Relevant Health Organisations

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Services and Organisations

National

• National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO)
• National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker Association (NATSIHWA)
• Australian Indigenous Doctors Association (AIDA)
• Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives (CATSINAM)
• Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA)
• Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association (AIPA)
• Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach (PEPA) for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers
• Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
  • Aboriginal and Islander Medical/Health Services by state/territory interactive map
• Lowitja Institute: Australia's National Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research
• National Indigenous Cancer Network (NICaN)
• Reconciliation Australia
  • Share Our Pride awareness-raising journey
• Torres Strait Islands Regional Authority
• Carers Australia
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Carers
• National Rural Health Alliance Inc.
• Australian Department of Health
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
• Australian Government programs and services for Indigenous Australians
• Australian Human Rights Commission
  • Close the Gap Indigenous Health Campaign
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
  • Indigenous Australians
  • Indigenous Australians (Closing the Gap)
• Medicare Australia
  • Indigenous access program

States/Territories

• NACCHO is the national lead body representing over 150 Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs) across all states and territories in Australia. The NACCHO website contains information on NACCHO member Aboriginal Community Controlled Health services in each state and territory.
• Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet provides an interactive map of Aboriginal and Islander Medical/Health Services by state/territory
• National Health Services Directory can be used to search for local Aboriginal Health Clinics

Australian Capital Territory

• Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service
• ACT Health
  • Health Services - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

New South Wales

• Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of New South Wales
• NSW Health
  • Aboriginal Health

Northern Territory

• Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory
• NT Department of Health
  • Aboriginal Health

Queensland

• Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council
• QLD Health
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

South Australia

• Aboriginal Health Council of SA
• SA Health
  • Aboriginal Health Services

Tasmania

• Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre
• Department of Health - Tasmania
  • Aboriginal Health

Victoria

• Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
• Vic Health
  • Aboriginal Health

Western Australia

• Aboriginal Health Council of WA
• WA Department of Health
  • Aboriginal Health

Palliative Care Services and Organisations

National

• Australian Department of Health
  • Palliative Care
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
  • Palliative Care
• Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
  • Palliative Care
• Palliative Care Australia
• Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach (PEPA)
• Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine
• Palliative Care Nurses Australia (PCNA)

States and Territories

• Palliative Care Australia provides a Directory of Palliative Services
• National Health Services Directory can be used to search for local Palliative Services

Australian Capital Territory

• Palliative Care ACT
• ACT Health
  • Health Services - Palliative Care

New South Wales

• Palliative Care Association of NSW
• NSW Health
  • Palliative Care

Northern Territory

• NT Department of Health
  • Palliative Care

Queensland

• Palliative Care Queensland
• QLD Health
  • Palliative Care

South Australia

• Palliative Care SA
• SA Health
  • Palliative Care Services

Tasmania

• Palliative Care Tasmania
• Department of Health - Tasmania
  • Palliative Care

Victoria

• Palliative Care Victoria
• Vic Health
  • Victoria's Palliative Care Program 

Western Australia

• Palliative Care WA Incorporated
• WA Department of Health
  • Specialist Palliative Care

Aging Services and Supports

• Advance Care Planning Australia
• Australian Department of Health
  • Aged care
• Australian Department of Social Services
• Carer Gateway
• Carers Australia
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Carers
• Centrelink
• Medicare Australia
• Myagedcare website
  • MyAgedCare Support for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
• National Aged Care Alliance (NACA) is a representative body of peak national organisations in aged care, including consumer groups, providers, unions and health professionals
• National Health Services Directory

Disease-Specific Community Organisations

• National Indigenous Cancer Network (NICaN)
• Cancer Council Australia
• Australian Prostate Cancer Collaborative
• Cancer Australia
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
  • List of Community Cancer Support Organisations
• Virtual Cancer Centre
• Dementia Australia
  • Resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
• Heart Foundation
  • Aboriginal Health
• Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations
  • List of AIDS Councils in Australia
• Multicultural HIV and Hepatitis Service
• Brain Foundation
• Lung Foundation Australia
• Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Australia
• MNDCare
• Multiple Sclerosis Australia
• National Stroke Foundation
• Parkinson's Australia
• Kidney Health Australia
  • Indigenous resources

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Last updated 24 September 2018