January 31st, 2023
Two members of our Public Health Team, Dr. Kath Keenan and Lauren Owen drove the Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council (AH&MRC) mobile health clinic from Ballina to Moree in a whirlwind 2-day trip on the 24th and 25th of January. AH&MRC received support from BHP to purchase a motorhome to help with mobile clinics...
December 22nd, 2022
AH&MRC Ear Health Forum in collaboration with our Ear health stakeholders and Member Services was held at Mercure Hotel Sydney NSW on Gadigal country, on Friday 9th December 2022. This event was a great opportunity for our ACCHO sector to discuss the critical issues around ear health, and also showcase health training and equipment that...
December 13th, 2022
AH&MRC The Deadly Doctors Forum was held at the Crown Plaza Coogee beach on Bidjigal and Gadigal country, who traditionally occupy Sydney Coast. This event was held on the 24th November 2022, with over 30 General Practitioners within the ACCHO sector. This event is a great opportunity for General Practitioners who work in the ACCHO sector...
December 8th, 2022
The NSW Government has announced $10.9 million in funding towards the Healthy Deadly Kids program (HDK) to enhance school attendance levels in Aboriginal communities across the State. The official announcement happened today at AH&MRC Training Institute in Little Bay today. In 2019, Illawarra Aboriginal Medical Service designed and piloted this Indigenous community program as a...
November 2nd, 2022
The AHMRC Service Performance and Quality (SPQ) staff had the privilege of attending and being part of Western Sydney University (WSU) Innovative event. This event was a chance for the team to network with other service members as well as hear about the new informative talks and presentations from industry specialists. The SPQ Team Kay...
November 2nd, 2022
AH&MRC in collaboration with Telstra Health delivered Communicare training in Kempsey from 25th to 27th October 2022. Despite the rain and flooding in most parts of the NSW, 15 ACCHS staff attended the training, 11 were from Durri Aboriginal Corporation Medical Service, 2 from Orange Aboriginal Medical Service, and 2 from Riverina Medical and Dental...
November 2nd, 2022
The AH&MRC hosted its first Indigenous Health Summit on the 13th-14th September at Sydney’s CBD Mercure Hotel. The event was attended by over 200 guests and brought together Aboriginal Health experts from across the country to discuss issues facing the sector and solutions to address these as we progress the Closing the Gap agenda. Over...
October 20th, 2022
On the 24th of November, the AH&MRC will be hosting the Deadly Doctors Forum at the Crowne Plaza at Coogee Beach. The Deadly Doctors Forum is being held in conjunction with the Rural Doctors Network, who will be holding the 2022 Rural GP’s Conference from the 24th-27th of November at the same location. The Deadly...
September 30th, 2022
Monday 17 October 2022 National Convention Centre, Canberra The National Youth Conference will bring together up to 100 youth from around Australia to gain experience and exposure to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander sector on a national level. During the conference the youth will engage in discussion, share their experience and learn from other...
September 30th, 2022
The second Jurisdictional Implementation Plan on Closing the Gap was released on Wednesday the 31st of August. As a member of NSW CAPO, the AH&MRC has played a central role in the development of this plan, using it as an opportunity to progress reform within and expand support for the Aboriginal Health sector. Many of...
September 30th, 2022
AH&MRC Policy and Non-Profit Training (NPT) have developed a Capacity Building training program specifically for our member services. The training program has been developed to build the capacity of staff at member services to ensure they have the skills required to advocate and manage their services. The training program will include workshops on different topics...
September 30th, 2022
ASHHN Network Meeting of 25 August 2022 Colin and Debbie, both AOD and Mental Health Program officers jointly chaired the ASHHN Network meeting on 25 August with several members. This meeting was very productive and positive. ASHHN members have been invited to offer suggestions for subject matter and content for the AH&MRC’s Health Programs regional...
September 30th, 2022
Health Programs Update – NDIS As the program officer for NDIS and aged care, I had the privilege of attending the 13th annual National Disability Summit. The event brought together major stakeholders, including The Hon Bill Shorten (Minister for NDIS) and Tracy Mackey (Commissioner at the Quality & Safeguards Commission), state government agencies, service providers,...
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...