Welcome to the Victorian Refugee Health Network.
We work to develop responsive health service systems that meet the needs of people from refugee backgrounds, including asylum seekers.
This report summarises the major initiatives commenced or due to commence across the Victorian Government and major government agencies during the first two years of the health and wellbeing plan (until 2017).
The Victorian Hepatitis B Strategy 2016-2020 identifies people from a refugee background and people seeking asylum as a priority group as they may be unvaccinated.
Building a New Life in Australia is a longitudinal study (2013-2018) following a large cohort of people who have recently arrived as humanitarian entrants as they settle into life in Australia. The study was established to help the Australian Government better understand the factors t
Building a New Life in Australia is a longitudinal study (2013-2018) following a large cohort of people who have recently arrived as humanitarian entrants as they settle into life in Australia. The study was established to help the Australian Government better understand the factors t
This page is maintained by the Royal Children’s Hospital Immigrant Health Service and contains links to policy, news articles and reports which impact on the provision of health services for people from refugee backgrounds, including asylum seekers. Documents date back to the 19
Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network’s Information Sheets provide national data on humanitarian youth arrivals between 2008 and 2014, settlement trends and an overview of some of the factors impacting on young people in the settlement context. Click below to access the resource.
Identifying people from refugee backgrounds (including asylum seekers) in data sets in Victoria is vital to understanding health outcomes and service usage patterns of these individuals and communities. Identification also enables services providers, planners and funders to measure t
Summary of Bridging Visa E data by Local Government Area compiled by the Network from Department of Immigration and Border Protection ‘Illegal Maritime Arrivals on Bridging Visa E’ as at 30 June 2014 access from DIBP website Note: where a suburb is divided across two Local
Purpose of this document This table was developed by the Victorian Refugee Health Network in conjunction with refugee health service providers in order to identify current practice to identify current gaps in refugee and asylum seeker health service delivery. The table is intended for
Service planning is assisted by up-to-date population statistics. Here are some useful sources: The Commonwealth Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP),Immigration Detention and Community Statistics Summary report is released monthly. This report includes statistics o