On the 8th and 9th of April 2017, IAHA Chairperson, Ms Nicole Turner, and IAHA Director, Dr Danielle Dries, spoke at the ANU Rural Medical Society’s (ARMS) Close the Gap Conference in Canberra. The event, which was open to the public saw health students from the ACT, NSW and further afield come together to hear […]
The HETI Allied Health Team is pleased to announce that the NSW Allied Health Workplace Learning Grants program for 2017 is now open. Application forms are now available at http://www.heti.nsw.gov.au/funding/ The Program provides financial support to teams of allied health professionals and/or allied health assistants seeking to further develop their knowledge and skills through workplace […]
Nearly 6,500 women and girls were hospitalised due to assault in Australia in 2013–14, with the violence usually perpetrated by a partner or spouse, according to new analysis from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). The data, available as part of a new series of fact sheets on selected injuries, shows that over […]
The Dietitians Association of Australia, Exercise Sports Science Australia and the Australian Psychological Society have released a joint statement outlining the role of Accredited Practising Dietitians, Accredited Exercise Physiologists and Psychologists in improving the mental health and physical health of people living with mental illness. The Dietitians Association of Australia, Exercise & Sports Science Australia […]
Oxfam Australia has released the report Moving beyond recognition: respecting the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. Oxfam Australia Chief Executive Dr Helen Szoke said the report found funding for Indigenous services was inadequate, misdirected, uncertain and lacking in transparency. Dr Szoke said new economic analysis by Oxfam had found more than […]
Looking back, looking forward Registration is now open for the NSW Aboriginal Mental Health and Wellbeing Workforce Forum 2017: Looking back, looking forward at Novotel Sydney Brighton Beach 14 – 15 June 2017 Registration for the Forum and Gala Dinner is complimentary for all delegates. South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) will be hosting […]
The World Federation of Public Health Associations has formed its first Indigenous Working Group on its 50th Anniversary. At the 15th World Congress of Public Health Melbourne conference, 40 Indigenous and non-Indigenous conference delegates of the yarning circle unanimously supported in principle the establishment of the World Federation of Public Health Associations Indigenous Working Group. […]
Australia must reduce the “astounding” rates of imprisonment for Indigenous peoples and step up the fight against racism, a United Nations human rights expert has concluded, at the end of an official visit. The Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous people, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, said: “It is alarming that, while the country has adopted numerous policies […]
The Government has announced $2.5 million in grants will be available to support local councils to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Referendum. Every local council is eligible for a one-off $5,000 grant to partner with a local Indigenous organisation for celebrations marking these anniversaries during National Reconciliation Week (27 May – 3 June 2017). […]
World Health Day, celebrated on 7 April every year to mark the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization, provides the unique opportunity to mobilize action around a specific health topic of concern to people all over the world. The theme of the 2017 World Health Day campaign is depression. Depression affects people […]
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