NACCHO Media Release - 11/11/2009
Mr Justin Mohamed is the new Chair of the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO), the national peak body for over 145 Aboriginal community controlled medical services.
Mr Mohamed, elected the new NACCHO Chair at its Annual General Meeting in Darwin on Tuesday, is a Gooreng Gooreng man from Bundaberg Queensland but he has lived and worked with Victorian Aboriginal communities for the last 20 years.
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PUGGY HUNTER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME
The Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship Scheme is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, and administered by Royal College of Nursing, Australia (RCNA). Scholarships will be available for the start of the 2010 academic year and are worth up to $7,500 per year for part time study and up to $15,000 per year for full time study.
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The concerns of this conference, and the aims of the Healthy for Life program, are directly tied to this Government’s ambitions. We have put tackling chronic diseases squarely at the…(Read PDF)
Peak Aboriginal health body demands action on Closing the Gap
12 November 2008
The annual general meeting in Broome this week of the national peak body for Aboriginal health, NACCHO, including representatives of over 140 Aboriginal Health Services from across (more…)
Working Together to Make a Difference
This award recognises achievements where individuals and agencies have collaboratively worked together with Aboriginal communities to make a difference in addressing local health needs.
Team winner: Coinless Condom Machines – Walgett Aboriginal Medical Service Co-operative Ltd (more…)
Our vision is to create meaningful and lasting change in Indigenous Australia by committing ourselves, as all Australians, to reframe the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australia. There is a sense of urgency….Read PDF
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