The Talking about health and experiences of using health services with people from refugee backgrounds project conducted 115 consultations with people from refugee backgrounds, including people seeking asylum, in Victoria in March and April 2016. The consultations asked people about their health and experiences of using health services. This is a summary of the key findings relating to:
- Healthy eating and food security
- Social connectedness
- Physical exercise and sport
- Health information and knowledge about health service systems
- Communication with health providers
- Accessibility and appropriateness of services
- Mental health
- Income and employment
- Advice for health professionals to work better with clients from refugee backgrounds.
