In this Month’s Trainer Blog, Eman is sharing with us a story about assessing the need for an interpreter.

Knock knock. Who’s there? Your duty of care with interpreters.

Nadia didn’t get an interpreter during a medical appointment and was left feeling confused and uninformed about her health.
It’s a common issue, but how did this happen to Nadia?

Workforce development session.
CERSH in partnership with CEH (MHSS) and Sunraysia Mallee Ethnic Communities Council (SMECC) are working closely with the Mildura’s diverse community to target the rise in syphilis. Sexual health community education to the diverse communities.

Just like 2020, this year hasn’t been easy. With the ongoing pandemic and uncountable lockdowns Victoria experienced, 2021 has been indeed a challenging year. The year has forced most people working in the health sector to adapt to new realities. However, by looking at how much progress MHSS has made in the span of a year is amazing!

The 32nd International Education Association (online) conference was held of the 1st 2nd and 3rd December 2021.
In this conference Aditi Sharma presented on the -International Students Sexual health network (ISSHN) – where to from here?

With a new year knocking on our door, the CEH trainers are looking forward to exciting opportunities and a fresh start.

Welcome to our new monthly CEH Training blog.
CEH Trainer Eman will share with you her perspective and tips about CEH’s cultural competence and health literacy training.
The first article is on unconscious bias.

Kanwal Saleem & Tapuwa Bofu (MHSS) spoke about some strategies that may assist in “Engaging with refugee and migrant communities on sensitive issues – Sexual Health, BBV & STIs” at the CERSH 2021 Professional Development Day/Conference.

The Chinese and Vietnamese Peer Education program has commenced with training sessions. The Peer Educators are now ready to present two community education sessions in Mandarin.

CEH is proud to launch a new website www.talktesttreat.org.au talktesttreat.org.au as part of STI Testing Week (Oct 17 – 24), and contains tailored resources addressing cultural and language issues across all aspects of STI testing.

This SEXtember, we joined with 1800 My Options to organise the 2021 SEXtember forum: “Community, COVID & Choice – Supporting Migrant’s Access to Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare”. Read more for a wrap up of the discussion.