COVID-19 has created many challenges. As we rapidly emerge from a locked down world, we’ll need an effective recovery process. Good mental health will play an essential part in this recovery, helping people process what has happened and move on in a positive way. ...
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...
We’ve been selected by VicHealth for a ‘community engagement expertise to reduce alcohol harm’ grant to work with young people of African background in the City of Yarra. The project (until June 2023) will recruit 10 young people to co-design resources and...
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...
We are thrilled to announce that the Multicultural Health & Support Service (MHSS) has received three year funding from July 2022 to June 2025 from the Victorian Department of Health, to continue our services to address blood borne viruses and sexually...
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...
On Wednesday March 9, the Multicultural Health & Support Service (MHSS) team hosted an online forum for workers on ‘The Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Sexual and Reproductive Health in Migrant & Refugee Communities’. Over 70 participants heard a...
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...
Following the success of the Vaccine Voices Project, CEH was invited by the Department of Health to apply for the Vaccine Ambassadors program. Having secured this funding, CEH is excited to welcome the project team of Commuity Nurse Faiza Mahat and Project...
In this edition of our CEH Training Blog with Eman, I’m hoping to help you understand the South Sudanese community better by interviewing one of our amazing bicultural professionals, Anyaak Abiel. Anyaak has spent the past couple of years working with the South...