Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
From this launching page you will find information about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health programs as well as contact information for people working within OATSIH.
Welcome to the Department of Health and Ageing’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health site. The Department of Health and Ageing takes a whole of government approach to improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. This site contains Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health information from mainstream areas of the Department of Health and Ageing as well as from Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH).
From this launching page you will find information about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health programs as well as contact information for people working within OATSIH.
Our vision for the future is health outcomes and health services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples equal to that of the general Australian community.
If you would like to contact the Department in relation to any of the information on this site, please email OATSIH Enquiries.
Program/Initiatives
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Pharmacy Scholarship Scheme
- Petrol Sniffing Prevention Program
- Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas
- Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship Scheme
- Quality Assurance for Aboriginal Medical Services (QAAMS)
Publications
- OATSIH Information for Health Services
- National Strategies for blood borne viruses and sexually transmissible infections
- Third National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Blood Borne Viruses and Sexually Transmissible Infections strategy 2010–2013
- Evaluation of the sustainability and benefits of swimming pools in the Anagu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara lands (APY lands) in South Australia.
- A National Health and Hospitals Network for Australia’s future