The Aboriginal and Islander Community Health Service Brisbane Limited

Healthy for Life is an Australian Government program, announced in the 2005-06 Budget that will provide $102.4 million, over four years, to improve the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers, babies and children. It will also help to improve the quality of life for people with a chronic condition and, over time, reduce the incidence of adult chronic disease.

Over 80 Healthy for Life sites will be established to undertake targeted activities, early intervention and quality improvements in health service delivery to improve the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Healthy for Life also includes funding for scholarships under the Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship Scheme to increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians being trained as health professionals.

Aboriginal and Islander Community Health Service Brisbane (Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service) in partnership with:

Yulu Burri Ba Aboriginal Corporation for Community Health (Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service), and
Inala Indigenous Health Service (State Health Service)

The Panel of Quality Improvement Facilitators was established by the Department to assist organisations undertake Healthy for Life Phase 1 and Phase 2 activities. The types of services the facilitators can provide include:

the provision of education, training and support;
facilitation of workgroups to identify priorities;
assistance in the preparation of reports for evaluation purposes; and
assistance in the provision of feedback to Boards, local community members and the Department.