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Indigenous health

These resources will support you to deliver culturally safe and inclusive care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

AIHW: Indigenous Australians
Health statistics relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Healthdirect: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ health
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health information from the Australian government health portal.
Queensland Health: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
Queensland government department that works in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to develop and implement strategies, programs, and initiatives to improve health and wellbeing.

National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO)
The national leadership body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health in Australia.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Informs best practice and policy for those working in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health sector.
Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council (QAIHC)
Responsible for managing and commissioning research, as well as collecting, analysing, and publishing data, to maintain cultural safety and improve healthcare delivery and outcomes.
Wellmob.org
Social, emotional, and cultural wellbeing online resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Lowitja Institute
Works for the health and well-being of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through quality research, knowledge translation, and by supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health researchers.

AIATSIS - Indigenous studies bibliography
Includes published and unpublished material on Australian Indigenous studies and is produced by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Library.
APAIS-ATSIS
APAIS-ATSIS is a subset of the APAIS database that indexes articles from published material on the social sciences and humanities.
AUSThealth
Offering broad scope for critical international engagement and debate surrounding Indigenous culture, health, human geography, and other important aspects, this inter-disciplinary platform gives definitive voice to Indigenous communities in Australia, New Zealand and beyond.
Informit Indigenous Collection.
This collection will benefit a great variety of professionals and researchers involved with Indigenous issues such anthropologists, archaeologists, and people working in government departments, health services, legal services, museums, as well as in Aboriginal land councils and other Indigenous organisations.
LIt.Search
This search tool from the Lowitja Institute provides easy access to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health literature on the PubMed database.