Today delegates at the Ochre Day Conference - Men’s Health, Our Way. Let’s Own It heard an address from The Hon. Ken Wyatt AM MP, Minister for Aged Care and Indigenous Health. The Minister highlighted that “This Day shines a light on the issues that affect the social and emotional health and well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men. He asks them to become “home-based heroes — modern-day warriors for health and well-being — who are crucial...

In the context of NACCHO Ochre Day — with its focus on men’s health — we need Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men to continue stepping up across the board and being the warriors they have been for 65,000 years. If we are to truly transform the health status of our First Australians, we need every Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander man to take responsibility and be proud of themselves and their heritage — proud of the oldest continuous...

New medical research shows the potentially life-saving benefits of integrating pharmacists within Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services to improve chronic disease management. James Cook University (JCU), the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) and the National Aborig...

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