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New report a stark reminder of how racism is damaging Victorians’ mental and physical health Centre for Culture, Ethnicity & Health CEO warns.
Chief Executive officer of the Centre for Culture, Ethnicity and Health, Demos Krouskos spoke today in reaction to the release of the report Racism in Victoria and what it means for the health of Victorians. The report was released on March 17 by The Victorian...
CEH co-manager’s health expertise featured on SBS website.
The Centre for Culture, Ethnicity & Health’s Acting Co- Manager & Stream Leader for Multicultural Health Improvement, Alison Coelho is featured on the SBS website today. In it she talks about some of the health challenges in the communities we work with....
New workshop starts process of research into digital health literacy for people from migrant and refugee backgrounds.
The Centre for Culture, Ethnicity & Health ran a successful workshop at the end of February, to start an investigative process into how people from migrant and refugee backgrounds engage with health information through digital sources. The workshop was an...
Harmony Day Celebration at the Centre for Culture, Ethnicity and Health
Harmony Day Celebration at the Centre for Culture, Ethnicity and Health The Centre for Culture Ethnicity & Health and North Richmond Community Health celebrated the International day for the elimination of racial discrimination (Harmony Day) today with a barbecue...
New ‘Teach-back via an interpreter’ resource to assist health practitioners
North Western Primary Healthcare Network and the Centre for Culture Ethnicity & Health have developed a new resource that is an informative look at “teach-back” and how it can be an effective method for health practitioners in general and when used via an...
New guide turns the tide for Fisheries Victoria
Members of the Karen Community, who in many cases are new to Victoria, love the simple art of fishing. For Fisheries Victoria, getting the best information to this new community to help with promotion of good fishing practice, was a bit of a tricky task. ...
North Richmond Community Health & CEH CEO supports campaign for supervised injecting rooms near Victoria Street.
Demos Krouskos, Chief Executive Officer of North Richmond Community Health (NRCH) strongly supports the campaign for a trial of a Supervised Injecting Facility (SIF) in the North Richmond area. “There has been a catastrophic failure of public policy in relation to...
New book discusses intimate lives of refugee men
The Centre for Culture Ethnicity and Health was proud to launch Samuel Muchoki’s new book ‘’Intimacies, Citizenship and Refugee Men”, on Tuesday February 7. The centre’s acting co-executive manager Alison Coelho spoke about her connection to Samuel through his work at...