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The Beginning a Life in Australia booklet has recently been updated. The booklet provides settlement information and links to resources for newly arrived migrants, humanitarian entrants, their sponsors and service providers. The booklet is currently available in English, Arabic, Farsi

This DVD explains how Australian family roles and values may differ from those experienced by newly-arrived families in the country they have come from. People who are newly arrived share their stories of settling in Australia, and highlight the range of services available to support

Networking Health Victoria has produced Multilingual Immunisation Talking Books that provide immunisation information in an easy to understand format. A pre-immunisation check and post immunisation information have been translated into 22 languages including Burmese, Cambodian, Chin T

beyondblue has developed 3 in-language booklets in consultation with members of the Arabic, Dari and Chinese communities for people who are concerned about someone close to them experiencing depression or anxiety.  Arabic and Dari booklets are available for parents and guardians who a

A series of videos have been produced by Family Planning NSW. Spoken in Arabic, Assyrian, Dari, French, Hindi, Karen, Khmer, Mandarin, Nepalese, Turkish and Vietnamese, the firsthand accounts dispel some common misconceptions about cervical cancer screening and encourage all women to

The first Victorian Refugee Health Network (the Network) Primary Care Forum was held on Tuesday 26 August 2014 at Foundation House in Brunswick.  The Primary Care Forum was organised in response to the increasing interest and growing size of the Network’s Primary Care Working Group. 

The Office of Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship provides guides for Using Interpreter Services and for Effective Translations, outlining Victorian Government policy. The guides are available here:

The British Pain Society has produced a series of pain scales in multiple written languages to aid assessment by health care professionals. Languages include English, Arabic, Somali, Swahili, Turkish, and Urdu.

Australian Muslim Women’s Centre for Human Rights has a range of publications available for download. Resources include reports on family violence, and on race, faith and gender; a guide for teachers working with Muslim students; a media guide; and multilingual publications on v

Research has been conducted by the University of Adelaide, in conjunction with Monash University, The University of Sydney and the South Australian Department of Health, to investigate the effects of very hot weather on the wellbeing of migrants and refugees.  Identified in the study