Soft drink consumption higher in Aboriginal communities: ABS report

Posted by VACCHO Nutrition Team on 7 April 2015

Tags: Aboriginal, community, health, nutrition, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, VACCHO, Partnerships, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Sector

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Closing the Gap requires strong partnerships

Posted by VACCHO Policy Team on 19 March 2015

Tags: National Close the Gap Day, Close the Gap, Aboriginal, community, health, wellbeing, Jill Gallagher AO, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, VACCHO, Hon. Daniel Andrews MP, Coalition for Aboriginal Health Equality, Council of Australian Governments, COAG, Partnerships, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Sector

Premier of Victoria, the Hon. Daniel Andrews MP hosted a Closing the Gap in Victoria event at Parliament House today to celebrate Victoria’s ongoing commitment to reducing health inequality for Victorian Aboriginal peoples.

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Aboriginal community plan to combat the crisis in Out of Home Care in Victoria

Posted by VACCHO Policy Team on 13 March 2015

Tags: Karen Heap, Ballarat & District Aboriginal Co-operative, Productivity Commission, Koori kid, statewide crisis, Andrews government, Victorian Aboriginal Children and Young People’s Alliance, Out of Home Care in Victoria, Close the Gap, Tony Abbott, Aboriginal, community, health, wellbeing, Jill Gallagher AO, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, VACCHO

The Victorian Aboriginal Children and Young People’s Alliance calls upon the Andrews government to act immediately in preventing the continued and alarming growth of Aboriginal babies and children being removed and placed in out of home care.

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Sustained Partnerships will Close the Gap

Posted by VACCHO Policy Team on 11 February 2015

Tags: Partnerships, IAS, COAG agenda, The Close the Gap Progress and Priorities Report 2015, Close the Gap, Tony Abbott, Aboriginal, community, health, wellbeing, Jill Gallagher AO, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, VACCHO

“Continued investment, in partnership with the Aboriginal community, is essential to stop the disparity in Aboriginal health outcomes” said Jill Gallagher AO.

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New video challenges Victorian Aboriginal community members to ‘rethink’ their soft drink consumption

Posted on 22 January 2015

Tags: Aboriginal, community, health, wellbeing, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, cancer, dental problems, Cancer Council Australia, Cancer Council Victoria, Diabetes Australia, Heart Foundation (Victoria), Australian Dental Association Inc, Nutrition Australia, National Stroke Foundation, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO), Dental Health Services Victoria, Kidney Health Australia

An innovative video has today been launched to address the serious issue of sugary drink consumption within Victorian Aboriginal communities.

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New opportunities to close the gap in health outcomes for Aboriginal Victorians

Posted by Fleur Smith, Advocacy Officer on 4 December 2014

Tags: health outcomes, health and wellbeing, Victorian Cabinet, Premier Daniel Andrews, CTG, Close the Gap, Victorian State Election, Aboriginal health, ACCHO, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controll, Equal rights, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation

The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) congratulates Premier
Daniel Andrews on today’s announcement of the new Victorian Cabinet.

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VACCHO welcomes commitment to infrastructure for Aboriginal Health

Posted by VACCHO Policy Team on 21 November 2014

Tags: Greens, Victorian State Election, Aboriginal health, ACCHO, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controll, Equal rights, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation

“Infrastructure is essential to achieving Aboriginal health equality. VACCHO welcomes the Greens commitment to building Aboriginal health buildings.   As with hospitals and community health services there needs to be sustained support for the infrastructure for Victoria’s Aboriginal Community controlled health services.” Said Jill Gallagher VACCHOs CEO. “Adequate and appropriate infrastructure is essential to achieving health equality for our Aboriginal communities.”

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New government policy set to discriminate and reduce services

Posted by Dana Pyne, Senior Policy Officer on 4 September 2014

Tags: NACCHO, Abbott Government, Indigenous Affairs, Aboriginal health, ACCHO, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controll, Equal rights, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation

Yesterday the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) joined a large group of Aboriginal peak organisations to speak out against the Abbott Government’s current approach to Indigenous Affairs. The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) and our Members are concerned that discrimination against Aboriginal organisations will jeopardise the capacity of the Aboriginal community controlled sector to deliver services to vulnerable and disadvantaged people across the country.

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