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• - Public health care provider for central Australian Aboriginal people, based in Alice Springs, Northern Territory. Program information, history, policy statements, photos, and links to related resources.
  
• - Provides information on healthy living for Australian Aboriginals, including details of Aboriginal-controlled medical services, and monthly articles.
  
• - Offering assistance with substance-abuse problems using family-centred methods based on cultural beliefs. Provides details of community initiatives. Also available as a PDF document.
  
• - Providing culturally appropriate clinical services, health promotion and education to Aboriginals in the Goldfields of Western Australia. Service details and translations into the Wongatha language.
  
• - Development of harm-reduction programmes related to substance misuse in South Australian Aboriginal communities, with details of current projects and free information leaflets to download.
  
• - Helping local Aboriginal communities to develop their own strategies for health, including advice on available funding for education and health promotion.
  
• - Co-ordinating a group of independent, community-controlled health services in north-western Australia, with details of member communities and list of resources.
  
• - Provides an overview of major drug issues and developments within existing, new and future programs. Includes details of proposed initiatives in Aboriginal communities. Also available as a PDF document.
  
• - National peak body on Aboriginal health, representing the interests of Aboriginal community controlled health services.
  
• - A course provided by the School of Social Sciences, Flinders University to provide cross-cultural advice for health professionals working in remote areas. Can be downloaded at no cost.
  
• - Contributing to improving the health of Australia's Indigenous people by making relevant, high quality information easily accessible.