More First Nations people are impacted by cardiovascular (CVD) than other Australians. They also experience cardiovascular disease at a younger age than other Australians.

Improving Indigenous health is a national priority. We work in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to develop and implement strategies, programs and initiatives to improve health and wellbeing.

Stolen Generations The Stolen Generations are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people who were forcibly removed as children from their families and communities through race-based policies set up by State and Federal Governments from 1910s to the 1970s

Yarning and storytelling has been supporting First Nations wellbeing for thousands of years. Hear from Phoebe about why it’s so important for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to have a yarn when they need it.

Improving the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is a national priority. We work in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to develop and implement strategies, programs and initiatives to improve health and wellbeing.

It’s through listening to those providing services, those who fund services, and most importantly, those who use services that we will find the information

The Commission has developed culturally appropriate resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, to help educate them about having a colonoscopy.  The resources are based on the national Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard.  Return to Colonoscopy resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

This section provides information about Closing the Gap, a government strategy that aims to address Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander disadvantage in health, education and employment. Here you will find information about the strategy and how it differs from the Close the Gap social justice campaign.

Support for the social emotional wellbeing and information on depression and anxiety among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

The annual Overview is free to download and provides scholarly, up-to-date, detailed information about the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It highlights improvements to certain aspects of Indigenous health, and outlines where ongoing work is needed to 'close the gap' in health status between Indigenous and other Australians.