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WAMS changing the way we do business
Staff at Walgett Aboriginal Medical Service (WAMS) are on the frontline, helping to protect the local Walgett community from COVID-19 since late January. They have been working very closely with other local agencies in the…
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National Sorry Day & Reconciliation Week 2020
On National Sorry Day, May 26, we remember the Stolen Generations whose lives were devastated by past Government policies and practices to forcibly remove Indigenous children them from their families and Communities in the name of…
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BHP Vital Resources Fund gives $3.3 million for Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations
BHP’s Vital Resources Fund will provide more than $3.3 million (AUD) in funding to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander controlled community health services across Australia, as part of new partnerships established to support communities through the…
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Wellington AMS gives 700+ flu shots to Community
Within a few weeks of receiving supplies of the annual flu vaccination, the Wellington Aboriginal Corporation Health Service (WACHS) provided over 700 vaccines to the local community. Clinic doctors and staff worked above and beyond…
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Waminda SEWB Wellness Packs
The Social and Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB) packs have been created through collaborative discussion with women at Waminda in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Our beautiful packs are boxes of items and activities that help people…
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Helping Member Services secure food for communities during COVID-19
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, access to basic food items has been identified as a high need in Aboriginal communities across NSW. The Centre for Aboriginal Health (CAH), in collaboration with the Aboriginal Health…
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National Indigenous Youth Empowerment Summit
From Tuesday the 25th of February to Friday the 28th of February the AH&MRC attended and supported staff members from Aboriginal Community Controlled Medical Services to attend, the National Indigenous Youth Empowerment Summit in Cairns. The National…
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Connected to Country: #CommunityControl success stories at Galambila
As bushfires and heavy smoke plagued the NSW mid-north coast, Galambila’s connection to Country and community shone through. For weeks last year the skies over Galambila were “almost apocalyptic” as devastating bushfires continued to burn…
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Spreading the message of health – Your Health Your Future at Yabun 2020
It was a sweltering day at Yabun, but none the less AH&MRC and Aboriginal Medical Service Redfern staff persisted in handing out resources and having a yarn with community members about health and the 715 health check. The…
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Partnership between GSK, AH&MRC and NSW Health to distribute Ventolin to bushfire smoke affected Aboriginal communities
Our Members, their staff and their communities have been directly impacted by the bushfire emergencies in NSW. Despite this trauma, our Member Services are playing a crucial role in providing immediate support for their affected…
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Your Health Your Future at Battle of the Countries 2020
The Battle of the Countries made its inaugural debut in 2019 and the 2nd annual Battle of the Countries was held this year at Croom Regional Sporting Complex, NSW. The Illawarra Titans Rugby League Football Club…
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Tharawal Art Therapy Program: Creating a Safe Place for Community Members to Heal
The Art Therapy Program was created by Tharawal Aboriginal Corporation in 2013 for the purpose of providing community members with a safe place to yarn. It is a non-clinical setting where vulnerable members of the…
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Deadly Doctors Share Insights From The Sector
On the 28th of November 2019, the AH&MRC hosted the Deadly Doctors Forum as part of the Rural Doctors Network for our Member Services. A range of topics were presented by many wonderful speakers. The overarching…
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Highlights from the Aboriginal Mental Health and Wellbeing Forum
On the 27th and 28th of November, AH&MRC co-hosted the NSW Aboriginal Mental and Wellbeing Workforce Forum in partnership with the Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network. The Forum brought together Aboriginal Mental Health…
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Oceania Conference – Making Tobacco Control a Priority
This year, the Oceania Tobacco Control Conference was hosted on Gadigal land in Sydney on the 22-24 October 2019. Held biennially, the Conference provided a unique opportunity for a ‘meeting of minds’, bringing together Tobacco…
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