Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing
Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing
EMPHN is committed to supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ right to self‑determination, working towards equity in health outcomes and the ongoing journey of reconciliation.
EMPHN commissions a range of programs delivered by Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) and Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) and mainstream providers to support the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Across the region, with our service partners, EMPHN delivered a number of programs including:
Integrated team care (ITC) and ITC Support:Services focus on care coordination, brokerage and chronic disease management for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Aboriginal Wrap Around Programs:Wrap Around services deliver holistic, culturally safe care addressing chronic disease, social and emotional wellbeing, suicide prevention, AOD, and access barriers.
They offered to help my whole family, not just me... it was all in one spot
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Aboriginal Consultative Council
In 2024, EMPHN established the Aboriginal Consultative Council to support the commitment to reforms made in the Closing the Gap initiative, the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan, and the 2024 recommendations from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Federal funding review (undertaken by Ninti One and First Nations Co).
The Council comprises of representatives from ACCHOs and ACCOs in our region and plays a pivotal role in strengthening cultural safety in mainstream services in the catchment, supporting the development and sustainability of the community-controlled sector, and facilitating a move towards self-determination.
