Working with aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander owned and operated media, to raise awareness about ear disease – an empowering, authentic and effective model. Connecting Ideas and Process; supporting health in non-traditional health settings. The Care Coordination and Supplementary Services (CCSS) Program, Tackling Chronic Disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Populations in the Northern Territory. Wodonga Innovation Grants - a creative approach to preventive health, through building on the capacity of our community Conceptualising the Characteristics of a Health Literacy Responsive Organisation The Northern Respiratory Partnership (NRP) project: the challenge of translating 'prevention across the continuum' into practice  Improving health literacy for high risk Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Clients: The answer is in the community Developing an inclusive rather than divisive framework for a systems approach to health program evaluation  Hygiene is not a dirty word - creative partnerships and widespread outcomes through trachoma elimination ‘Strong Culture: A Road to Good Health’ – Implementing diabetes education in school settings My knowledge is your knowledge: how peer education can support men’s health promotion Supporting communities: When is a good time to talk about men’s health?  What Matters Most: Using the Ottawa Charter to map perspectives from leaders in the health field. Action to Prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in the Northern Territory: Benefits of adopting a collective leadership approach Developing ‘Information for Action:  Improving the Heart Health story for Aboriginal people in Western Australia’: an equity knowledge translation challenge Together For Equality and Respect: Using an integrated approach to regional planning and evaluation to address the determinants of violence against women. The power of language: using modelling as a valid tool to increase health literacy Navigating leadership and action to build health equity in Australia during a period of political back-pedalling: implications for health promotion and prevention Tools for assessing and guiding quality improvement in health promotion – a practical workshop Partnerships for research-policy knowledge exchange: interactive communication strategies the key. Implementation of Resistance Exercise Program (Life for Life) in a Remote aboriginal Community Stroke incidence and in-hospital deaths for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in the Northern Territory residents, 1999-2011 Jiqiong You, John Condon, Yuejen Zhao, Steve GuthridgeDepartment of Health Abstract Background: Stroke was the second leading cause of death among females and the third among males in Australia in the past three decades. Like national trend, stroke mortality has declined in the Northern Territory (NT) over the last two decades, for both the non-Indigenous and Indigenous populations. There was lack of the population-based incidence of stroke and its trend for Indigenous Australia. In our study, we aim to estimate the incidence of first stroke episode and the in-hospital mortality for Northern Territory residents between 1999 and 2011. Methods: Retrospective study of patients with a first hospital inpatient episode for stroke between 1999 and 2011. Results: The age-adjusted incidence rate ratio (IRR) of stroke between Indigenous and non-Indigenous population was 2.8 for male and 2.7 for female respectively, similar to those reported elsewhere in Australia. The ratio increased to 4.1 times (95% confidence interval 3.7-5.0) after adjusting for multivariate risk factors. There was no change in stroke incidence between 1999 and 2011 for either non-Indigenous with IRR 1.01 (1.00-1.03)] or Indigenous people with IRR 1.00 (0.98-1.02), although incidence did increase for non-Indigenous people in the 15-39 year age group, IRR=1.09 (1.01-1.19). In-hospital deaths for people admitted with stroke decreased from 22% in 1999 to 12% in 2011. In-hospital death was more common for older or Indigenous people, for those with other chronic diseases, and for haemorrhagic compared with ischaemic stroke. Conclusions: In the Northern Territory, Indigenous Australians are more likely than other Australians to suffer a stroke and to die from it, which highlight the importance of acute care and comprehensive primary care in managing stroke patients and in reducing risk factors for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.  Breaking into Health: Impacts of a High Performance Sports Nutrition pilot program among Aboriginal males in Western Australian prisons  Partnerships for research-policy knowledge exchange: interactive communication strategies the key. Championing change: Examining the challenges associated with promoting the social determinants of health at a strategic level in the Northern Territory.