The Northern Territory has the highest burden of disease in Australia, and our response to improve this situation presents a significant challenge for all Territorians. The Northern Territory Chronic Conditions Prevention and Management Strategy 2010-2020, provides the framework for improving population health and well being across the Territory through reducing the incidence and impact of chronic conditions on our communities.

The Northern Territory Aboriginal Health Forum (NT AHF) - comprises senior representatives from the Australian Government Department of Health (DoH), the Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance of the NT (AMSANT) and the NT Department of Health (NT DoH). The Forum’s role is to provide advice and direction on Aboriginal health issues. The NT AHF provided leadership in the development and implementation of the Key Performance Indicators and the NT AHKPI system.

The Northern Territory has the highest burden of disease in Australia, and our response to improve this situation presents a significant challenge for all Territorians. The Northern Territory Chronic Conditions Prevention and Management Strategy 2010-2020, provides the framework for improving population health and wellbeing across the Territory through reducing the incidence and impact of chronic conditions on our communities.

The Framework will remain current for the life of the NT Chronic Conditions Prevention and Management Strategy ie until 2020; as such it will be evaluated together with the Strategy.

Northern Territory Aboriginal Cultural Security Framework 2016-2026 is a policy framework that aims to guide and strengthen implementation of culturally secure services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Aboriginal) people in the Northern Territory.

The Aboriginal Cultural Security Policy aims to strengthen Aboriginal Territorians’ access to and benefits of health services by ensuring that the health system recognises the centrality of culture in delivering successful health outcomes.

This document provides an overview of the NT Preventable Chronic Diseases Strategy. It should be read in conjunction with two other documents produced in August 1999: the Ministerial Statement delivered by Hon. Stephen Dunham MLA, Minister for Health, Family and Children’s Services; and the PCDS Evidence Base (containing a description of the best buys and key result areas in chronic disease control). The above two documents can be found in ePublications at http://hdl.handle.net/10137/538.