Community detention was introduced in June 2005 and is a form of immigration detention that enables a person to reside in the community without needing to be escorted.  Asylum Seekers in Community Detention have special arrangements for recieving health services.  This Power Point pre

The Australian Government releases some people  from Immigration Detention Centres (IDC) or immigration detention facilities into the community on a  Bridging Visa  E (BVE). This presentation outlines the health journey of these asylum seekers on Bridging Visa Es  who have arrived by

This desktop guide accompanies the Promoting Refugee Health: A guide for doctors, nurses and other health care providers caring for people of refugee background (3rd edition). The guide contains sections on: identifying patients from a refugee background engaging interpreters consulta

This desktop guide accompanies the Promoting Refugee Health: A guide for doctors, nurses and other health care providers caring for people of refugee background (3rd edition). The guide contains sections on: identifying patients from a refugee background engaging interpreters consulta

The Victorian Refugee Health Network and the Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture (Foundation House) hosted a forum on Thursday 17th May focusing on Maternal and Child Health Services engagement with refugee families. Thirty-five people attended the forum from a range of serv

In recent years one in every twelve humanitarian entrants to Australia have resettled in Melbourne’s south east, in the Cities of Greater Dandenong and Casey.  The region’s Refugee Health Research Consortium commissioned a study to examine whether the primary healthcare needs of local

The Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies (HMHB) State Government Program aims to reduce the burden of chronic disease by addressing maternal risk behaviours and providing support during pregnancy. It targets pregnant women who are unable to access antenatal care services or require additio

Western Region Health Centre (WRHC) recieved a Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Innovative grant from the Department of Health (DH) in 2010 to facilitate a program with refugee background mothers. The objectives of the WRHC proposal were: To provide pregnancy and early parenting educati

This report provides an analysis of maternity care services available to women from a refugee background in Victoria. The report is to be used as a briefing document for a Victorian Refugee Health Network which will examine the status of maternity care service provision for women from

Often new arrivals from refugee backgrounds have experienced poor health and limited access to healthcare services. The maternal and child health (MCH) service in Victoria, Australia, is a joint local and state government operated, cost-free service available to all mothers of childre