National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO)

Partnering for Healthier Futures: Bupa Foundation and NACCHO Unite on Diabetes Prevention

We’re proud to partner with the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) on Health Strong Diabetes Gone, a national diabetes education program supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to prevent and manage diabetes.

Diabetes is three times more common among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and is a major contributor to other health challenges, including kidney and heart disease.

With support from the Bupa Foundation, NACCHO is helping Aboriginal Health Workers and Aboriginal Health Practitioners build their expertise in diabetes prevention, diagnosis and management, so care remains culturally safe, community-led and close to home. This includes free online training for the ACCHO workforce, accredited resources for community-controlled training organisations and professional pathways that recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership in diabetes care.

Young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with lived and professional experience of diabetes are also leading a campaign to raise awareness of Youth Onset Type 2 Diabetes through NACCHO’s Youth Diabetes Advisory Committee. Developed on their terms, in their voices and for their communities, the campaign puts young people at the centre of the program.

Community guides every part of Health Strong Diabetes Gone. An Expert Advisory Group and consultations across the country help ensure clinical evidence and cultural knowledge work side by side, and that training and activities reflect what communities need. By backing community-controlled care and youth-led prevention, we’re helping to build stronger, healthier communities now and for generations to come.