A Torres Strait health boss is urging the community to have their say on services across North Queensland.

Submissions to Northern Queensland Primary Health Network's Joint Regional Needs Assessment survey are open until August 16.

NQPHN is one of 31 regionalised and independent health networks who collaborate with local hospitals and health services for the good, overseen by the federal Department of Health and Aged Care.

Close to 20 Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Organisations sit within their region.

Torres Health Indigenous Corporation chief executive Renee Williams said the Torres Strait has different health needs to other areas "purely due to the vast distance by land and sea".

The CEO of the Thursday Island-based corporation also serves as chair of the Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service board, and sits on the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations Primary Care Working Group.

Ms Williams said the survey is a quick and easy way to look at what needs to be done.

"It's important for people in our region to participate in the survey, so we can look at what programs and services are needed, particularly when it comes to preventative health for younger First Nations people," she said.

"The JRNA survey will capture what's happening in the Torres and give us clear data and more information around the specific services needed for the communities in our footprint."

The survey falls under state and Commonwealth government requirements to keep service delivery effective.

Torres and Cape HHS chief executive Rex O'Rouke believes for current and emerging needs to be met, "we all need to work together".

"Our populations are expanding, and they include a very high percentage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with significant needs, as well as an increasingly ageing and socio-economically disadvantaged population," Mr O'Rourke said.

NQPHN chief executive Sean Rooney said "people's experiences matter" in doing this.

"We want to learn more about the health needs that are impacting people living and working in North Queensland, and understand where there may be health needs and gaps in services to ultimately improve healthcare resourcing and service delivery," Mr Rooney said.

Submissions to the survey are open until August 16.