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WORLD HEPATITIS DAY – July 28, 2022

WORLD HEPATITIS DAY – July 28, 2022

Over two-thirds of people in Australia living with Chronic Hepatitis B (CHB) are born overseas. BBVs can have a dramatic impact on CALD patients’ health outcomes and quality of life. GPs, nurses, primary care providers & community workers are well positioned to...
Refugee Week 2022

Refugee Week 2022

Refugee Week, Coordinated by the Refugee Council of Australia, is Australia’s peak annual activity to inform the public about refugees and celebrate their positive contributions to Australian society. Honouring Richmond’s vibrant and dynamic Vietnamese Australian...
CEH Blog – Health Literacy with Siri

CEH Blog – Health Literacy with Siri

Siri is passionate about increasing engagement of marginalised and harder to find groups in the community with local services and government. For the last 15 years Siri has specialised in community development with migrant and refugee communities. At CEH Siri...
June Health Translations Newsletter

June Health Translations Newsletter

We have just published the Health Translations June news with the latest multilingual resources on Covid-19 vaccines, the Australian health system, migraines, hepatitis, women’s health, mental health, family violence, parenting, disability, LGBTIQA+, online safety,...
May Health Translations Newsletter

May Health Translations Newsletter

The May 2022  Health Translations newsletter has arrived! As a key stakeholder with important connections across Victoria’s multicultural community it is important we keep you up-to-date with new or updated translated resources related to: Covid-19...
CEH Training Blog – Interview with Bicultural Counsellor Iman Al Alami

CEH Training Blog – Cross-Cultural Communication & Me

Traditional Circassian wedding attire. I grew up  in a multicultural family in Jordan, then migrated to Australia in my mid 20’s. This journey has undoubtedly influenced how I communicate today. My parents are from contrasting cultures. My mom’s Circassian; an...
healthtranslations.vic.gov.au has changed!

healthtranslations.vic.gov.au has changed!

New, improved HEALTH TRANSLATIONS Online Library for Victoria’s culturally diverse communities. To mark Cultural Diversity Week, 19-27 March 2022, The Centre for Culture, Ethnicity & Health (CEH) is excited to launch the new look and improved Health Translations...
CEH Training Blog – Discussing Sensitive Topics with clients

CEH Training Blog – Discussing Sensitive Topics with clients

We all want to deliver fair outcomes to clients who trust us to understand their needs, values and aspirations. And while there are helpful general frameworks and guidelines we can refer to, we still face all sorts of unique challenges to meeting these goals. This can...