There has been a decline (61 per cent) in deaths from circulatory diseases between 1998 and 2018 for First Nations Peoples. However, heart disease is still a major contributor to the gap in life expectancy between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous Australians.

The Girudala Indigenous Outreach Worker (IOW) Program has made a significant impact on the life of 63 year old Aboriginal woman Catherine*.

There is free and culturally appropriate support available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people throughout Queensland who experienced sexual abuse as a child in an institution, and those supporting them.

Reforms to the Closing the Gap Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Co-payment Program (the Program) were announced on 12 June 2020, as part of the Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement.

The Department of Health has released a grant via the Dementia and Aged Care Services Fund: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care Program, for grants for infrastructure and equipment.

Are you an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Worker or Practitioner? Do you work with or employ Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Workers or Practitioners? The Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA) is currently looking at diabetes-specific educational opportunities for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Health Practitioners.

Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN) is now inviting proposals for the provision of health promotion and chronic disease prevention initiatives to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders living in Cape York and the Torres Strait Islands to improve long-term health outcomes.

The second learning retreat for the Indigenous Health-Centred Diploma of Leadership and Management was recently held in Cairns.

In recognition of the significant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce in the NQPHN region, a collaboration with Health Workforce Queensland (HWQ) and Health Industry Training (HIT) was established. HWQ funded places under their Bursary Program, and HIT developed and provided the training for this course.

The Department of Health have endorsed the recently released Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health check templates as the recommended templates to support high quality annual health checks.

Maternal health and wellbeing from pre-conception to pregnancy, including the first 1000 days, is critical to long-term outcomes.