26 April 2022 | NACCHO Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health News [Video]

• Labor releases Indigenous health policy
• Calls for healthcare language boost
• Why Western therapy is not the answer
• Broncos support IUIH’s Deadly Choices
• NT AHW Excellence Awards noms open
• Swapping the screen for nature
• Barriers to physical activity for mob
• New process for job advertising
• Save the Date – World Immunisation Week

Labor have issued a media release outlining the focus of their Indigenous health policy. An Albanese Labor Government will train 500 additional First Nations Health Workers and invest in life-saving dialysis and rheumatic heart disease treatments to help close the gap in First Nations health outcomes.

Aboriginal community-controlled health services worked tirelessly to keep First Nations communities safe during the pandemic. Their workforce has been stretched to its limits and vital programs such as chronic disease prevention and First Nations health checks have had to be scaled back.

Labor will work in partnership with community-controlled and other health services to strengthen the sector and improve health outcomes for First Nations people by:

• Training 500 First Nations …