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The latest news from CEH, plus upcoming events in the health and community sector.

MSHN Forum

With the help of Georgie Crozier, Parliamentary Secretary for Health, MHSS launched the Multicultural Sexual Health Network (MSHN) - a state-wide network for promoting better health outcomes and wellbeing for multicultural communities in Victoria.

H3 Hip Hop Comp

Get in on the action of the CEH 2013 Hip Hop Comp - great prizes to be won!

Health and Community Services Survey

Health Sector Development (HSD) is undertaking a cultural competency needs analysis of the health and community service sectors

Health Literacy Training Pilot 2013

In partnership with HealthWest and Western Region Health Centre (WRHC), CEH is presenting Health Literacy training to help health and community services implement health literacy within their organisations.

Language Services Better Practice Review

The Health Sector Development program is developing a new language services guide and it needs your help.

Medicare Local after hours training

CEH are set to start work with three Medicare Locals to improve the cultural competency of after hours primary care staff

ECCV policy paper launch

CEH General Manager assisted the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria launch a policy paper on health literacy.

Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Communities 2012

CEH Executive Manager Michal Morris spoke at the 2nd annual CALD Communities conference in April 2012. Read her address here.

the women's health literacy forum | in their shoes

A one-day forum held by The Royal Women's Hospital for health professionals, health care administrators and quality & safety managers interested in exploring health literacy and how it is linked to patient centred care.

Open forum: backing your bilingual staff

In a multicultural workforce, the skills bilingual staff are often overlooked. Leaders in language services came together to share their experiences and strategies.

Panel discussion: Cultural integrity in service delivery

Can clients be made to use services ‘properly’, or should services change to fit the needs of clients? A panel discussion was presented by CEH on 28 July 2009 to discuss this.

Panel outcomes: Crafting a message that works

Download the presentations from our panel on culturally appropriate social marketing, Crafting a messsage that works, held on 12 March 2009.

Panel: Cultural competence from theory to practice

Our panel event put the spotlight on cultural competence and how it can be assessed in health services.

Seminar: Cutting your teeth on health literacy

Experts from the University of Melbourne, Royal Women's Hospital and CEH share their experience of the current landscape in health literacy.

curing the cultural barrier: health literacy forum

CEH assembled a panel of local and international experts to talk about health literacy and its importance to the workplace. Check out podcasts and PowerPoint presentations from the day.


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