More than 500 new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers will receive diabetes prevention training through a new partnership between the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) and the Bupa Foundation.

Announced on Thursday, the partnership will see the development of a specialist diabetes prevention training pathway, as well as culturally safe training and assessment resources, face-to-face training sessions, and integration into current local Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCOs).

"This partnership with the Bupa Foundation allows us to address diabetes prevention directly within our communities by training over 500 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers," NACCHO chief executive Pat Turner said.

Data from the Australian Institute of Health and Wellbeing shows 7.9 per cent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were living with diabetes in 2018–19.

A recent study found the "burden" of diabetes in the remote Aboriginal population of the NT is among the highest in the world.

"Culturally informed, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led training is essential to reversing the impact of diabetes and improving health outcomes," Ms Turner said.

"By working with Bupa, we're building a pathway to strengthen our healthcare workforce and bring us closer to closing the health gap in our communities."

The program aligns with the Federal Government's Close the Gap Initiative designed to deliver more trainers and assessors for Aboriginal Community Controlled Registered Training Organisations, with the goal to get more health workers into communities, faster.

Bupa said the new partnership formed an important part of their ambition to work with Indigenous-led healthcare organisations.

Outlined in their Reconciliation Action Plan, the goal is to improve health outcomes for First Nations people.

Bupa APAC Chief Sustainability and Corporate Affairs Officer, Roger Sharp, said the partnership was about delivering long-term and long-lasting community solutions, rather than a short-term fix, in the battle against diabetes.

That's why partnerships with organisations like NAACHO were so important, he argued.

"We want to create an Australia where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people enjoy health equity and equality," Mr Sharp said.

"We believe the best way to do that, is to partner with, support, and empower Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations so they can determine the best way to drive change in communities."