Our Vision

To achieve equity in health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

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Ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have a strong voice in all activities

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Bring together Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, health services, researchers, governments and other policy makers to enable high-quality, collaborative health research that makes a difference

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Continue to develop world leading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health researchers.

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Build on our record as national leaders in knowledge exchange and the translation of research findings into evidence-based practice and policy

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Work at the community, regional and national levels to improve health outcomes and set the research agenda

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Work with our extensive networks to be the pre-eminent source of evidence and expertise in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research

Guest editorial: Donna Ah Chee

Donna Ah Chee, CEO, Central Australian Aboriginal CongressWangka Pulka, April–May 2013

I am fortunate to have been appointed recently as the Chief Executive Officer of the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress Aboriginal Corporation, which is one of the oldest and probably the largest Aboriginal health services in Australia. Congress is a great organisation that has a long and proud history of providing comprehensive primary health care services to the Aboriginal community of Alice Springs.

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Featured Project: Possible futures

What might Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health look like in 2030?

What might the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health sector require from health research at that time?

The Lowitja Institute is using futures thinking methods to consider a range of possible, plausible futures, to discuss how health researchers can be best prepared to support the challenges that may face the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health sector in the future.

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