The National Public Health Partnership’s National Strategies Coordination Working Group

The National Public Health Partnership’s National Strategies Coordination Working Group advises on improving the coordination of national public health strategies. The Working Group has commissioned research on the first stage of the development of guidelines, to ensure that national public health strategies better meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

The project is being undertaken by a consortium comprising:

• Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services’ Council;
• School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University; and
• Effective Healthcare Australia, University of Sydney.

The project commenced in March 2001 and will be completed over approximately six months. The project team will undertake a review of relevant literature and hold discussions with a range of people – service providers in Aboriginal health, people from Commonwealth, State and Territory governments, peak bodies, and other key informants. This information will then be documented to identify the key issues to be considered in the development of guidelines to better target Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

For more information contact: Ms Karen Roger, NPHP Secretariat; ph: (03) 9637 5512
Ms Kathy Bell, Project Officer; ph: (02) 6282 9755 or 0419 460 820.