VACCHO Members committed to working with Andrews State Government to further advance self-determination for Aboriginal people in health and wellbeing

Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 17 December 2020

Tags: self determination, cultural safety, Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Partnership Forum, Victorian Health Minister, Martin Foley, Aboriginal-led, Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander, ACCO, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, VACCHO, Jill Gallagher, DHHS, Victorian Department of Health and Human Services, Victorian Government, Aboriginal health

Members of the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) have committed to working with the Andrews State Government to further advance self-determination for Aboriginal people in health and wellbeing.

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Victorian GP awarded Victorian Rural Health Award for his service and support to Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander communities

Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 16 December 2020

Tags: Dr Ed Poliness, Victorian GP, Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative, Lisa Briggs,Victorian Rural Health Award, COVID-19, coronavirus, Aboriginal-led, Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander, ACCO, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, VACCHO, Jill Gallagher, DHHS, Victorian Department of Health and Human Services, Victorian Government, Aboriginal health

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VACCHO welcomes independent report that views public drunkenness as a health issue and not a criminal issue

Posted on 30 November 2020

The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) has welcomed an independent report that views public drunkenness as a health issue and not a criminal issue.

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Victorian Aboriginal families receive major boost in this year’s State Budget with more than $357 million delivered for Victorian Aboriginal communities

Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 25 November 2020

Tags: Victorian State Budget, COVID-19, coronavirus, Aboriginal-led, Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander, ACCO, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, VACCHO, Jill Gallagher, DHHS, Victorian Department of Health and Human Services, Victorian Government, Aboriginal health

Victorian Aboriginal families have received a major boost in this year’s State Budget with much needed investments in housing, infrastructure, and getting people back to work following the state’s crippling second wave of coronavirus.   

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VACCHO welcomes State Budget funding of $4.4m to improve social and emotional wellbeing in Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander communities during critical recovery phrase of COVID-19

Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 13 November 2020

Tags: Victorian State Budget, Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System, COVID-19, coronavirusAboriginal-led, balit durn durn, Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander, ACCO, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, VACCHO, Jill Gallagher, DHHS, Victorian Department of Health and Human Services, Victorian Government, Aboriginal health

The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) has welcomed a State Budget announcement of $4.4m in funding to improve social and emotional wellbeing in Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander communities during the critical recovery phrase of COVID-19.

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Historic report marks the first time in Victorian history that Aboriginal voices will be embedded into Victoria’s mental health system

Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 11 November 2020

Tags: Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System, Aboriginal-led, balit durn durn, Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander, ACCO, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, VACCHO, Jill Gallagher, DHHS, Victorian Department of Health and Human Services, Victorian Government, Aboriginal health

A historic report to be released today marks the first time in Victorian history that Aboriginal voices will be embedded into Victoria’s mental health system, a long overdue piece of work to support healing in our Communities.

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VACCHO praises Aboriginal communities across Victoria for doing the right thing as the state prepares to move out of lockdown

Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 27 October 2020

Tags: Victorian Premier, Daniel Andrews, self determination, coronavirus, COVID-19, move out of lockdown, Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander, ACCO, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, VACCHO, Jill Gallagher, DHHS, Victorian Department of Health and Human Services, Victorian Government, Aboriginal health

The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) has praised Aboriginal communities across Victoria for doing the right thing as the state prepares to move out of lockdown.

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Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation has partnered with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Victoria to grow and retain the GP workforce for Aboriginal communities

Posted by VACCHO & RACGP Communications Teams on 8 October 2020

Tags: RACGP, GP workforce, doctor, Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander, ACCO, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, VACCHO, Jill Gallagher, DHHS, Victorian Department of Health and Human Services, Victorian Government, Aboriginal health

The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) has partnered with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Victoria (RACGP Victoria) to grow and retain the GP workforce for Aboriginal communities.

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Free cultural shawls for Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander women to wear and keep have encouraged more women to undergo potentially lifesaving breast screening

Posted by VACCHO & BreastScreen Victoria Communications Teams on 8 October 2020

Tags: The Beautiful Shawl Project, Breastscreen Victoria, breast screen, Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander, ACCO, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, VACCHO, Jill Gallagher, DHHS, Victorian Department of Health and Human Services, Victorian Government, Aboriginal health

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A lack of Commonwealth Government support towards Closing the Gap targets was the major omission in last night’s federal Budget

Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 7 October 2020

Tags: Closing the Gap, federal budget, Josh Frydenberg, Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander, ACCO, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, VACCHO, Jill Gallagher, DHHS, Victorian Department of Health and Human Services, Victorian Government, Aboriginal health

A lack of Commonwealth Government support towards Closing the Gap targets was the major omission in last night’s federal Budget, according to Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) CEO Jill Gallagher AO.

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