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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

Learn how we're working towards improving health and social outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in our care.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experience poorer health and greater exposure to risk factors than other South Australians and we are working to address this inequality by ensuring its services respond to the health needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

We strive to build genuine relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in a variety of ways. These include ensuring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consumers, staff and volunteers:

  • feel welcome and respected at all CALHN sites and services
  • have opportunities for meaningful consultation on how our services are provided
  • get improved access to culturally inclusive and responsive health care services. 

What we are doing

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Wellbeing Hub
Across CALHN sites

The Hub is staffed by a team that includes Aboriginal Health Practitioners, who work to raise awareness and advocate on behalf of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients to assist in providing culturally appropriate services, to achieve good health outcomes.

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Aboriginal Health Framework and Action Plan 2022 – 2027
Listening, Caring, Healing

This Framework and Action Plan helps fulfil our ambition to deliver culturally sensitive services

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Aboriginal Consumer and Community Engagement
Talking with our consumers

Learn about the different groups and committees in place that allow us to have ongoing conversations about the planning, designing, monitoring and delivery of quality care.

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Cultural Learning
Educating our staff

Supporting our staff to gain appropriate knowledge and understanding of the diverse needs of the consumers in their care.

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Aboriginal Employment and Retention Strategy
Recruiting and retaining our workforce

Find out about our strategy to foster an inclusive environment where our people can thrive and do their best.

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Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP)
2023 - 2025

Our Innovate RAP provides priorities and actions themed around relationships, respect, opportunities and governance.

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This page was last updated 16 May 2025.

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