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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

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

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

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

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

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

This DEECD page links to all translated documents on the Department’s website.  It is arranged by language rather than resource type.

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

The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development have a number of translated resources in new arrival community languages. Topics include: Interpreter Service Welcome to Early Childhood Services Children’s Services in Victoria – Information for parents and guard