PLATFORM TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL ALLIED HEALTH CARE FOR ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLES

IAHA Media Release:

PLATFORM TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL ALLIED HEALTH CARE FOR ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLES

Available for Immediate Release . 26^th February 2019 

Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA), founded in 2009, is a national not for profit, member-based organisation, building and supporting the growth and practice of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander allied health workforce.

IAHA understands and respects the critical role that the allied health workforce plays in Australia’s efforts to transform systems to renew the health and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The proposed policy agenda set out below will, if fully funded and implemented, help increase access to quality allied health care services to meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and enable the improvements in health outcomes all Australian governments have indicated they are committed to achieve.

Read Full Statement:  IAHA Statement – political engagement platform