July 26th, 2022
Yoorana Gunya has launched their wellness van called Walan Marra Ngayiny translating to very strong mind in Wiradjuri. The purpose of the van is for Yoorana Gunya to continue to provide a holistic model of care to their clients by being able to take their programs out on country and to utilise the van to...
July 21st, 2022
Date: 11-13th May 2022 Location: Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, QLD Hosted by: Public Health Association Australia (PHAA) Attended by & prepared by: Shelley Du AH&MRC supported 3 staff from the Public Health Intelligence unit and 8 staff from our member services to attend the Preventative Health Conference 2022. The theme was accelerating action and...
July 21st, 2022
On the 5th of May the AH&MRC held its first combined NDIS forum with the objective of addressing the barriers that Aboriginal communities face in engaging with the NDIS, as well as opportunities to work with industry stakeholders. We were fortunate to hear from NDIS and community services consultant, Mathew Fante. Mathew presented us with...
July 21st, 2022
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Eye Health Conference 2022 “Our Vision Our Hands”(NATSIEHC22) Date: 24th-26th May 2022 Location: Double Tree Esplanade Darwin Hosted by: University of Melbourne & Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory Attended by & prepared by: Shelley Du & Mafi Kailahi AH&MRC supported 2 staff from the Public Health Intelligence unit...
July 21st, 2022
Thank you to NACCHO for hosting the NDIS Ready Yarning Circle (for remote and very remote ACCHOs) in Darwin. With attendees from various government departments, social services, advocacy groups and affiliates, the two-day event was both a learning and networking opportunity. It was insightful to hear how ACCHOs from across the country have navigated the...
July 21st, 2022
The Aboriginal Health & Medical Research Council of NSW (AH&MRC) approached the Bourke Aboriginal Corporation Health Service (BACHS) to work in partnership on delivering a community event that promoted the importance of annual Aboriginal Health checks (also known as 715s’). Conveniently, BACHS were in the planning phases of convening the first community event since the...
July 21st, 2022
The Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council (AH&MRC) has gratefully received support from BHP to aid in the provision of culturally safe care for Aboriginal communities across New South Wales (NSW) in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. At AH&MRC we recognise the importance of reaching into community and providing medical care outside traditional clinical...
June 23rd, 2022
This week, Treasurer Matt Kean, delivered the 2022-23 Budget. The Budget included a commitment of $188.6 million in additional funding over four years to support the delivery of Closing the Gap. This funding will deliver a suite of 28 new government-wide initiatives, developed through the partnership between the NSW Government and NSW CAPO, of which...
June 10th, 2022
In its 25th year, the Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW Human Research Ethics Committee has received from Reconciliation Australia, an Indigenous Governance Award. On Wednesday the 8 th of June 2022 at the ICC Sydney, The Indigenous Governance Awards ceremony, hosted by Reconciliation Australia and the BHP Foundation, acknowledged and celebrated outstanding...
July 29th, 2021
Coonamble Aboriginal Health Service (CAHS) and AH&MRC have launched a joint sponsorship venture with former Illawarra Hawks NBL player, Tyson Demos. Tyson has achieved so much in his basketball career so far, including his work with the Indigenous Community Basketball League (ICBL) and his involvement in the Health Deadly Kids project run by Illawarra AMS....
May 14th, 2021
Photo caption: (L-R): Mariah Hall – Aboriginal Health Practitioner, Dr Liz Milla – GP, Hayley Waugh – RN, Brooke Turner – RN CLINICAL COORDINATOR and Taasha Layer – CEO Having swept through the health sector on the back of emergency Federal Government pandemic funding, Telehealth and its sudden prominence will likely have positive health ramifications...
January 18th, 2021
Events are still running at AH&MRC, but with a few changes. Our Venue Hire and Events Coordinator, Danni Li, has adapted venue hire at AH&MRC to ensure that all events are COVID-19 safe. Danni’s role is to ensure that events run smoothly at AH&MRC, from the initial booking to hosting the event. Danni does an...
January 11th, 2021
Imagine receiving a care package from your local health provider with food, sanitiser and art and craft materials for your children. Your Elders getting their medical supplies and toiletries. And everyone being reminded to keep active and nurture their body through eating healthy food. That was Waminda’s response to lockdown earlier this year in order...
November 30th, 2020
“I am thrilled to attain my Aboriginal Healthcare Worker (AHW) Certificate III qualification. It has definitely been a journey for me, juggling work, education and becoming a mum again for the 6th time to my beautiful daughter. I love my AHW role at Darrimba Maarra (Durri’s Health Outpost) as I get to work with and...
November 27th, 2020
Do your patients find it hard to keep track of their medical results, hand-outs, doctors’ notes and other important paper documents? Do they see a specialist only to realise they are a little unsure of their previous medical history? If your patient answer yes to any of these questions, they would benefit from uploading their...