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Caring for Refugee Patients in General Practice: A desktop guide (4th ed.) ACT
June 22, 2012
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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
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June 22, 2012
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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
Continue Reading →Maternal and Child Health Services: Increasing engagement with refugee families forum May 2012
June 08, 2012
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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
Continue Reading →Pregnancy and post birth experience of women from refugee backgrounds living in the Outer East of Melbourne: A Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies research report (2011)
May 30, 2012
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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
Continue Reading →Healthy Mums Healthy Kids: Evaluation of “Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies” project at the River Nile Learning Centre (Sept 2011)
May 30, 2012
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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
Continue Reading →Accessing maternal and child health services in Melbourne, Australia: Reflections from refugee families and service providers (Riggs et al., 2012)
May 30, 2012
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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
Continue Reading →VICSEG – New Futures Refugee Family Resource and Mentoring Program Evaluation 2009-2011
May 15, 2012
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LDC Group completed an evaluation of the VICSEG New Futures Refugee Family Resource and Mentoring Program over two years. The program works with newly arrived Assyrian/Chaldean, Karen/Burmese and South Sudanese families with young children aged 0 to 5 years in the North & West Me
Continue Reading →Playgroup in 13 different languages
May 15, 2012
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Six simple sentences that explain what playgroup is: “Playgroup is an informal group of parent, family and children aged 0-5 years. Children have fun and learn. Adults make new friends and share parenting skills. Playgroups usually meet once a week at a local venue and charge
Continue Reading →Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) translated resources
May 15, 2012
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This DEECD page links to all translated documents on the Department’s website. It is arranged by language rather than resource type.
Continue Reading →Understanding the mental health and wellbeing of Afghan women in South East Melbourne.
May 14, 2012
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In early 2009, a consortium of health professionals in the Dandenong area identified a need to address mental health concerns among Afghan families of a refugee background. This research explores and documents issues contributing to poor mental health and wellbeing among women of chil
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