Aboriginal Health

The good health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is about more than just the absence of illness or injury. Indigenous health encompasses the physical, cultural, social, emotional and spiritual wellbeing of individuals and their communities.

There is an unacceptable gap in health equity and life expectancy between Indigenous Australians and the rest of the population. SAHMRI’s Aboriginal Health Equity Theme – the largest dedicated Indigenous health research unit in Australia – addresses this imbalance through direct response to health inequity and by developing the next generation of Indigenous research leaders.