Primary Care Partnership
News & Events
The new Glen Eira Sports and Aquatic Centre (GESAC) will be opening soon. Marriott Support Services will be working with GESAC to ensure it is accessible and inclusive. Find out more here: Marriott Support Services at GESAC.
Report from the ISEPICH Health, Equity and Sustainability forum November 2011 - your comments on this report are invited - please get comments in by 20 January 2012.
ISEPICH New Year Bulletin January 2012
Agency News
English classes at St Lukes, South Melbourne - friendly relaxed conversation classes, beginners to intermediate. First term starts 6 Feb but you can start anytime. $10 per term, all language groups welcome.
Getting Out There Dec 2011- Jan 2012 free and low-cost arts and recreation activities for adults in the City of Port Phillip
Out and About Dec 2011- Jan 2012 accessible and low-cost activities for older people in the City of Port Phillip
Better Health Self Management course BBCH - six week course for people with one or more chronic conditions, Bentleigh Bayside Community Health, starts 21 Feb, $62.
Tai Chi for Arthritis Workshop - two day intensive training workshop for professionals, 16-17 March, East Bentleigh, $350.
Closing the Health Gap News
ISEPICH is committed to Closing the Gap (CTG) on Aboriginal Health Inequality.
The ISEPICH Executive has endorsed the Statement Of Commitment for Building And Maintaining Improved and Ongoing Partnerships Between the Department of Health & Department of Human Services Southern Metropolitan Region And Aboriginal Organisations and Community across the Southern Metropolitan Region.
For the latest news on CTG in the southern metro region see the December 2011 Newsletter. You can also view the September 2011 Newsletter , featuring St Kilda resident and respected local Elder, Graham Geebung (pages 6-7).
For statewide CTG news see http://www.health.vic.gov.au/aboriginalhealth/victoria/index.htm
Family Dispute Resolution Scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Trainees , Course information and Application form. Family Dispute Resolution service providers are invited to support individual applications under this pilot project - closing date 27 January 2012.
Andy Cowen Benefit Concert - in support of the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress (CAAC), in partnership with CASSE. CAAC is the main Aboriginal health service caring for Aboriginal people in Central Australia. CASSE is a non-profit psychoanalytic organisation dedicated to 'Creating a Safe Supportive Environment'. 15 January, Lorne, $35.
Position available - Project Manager at Shop Healthy Options Project in Remote Indigenous Communities. (Open application)
In 2011, several ISEPICH members made a submission to the Panel on Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.Visit the YouMeUnity website for the latest information.
Learning Opportunities, Events and Resources
Shadow Tales five part workshop series for adults with a disability, starts 20 January 2012, Access Arts and Frankston Arts Centre.
National Disability Insurance Scheme - who are the winners and who are the losers? Chronic Illness Alliance forum, Camberwell, 28 February, FREE.
SAFE in Oz training program Feb-June 2012. Workshops on self harm prevention.
Alzheimers Australia presents training workshops on: activity programs based on Montessori method ($250), art as an activity ($250), and rehabilitative therapies ($600), in February 2012. All include CNE points. For information see Coming at Alzheimers Australia.
VALiD (Victorian Advocacy League for Individuals with Disability) conference Having A Say 2012 Preliminary Program , Come & Try Booking Sheet & Art Competition Entry Form Deakin Uni, Waterfront Campus, Geelong 8th to 10th February 2012
Safety 2012 World Conference 1-4 October 2012 Wellington, New Zealand
Public Health Association Letter of recommendations for a mandatory pre-committment system for poker machines
Victorian Concessions - A Guide to discounts and services for eligible households in Victoria 2010-2011
Victorian Government - The Home Renovation Service - for eligible Health Card and Pensioner Concession Card holders
Bulk Billing Psychologists & Psychiatrists in the Southern Metropolitan region
The Charter of Peer Support - Developed by men and women and their family members who have lived through a range of mental health issues.
Global Health Watch join the campaign for 'health for all'.
For more details of state, national and international Health Events, you can visit the Better Health Channel website at http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/.
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