November 27th, 2020
Do you have lots of medical documents? Ever found it hard to keep track of medical results, hand-outs, doctors’ notes and other important paper important papers? Have you gone to see a new GP only to realise they have no record of your previous medical history? If you answered yes to any of these questions,...
November 25th, 2020
As Aboriginal people, many of us believe you are born from the earth to walk the earth, and when the time comes, your Spirit returns to the earth. How you return to the earth, and the peace your loved ones experience during that time are all important parts of our culture and grief journey. Despite...
November 19th, 2020
The team at The Glen Centre are a passionate bunch. Helping people be their best self is what motivates them. Their successful 12-week drug and alcohol rehabilitation program includes individual and group counselling on education support, work programs, specialised services for grief, trauma, financial, gambling and anger management. Early this year, The Glen Centre introduced...
November 5th, 2020
As a young 47-year-old man, yet to hit the milestone of eldership, I reflect on two times in my life that feel worlds apart; my youth and now. Always was Always will be were not words I heard as a young person, but as time goes on and my living status, memory and tradition changes,...
November 3rd, 2020
On Thursday 29th of October 2020 AH&MRC visited Tharawal Aboriginal Medical Service (AMS). The visit was planned so that Sector Support and the Public Health and Intelligence Teams could share the projects they’ve been working on and brainstorm how AH&MRC can support Tharawal AMS with their programs and initiatives. Tharawal AMS’s CEO, Darryl Wright took time...
October 30th, 2020
To many Australians, Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) is a foreign concept, a disease most will have never heard of. However, for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, RHD continues to pose a very real and present threat. Recent data from NSW public hospitals report the largest burden of disease occurs in children under the age...
October 16th, 2020
Thanks to the fast work of the Tharawal Aboriginal Corporation (TAC) team, the Aboriginal community of Campbelltown in south-western Sydney, have remained COVID-safe. More than 11,200 Aboriginal people live in South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) and 3,405 Aboriginal people attend Tharawal for their primary health care. Caring for the Aboriginal community is what...
October 2nd, 2020
After months working as socially distanced desk-jockeys, the AH&MRC’s Public Health Team hit the road once more to visit Members Services including Illawarra Aboriginal Medical Service (IAMS), South Coast Medical Services Aboriginal Corporation (SCMSAC) and Waminda – South Coast Women’s Health & Welfare Aboriginal Corporation. The crew included Kezia Blackledge, Marina Wise, Victoria Kennedy, and...
October 2nd, 2020
About the author: Reuben Morrison-Greet is a 21 year old paramedic student who is passionate about Indigenous health. Rueben raised $1,330 for the AH&MRC by setting up a fundraiser for his cycling trip from Sydney to Broken Hill. No small feat, the cycling trip is over 1000 km away and took 8 days. The AH&MRC...
September 10th, 2020
The 10th of September is R U OK? Day. A day where we are encouraged to reach out to friends, family, work colleagues and ask them a simple question – R U OK? It can be hard to ask the question especially if you have not planned what to say next. Tip 1: Have a...
August 27th, 2020
Rod McEwin has a passion for windsurfing, the Murray River and playing his part to help improve the health outcomes of Aboriginal people in NSW. In 2006, Rod set sail on a windsurfing adventure down the Murray River. Visiting the River, a week or so each year, he has ridden more than 1,800 kilometres and...
July 29th, 2020
What is your position at Armajun Aboriginal Health Service? My name is Natasha Hunt and I am a Social and Emotional Wellbeing and Drug and Alcohol Caseworker at Armajun Aboriginal Health Service in Inverell. Why did you choose to do SMART Recovery Training? I chose SMART Recovery Training to upskill myself in my positions and...
July 16th, 2020
In collaboration with Kyanga Cultural Consultancy (KCC) we delivered 4 online workshops on the topic of Trauma-Informed Practice in June. The workshops were highly successful with a high turnout rate and an engaged audience across the board. KCC ensured that the content of the workshop was appropriate for an online format, as Trauma-Informed Practice can...
June 23rd, 2020
World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is celebrated around the world on May 31st, and this year AH&MRC supported the day with a campaign to encourage our community that “It’s never been a better time to quit” through the social media campaign #BlakPledge with @KooriQuitline and @CancerInsituteNSW. We received lots of inspiring pledges from our team...
June 12th, 2020
Q: Why is Aboriginal health important to you and what made you want to become active in this space? If this point in history has taught us anything, it’s that our health is absolutely vital. We know when we have healthy bodies and healthy minds, we have the power to not just survive, but thrive...