In 1999 the Australian government and several non-government organisations came together to ensure a forward momentum in improving cardiovascular health in Indigenous Australians. The focus of these discussions was based around the recommendations of the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, National Health Priority Area Report on Cardiovascular Disease, 1998.

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The recommendations from this meeting and subsequence workshops has provided the focus and direction of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Program.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Program Activities.

• Support national, state and territory cardiovascular health training programs for Aboriginal Health workers
• Support the provision of cardiac rehabilitation programs for all eligible Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients
• Support the implementation of a nationally managed program for the prevention and management of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease.
• Development and implement a secure funding base for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander  cardiovascular programs

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