 Events and training The NACCHO Sector News is a platform we use to showcase the important work being done in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, focusing on the work of NACCHO, NACCHO members and NACCHO affiliates. We also...
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 m...
(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. ...
The workshops aim to contribute to the development of theKimberley Aboriginal Men’s Health Strategy, focusing on building a health workforce and ensuring access to annual health checks for Aboriginal men in the Kimberley. The gathering was facilitated by Scott Wilson and aimed to empower Aboriginal...
Inspired and supported by Prof McMillan, the annual grant offers an opportunity for First Nations pharmacists to attend the PSA National Conference (PSA24) next month, which will foster their professional development. McMillan, a Wiradjuri yinaa (woman) originally from Trangie, NSW, was the first...
Dental Health Week – 5-11 August 2024 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. ...
11 October 2024 Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia calls for wellbeing and suicide prevention to be addressed “beyond the health system” Dignity for Elders within independent living community Professor of genomics followed family path into medicine New rural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander...