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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Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 28 September 2020
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zero cases,
Jenny Mikakos,
Martin Foley,
Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander,
COVID-19,
ACCO,
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation,
VACCHO,
Jill Gallagher,
DHHS,
Victorian Department of Health and Human Services,
Victorian Government,
Aboriginal health
The successful work of the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) and its 32 Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) has been instrumental in suppressing COVID-19 with zero active cases in Victorian communities.
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Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 14 September 2020
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Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander,
COVID-19,
ACCO,
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation,
VACCHO,
Jill Gallagher,
DHHS,
Victorian Department of Health and Human Services,
Victorian Government,
Aboriginal health
In the face of a global pandemic, the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO), its 32 Members, and the State Government have worked together in creative and responsive ways to protect the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal Victorians.
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Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 10 September 2020
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suicide prevention day,
RUOK,
coronavirus,
Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander,
COVID-19,
ACCO,
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation,
VACCHO,
Jill Gallagher,
DHHS,
Victorian Department of Health and Human Services,
Victorian Government,
Aboriginal health
Today marks World Suicide Prevention Day, a global day of action designed to raise awareness of suicide and suicide prevention.
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Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 2 September 2020
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national funding,
Prime Minister Scott Morrison,
coronavirus,
Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander,
COVID-19,
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 written to Prime Minister Scott Morrison on behalf of its 32 Members seeking urgent funding for Victorian Aboriginal communities in their COVID-19 response.
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Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 27 August 2020
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AEC,
Aboriginal Executive Council,
coronavirus,
Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander,
COVID-19,
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) and members of the Aboriginal Executive Council (AEC) say more should be done to ensure Aboriginal Communities are well placed to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 19 August 2020
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pandemic,
coronavirus,
Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander,
spike in cases,
COVID-19,
ACCO,
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation,
VACCHO,
Jill Gallagher,
DHHS,
Victorian Department of Health and Human Services,
Victorian Government,
Aboriginal health
Another large spike in confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander communities is a stark reminder for Victorians that this pandemic is not over, and people still need to comply with the rules while staying connected.
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Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 12 August 2020
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Department of Health and Human Services,
spike in cases,
young people,
Aboriginal children,
COVID-19,
ACCO,
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation,
VACCHO,
Jill Gallagher,
DHHS,
Victorian Government,
Aboriginal health
Young people have been urged to do their bit to help suppress COVID-19 following another spike in cases in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Communities.
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Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 30 July 2020
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National Agreement on Closing the Gap,
Victorian Aboriginal Affairs Framework,
close the gap,
coalition of peaks,
CoP,
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation,
VACCHO,
Jill Gallagher,
DHHS,
Victorian Government,
Aboriginal health
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Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 28 July 2020
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Mitchell Shire,
metropolitan Melbourne,
confirmed cases,
#KeepOurMobSafe,
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation,
VACCHO,
Jill Gallagher,
COVID-19,
coronavirus,
testing,
DHHS,
Victorian Government,
Aboriginal health
Victorians have been urged to get serious about the dangers posed by COVID-19 following a large spike in cases in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities over the weekend.
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