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.
People from refugee backgrounds, including those seeking asylum, experience a number of barriers to accessing health and other services, including difficulties understanding and navigating the health system. Knowledge of local support services for people from refugee backgrounds and
The Australian Government releases some people from Immigration Detention Centres (IDC) or immigration detention facilities into the community on a Bridging Visa E (BVE). This presentation outlines the health journey of these asylum seekers on Bridging Visa Es who have arrived by
This table details specialist refugee health outreach services in rural and regaional areas of high refugee settlement. These services are available through Community Health Centres and public hospital outpatient services. This document was last updated in August 2012 and will be regu
This website provides comprehensive information on the who, the why and the how-to of caring for people from refugee backgrounds in primary care settings. The guides contain practice-based research and information on the following topics: Refugee patients in primary care Identifying p
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
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 Department of Health is undertaking a common data set project that would streamline data reporting required of Dental Health Services Victoria (DHSV), strengthening the state’s oral health program accountability and service planning. This document provides provide