This report contains detailed analyses unde rlying the summary data presented in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework 2008 report (AHMAC 2006). The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework (HPF) is designed to provide the basis to monitor the im pact of the National Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (NSFATSH) and inform policy analyses, planning and program implementation. The HPF consists of 70 measures covering three Tiers—health status and outcomes, determinants of health and health systems performance