Social media and particularly Twitter had a huge impact in amplifying the discussions and reach of the NACCHO Summit in Adelaide this week. As you can see from the tweet below, NACCHO is hea... Read more
A search on Google Scholar for “lateral violence” suggests it is a serious concern for the nursing workforce. Lateral violence is also recognised as an issue for Indigenous organisations and... Read more
A program to improve the health of mothers and babies in Cape York is proving extremely popular and is encouraging women to engage with antenatal care, the NACCHO Summit heard yesterday. The... Read more
Efforts to reduce the harm caused by alcohol and other drugs need to be made part of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander strategies and plans, the NACCHO Summit heard yesterday. Scott... Read more
(This post was updated on 23 Aug with quit-smoking news from the Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council). The NACCHO Summit has been hearing about different tobacco control projects t... Read more
Journalist John Thompson-Mills reports from Adelaide on some of the innovative health programs that featured at the NACCHO Summit in Adelaide yesterday. Yesterday we told you about the bush... Read more
Increasing the uptake of Telehealth across the community controlled sector has the potential to make a huge difference for patients, the NACCHO Summit heard yesterday in Adelaide. Journalist... Read more
The role of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers is poorly understood, despite their important work in Closing the Gap, the NACCHO Summit heard today. However, a range of mul... Read more
A program to bring families and health professionals together on Country has been helping disabled people in a remote community, according to a presentation at the NACCHO Summit in Adelaide... Read more
Journalist John Thompson-Mills reports from the NACCHO Summit in Adelaide. The inaugural NACCHO National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service Summit kicked off yesterday. The three... Read more
