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“WALKING WITH THE WERGAIA PEOPLE”
JOANNE HARRISON-CLARKE ©
Fifty guests from 18
agencies across the
Wimmera Southern
Mallee gathered at Glen
Logan recently for a
dinner of ‘Cultural Insight,
Identity and Reflection’.
Hosted by Wimmera
Primary Partnership, the
purpose of the evening was to support health service CEO’s, Board Members and
Executives to gain valuable insight into the cultural awareness training being delivered to
their staff in establishing the foundations for culturally safe practices.
Evidence suggests that to improve the health outcomes of our First Nation’s
Peoples the action of establishing culturally safe practices which recognise and
respect cultural identities and safely meet their needs, expectations and rights must
be a foundation for all service providers.
The night was opened with a Welcome to Country from Aunty Hazel McDonald and emceed by 3KND radio host Dylan Clarke
with Department of Health and Human Services Manager of Aboriginal Engagement, Marcus Clarke as a Special Guest to offer
insight into the direction of the Department.
Joanne Harrison-Clarke delivered a shortened version of her cultural training package, Yanng Ngalung Maligundidj meaning to
Walk with the Wergaia People, to a standing ovation and
positive support and feedback has since ensued.
Yanng Ngalung Maligundidj is available for free to Wimmera
PCP member agencies and their staff working in the health
and wellbeing sector. For further information please contact
Felicity Johns at
The next training session will be held at the Centre for
Participation (formerly Wimmera HUB) 39 Urquhart Street,
Horsham on Friday 9 December from 9.30am to 1.30pm. To
reserve your place please contact the Centre on (03) 5382 5607.
Geoff and the staff from Wimmera PCP
would like to wish everyone a fantastic
and safe Christmas - the Wimmera PCP
office will be closed from December 22nd
and will re-open on January 9th 2017
I came away with a
greater understanding of
the journey of Aboriginal
people in Australia and
the challenges health
services face in providing
appropriate services for
all members of our local
community.
Health Service Board
Member & Guest
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INTEGRATED HEALTH PROMOTION
AND PREVENTION PLANNING
WORKSHOP # 1
REVIEWING DATA TO HELP
SET PRIORITIES
On Tuesday 29 November, Anita Thomas
facilitated the first of four planning workshops
to begin setting directions and priorities for
our 2017-21 Integrated Health Promotion
(IHP) Plan.
A total of 35 people from a number of our
member agencies including local government,
health services and a range of community
organisations, made valuable contributions
towards the development of our new plan
with the assistance of WPCP and DHHS staff.
The first workshop was based around
‘reviewing data to help set priorities’ and
involved looking back at key achievements
from the past four years including reflecting
on what worked well, what could be
strengthened and if there is still work to do on
our current priorities – healthy eating, physical
activity and social connection.
Anita provided a snap shot of the new data
recently released in the Wimmera PCP
Population Health and Wellbeing Profile
2016 including demographic information
(population, age, etc), disease data and risk
and protective factors, which allowed the
group to start considering where our future
priorities may lie.
The remaining three workshops are scheduled
from February – April 2017:
Workshop 2 – *Tuesday, 7 February 2017* –
determining priorities for the 2017-21 IHP
plan Facilitator: Anita Thomas
Workshop 3 – Tuesday, 28 February 2017 – mapping determinants using a systems approach. Facilitator: Deakin University
Workshop 4 – *Thursday, 20 April 2017* – priorities to actions/timelines. Facilitator: Anita Thomas
* Please note: Workshop 2 and 4 are in place of our bi-monthly WPCP Health Promotion Network Meetings.
WIMMERA DRUG ACTION TASK FORCE SOCIAL MEDIA CHALLENGE
For the month of December it was suggested to have a Social
Media Challenge. This challenge would involve people
abstaining from posting images of themselves or others with
alcohol in the picture. It would also involve not posting quotes,
etc encouraging alcohol consumption.
The idea would be to encourage positive role modelling and
reduce slightly the normalisation of alcohol consumption;
especially excess consumption. Many people on social media may
be unaware of the negative influence they could be having on others (including
children of theirs and their friends) and themselves in referencing excess alcohol
consumption such as the image featured here.
It must be emphasised this challenge is not about encouraging abstinence from alcohol but just not posting on
social media about it.
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Learn how to overcome the
garbage weighing you down
so you can get on to do what
you’re here to do.
Discover how you can better
communicate with those that
you love. Your relationships
will thank you for it.
Decide how you can best
integrate your gifts into your
own life and your community so
you feel more powerful.
This is a one day event coming to
Horsham - Horsham Greyhound
Racing rooms at the Horsham Show
grounds. Attendance is donation only.
Presented by James & Kirsty Greenshields of Resilient Leaders Foundation. This one session will have you hear from real
people, having real conversations, providing you real solutions to the real problems.
For more information contact Vynka-Lee Neighbour on 0437 120 034.
NATIONAL SHINGLES VAC-
CINATION PROGRAM
A vaccine to prevent the
shingles virus is now available for
free for all 70 year olds. A catch up
vaccine is available for people aged
between 71 and 79 until October
2021. Shingles is a painful blistering
rash caused by reactivation of the
Varicella Zoster virus - the same virus
that causes chickenpox. The National
Immunisation program recommends
that routine vac-cination of persons
aged be-tween 70-79 years is expected
to obtain the greatest benefits against
shingles and it's compli-cations. For
further information contact your GP .
VICTORIAN CLINICAL COUNCIL
Expressions of interest for representatives are now open! The
Department of Health & Human Services is now seeking expressions of
interest for consumer members to the Victorian Clinical Council.
Expressions of interest for clinicians and health service and hospital CEO
representatives are also currently open.
Consumer representatives - Consumer representatives can now apply
to become a member of the Victorian Clinical Council. Go to the
Victorian Government's Get on Board website. Click the ‘Vacancies’ tab
and open the advertisement titled ‘Victorian Clinical Council consumer
member’.
You are eligible to apply if you currently live in Victoria, are 18 years of
age or older, and have lived experience of either the Victorian public or
private health sector as a consumer, carer or family member. Previous
experience as a consumer representative on a health sector advisory
group or committee would be highly regarded.
A minimum of four consumer members will be appointed. Orientation
and ongoing support will be provided for consumer members to ensure
they are able to participate fully in all Victorian Clinical Council
activities.
Clinicians and health service and hospital CEO representatives -
Clinicians and health service and hospital CEOs should also apply via
the Victorian Government's Get on Board website under the
advertisement ‘Victorian Clinical Council member’.
A minimum of 30 members will be appointed across the following
member categories: General practitioners; Nurses (Midwives please
submit applications under this category, a specific category for
midwives will be included in future membership processes); Allied
health practitioners; Medical staff; Paramedics; Public health service /
hospital CEO (as defined in the Health Services Act 1988); and Private
hospital CEO.
You are eligible to apply if you currently work in Victoria in one of these
disciplines or areas in either the public or private sector. Expressions of
interest from emerging leaders and people based in regional and rural
locations are encouraged.
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The Victorian
Government has
established
Active Transport
Victoria (ATV), a
unit within
Transport for
Victoria, to
promote the
benefits of
walking and
cycling in
Victoria. Active Transport Victoria will take the lead and become the
contact point for all cycling and pedestrian projects.
Active Transport Victoria will work with local councils and communities
right across Victoria to better coordinate the planning of
infrastructure, and ensure projects are built where they are need most,
and delivered on time.
It will also put active modes of transport such as walking and cycling
front and centre, better connecting them to the broader transport
network. ATV will work with VicRoads and the TAC to prioritise and
invest in infrastructure that keeps cyclists and pedestrians safe
through the Victorian Government's $100 million Safer Cyclists and
Pedestrians Fund. It will also be responsible for finalising and
implementing Victoria's Cycling Strategy.
For more information or to contact the Active Transport
Victoria team please email [email protected] or call
(03) 8392 6533.
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSON’S WITH
DISABILITIES
Theme for IDPD 2016: “Achieving 17 Goals for the
Future We Want”
Learn more about the Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) and disability
Background:
Since 1992, the United Nations International Day of
Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) has been celebrated
annually on 3 December around the world. The
theme for this year’s International Day is “Achieving
17 Goals for the Future We Want”. This theme notes
the recent adoption of the 17 Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) and the role of these
goals in building a more inclusive and equitable
world for persons with disabilities. This year’s
objectives include assessing the current status of
the Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities (CRPD) and SDGs and laying the
foundation for a future of greater inclusion for
persons with disabilities.
Observance of the 2016 IDPD coincides
with the 10-year anniversary of the
adoption of the CRPD – one of the
most quickly and widely ratified
international treaties put forth by the
United Nations to date.
FACE-TO-FACE ICE TRAINING
Frontline workers face challenges when delivering services to
people affected by the drug ice.
The department is funding training to build frontline workers’
knowledge and skills to respond safely and effectively to
people affected by the drug ice. The half-day training sessions
are contextualised to the specific needs of different
workforces.
Training is available in selected regional areas as well as
metropolitan Melbourne. The training will be delivered by a
range of organisations and tailored to each workforce. A list
of training providers and links to relevant information and
registration pages will be published on this page in
November.
It is the responsibility of individual workers to discuss
participation in this funded training activity with their
manager. For more information email: iceworkforcetrain-
February is
Ovarian
Cancer
Awareness
Month - host
an afternoon
tea. Register
here.
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VOLUNTEER GRANTS
The federal government has announced
it's popular Volunteer Grant program
again. Eligible organisations could apply
for grants of between $1000 and $5000.
Those grants can be used to buy
much-needed equipment
that supports groups’ work,
helps train volunteers or
improve fundraising efforts.
Closes 20 December.
LEADERSHIP WIMMERA (BUSINESS
LEADERS GROUP) 2017 YOUNG FARMER’S
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN
Horsham Rural City Council in partnership with the
partners listed below are offering two scholarships valued at $3,400 each to support one male and one
female young farmer under 30 years from the Horsham municipality to take part in the 2017 Business Leaders Group
Program.
This scholarship opportunity to complete Leadership Wimmera is a fantastic opportunity for two young farmers to
increase their business skills that can be applied to farming businesses as well as developing skills in networking and
practical leadership.
The process for applying for the scholarship is through the general application process on the website. There will be a
section which asks if you are applying for the Young Farmer’s Scholarship of which you will complete.
Applications close: midnight Monday 12th December. Further information: Contact Sue Boddi from Leadership
Wimmera on 5381 6507 or email [email protected]
$34 MILLION FOR DEMENTIA AND
AGED CARE SERVICES RESEARCH
Applications are now open for the
Dementia and Aged Care Services (DACS)
Research and Innovation Funding Round.
Applications for the DACS Research and
Innovation Funding Round are currently open
and will close at 5pm Australian
Eastern Daylight Time on 20 December 2016.
More information, including the eligibility
requirements, can be found on the
Department of Health’s Tenders and Grants
WEBPAGE.
MY CANCER CARE RECORD
Grampians Integrated Cancer Service (GICS) in partnership with North Eastern Melbourne Integrated
Cancer Service (NEMICS) have launched the My Cancer Care Record. The My Cancer Care Record is a hand
held folder specifically designed to empower patients to keep all their cancer details in one place, organise
information and provide tips and questions to ask their health care team.
A unique aspect of the folder is that it has been designed by consumers for consumers and will be trialed and
distributed within 20 service providers across the Grampians and North Eastern Melbourne regions.
The My Cancer Care Record empowers patients and their carers to make informed decisions about their treatment
options. It is something that allows clinicians and their care teams to develop information specifically for their
patients. Patients can take copies of their test results, medications can be recorded, visits can be documented,
questions for their next visit to an oncologist can be prepared in advance.
The plan is to distribute 2,000 folders to cancer patients over a 6 month period as part of the pilot which will be
evaluated by an independent consultant. For more information Joanne Gell, GICS Strategic Director Ph 5320 6728 or
mobile: 0448 776 604 Email: [email protected]
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Chronic Care for Aboriginal People Program
Providing a supported framework for
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal staff working with
Aboriginal communities to address
State-wide and local chronic disease initiatives.
New resource from MOVE (the new name for
Arthritis and Osteoporosis Victoria - Treating
persistent pain
RURAL HEALTH EDUCATION FOUNDATION
TEACHING CLIPS
These teaching clips are designed to ensure the quality
and effectiveness of teaching and learning of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health in medical
education, as well as best practice in the recruitment and retention of Indigenous medical students.
There are eight teaching clips in the series: the role of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker; training and
getting started; cultural brokerage; gathering medical, social, family and cultural information; improving patient
communication and understanding; health workers front and centre in a primary healthcare clinic; supporting
patients during their hospital stay; and connecting the community with health services and information.
The clips were developed as part of the Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education (LIME) Network Program. This is
a program of Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand, supported by financial assistance from the Australian Government
Department of Health.
BENALLA TRARALGON HAMILTON
SWAN HILL
(click individual links above to register)
Health Issues Centre presents their one-day
regional forums The Survey Says...Keep Asking.
These forums are for consumer representatives and
staff of health-related organisations. Earlier this
month, we kicked off our first forum in Hepburn
Springs. The remaining forums are set for early 2017.
The format of these forums consists of a series of
workshops to choose from:
Morning options: I am a consumer: What am I doing
here? Partners in change: Working with consumers
Afternoon options: Consumer representatives in action;
Through Different Eyes: Patient centred care from the
consumer perspective.
See PROGRAM for workshop descriptions.
For any enquiries, please call Esther Lim, Health Issues
Centre at (03) 9664 9323 or email
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1800RESPECT FRONTLINE WORKERS TOOLKIT
Full of good practice information and resources, videos,
webinars and apps to help you connect women to
specialist services and offer knowledge-based support.
This innovative digital toolkit can be easily tailored to you
or your individual learning and development
needs and will be regularly updated by
1800RESPECT as new resources are released.
ALLIED HEALTH ASSISTANT WORKFORCE
Victoria’s allied health assistant workforce helps to
ensure our health services function efficiently. Allied
health assistants work with allied health practitioners.
They are trained to work within a certain scope of
practice, and undertake tasks that are delegated to
them by allied health practitioners.
This allows allied health practitioners to focus their
efforts where they are needed most.
The resources on this site will assist health services
seeking to develop an allied health assistant workforce.
The Victorian Assistant Workforce Model provides a
structured process to implement workforce redesign to
build an allied health workforce.
This section of the site also contains other
resources, including an online training
module, that health services can use in the
process of developing their allied health
assistant workforce.
NEXT STEPS IN IMPLEMENTING THE VICTORIAN
PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING PLAN 2015-2019
The Victorian public health and wellbeing outcomes framework
(the Outcomes framework) and Implementing the Victorian
public health and wellbeing plan 2015-2019: taking action - the
first two years (the Action plan) have been released.
The Action plan lists major initiatives that support health and
wellbeing across the Victorian Government and major
government agencies between 2015-2017.
The Outcomes framework will help us track over time, the
effects of our cumulative efforts in improving the health and
wellbeing of all Victorians. Where data is available, the
Outcomes framework also enables assessment of health and
wellbeing inequalities.
The Outcomes framework and the Action plan are the next
steps in delivering on the objective of the Public Health and
Wellbeing Act 2008 and implementing the vision of the
Victorian public health and wellbeing plan 2015-2019.
Both documents are available from the Victorian public
health and wellbeing plan 2015-2019 section.
NEW WEBSITE FOR PREVENTION AND
POPULATION HEALTH
Prevention and population health is a new website
designed to provide a platform for sharing best practice,
experience and learning across Victoria's prevention and
population health sector. It includes case studies, stories and
resources for multiple settings including hospitals and health
services, local government areas, schools, workplaces and
more, as well as actions underway across Victoria.
You can also share your own stories and case studies via the
Share your own stories online form.
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HEART DISEASE IN YOUNG PEOPLE
Coronary disease in middle age and
the elderly is the greatest health
burden we face today, but let’s not
forget it affects young people too.
The raw numbers hide a host of
personal and family stories. Those
presenting with heart failure, stroke or
arrhythmia include the relatively new
phenomenon of people who have had
surgery for severe congenital
heart conditions in childhood.
8-9 MARCH 2017 -
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE, SYDNEY
Attend the Digital Healthcare Summit and participate
first-hand in the following key discussions with your peers:
The role of senior leaders in IT governance
Patient safety and electronic medication management
Cost and benefit realisation of digital implementation
Big data and predictive analytics
Successful EMR project planning
Security management of patient data
Design principles for digital hospitals: the development of
the world's first digital hospital standard
Enterprise mobility solutions for healthcare
My Health Record and the integration challenge
The legacy systems integration challenge
Designing hospitals around workflow improved care
And many more!
View the event guide for full speaker and session outline
ASK BETTER QUESTIONS
Communication typically consists of too much
telling and not enough asking, which prevents
people from taking
responsibility for their own lives.
With these strategies, you will be able to empower patients/
clients in managing their own health and wellbeing.
Tuesday 6th December 2016 from 9.30 am to 4.00pm -
Classroom 3, Alfred Medical Research & Education Precinct
(AMREP), The Alfred
Hospital, Commercial Road Prahran - $220 (includes GST)
2016 WEBINAR PROGRAM
Catch up on this year's MHPN professional
development webinars in the Webinar
Library.
Problem Gambling - Gender Dysphoria
First Episode Psychosis - Complicated
Grief - Older LGBTI People -
Methamphetamine and Mental Health -
Exam Anxiety - Self-harm -
Workplace Bullying
COMING SOON - Keep an eye
out for details.
FREE WEBINAR
SELF-INJURY
BEHAVIOR IN
YOUTH –
STRATEGIES FOR
HELPING – PART 2
Each month CTRI offers
one complimentary
webinar.
This webinar will focus
on practical strategies
for working with youth
struggling with this
complex issue. Topics
covered include
assessment,
emotion
regulation,
replacement
skills training and
contagion prevention.
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ARE YOU A MENTAL HEALTH NURSE WHO
WORKS WITH PARENTS WITH A MENTAL
ILLNESS?
You are invited to participate in a study that will
investigate mental health nurses' experience,
knowledge and practices when working with
families where parents have a mental
illness.
VICTORIAN ICONS SHARE TIPS FOR BETTER HEALTH
Looking for some great tips for healthy eating or de-stressing?
Want to learn how you can keep physically active when you don’t
have the time?
VicHealth has gathered some of the state’s most
recognisable faces to share their experiences
about how they get on top of their health
despite their busy lives.
The series includes:
Brian Nankervis – Performer, writer & producer
Brigitte Duclos – Radio presenter
Jo Hall – TV presenter
Lee Chan – TV host
Madi Robinson – Australian netballer
Michael Veitch – Writer & TV personality
MONDAY MOTIVATIONS - MISS MOTI
We could all use a friendly reminder to appreciate our bodies, not pick
them apart. And that's exactly what these Miss Moti illustrations do. Artist Kripa Joshi created the character, who's name is an
abbreviation of the word motivation, after struggling with her own body image. Joshi posts a new illustration every week to
her website and Instagram for #MondayMotivation. The empowering illustrations send a clear message: Get out there, live
your life, and celebrate your body. Here are some of my faves:
Wimmera PCP - PO Box 501, 25 David Street Horsham VIC 3402 – Fax (03) 5382 4687
General Enquiries to: [email protected] or phone (03) 5362 1222
Geoff Witmitz – Executive Officer
Phone: (03) 5362 1225 0428 358 672
Ruth Williams – Evaluation Officer
Phone: (03) 5362 1224
Lissy Johns – Koolin Balit Project Officer
Phone: (03) 5362 1226 0421 250 428
Donna Bridge – WSMHA & Agency Liaison
Officer
Phone: (03) 5362 1221 0429 174 763
Jan Hall – WSMHSP Project Worker
Phone: (03) 5362 1227
Andree Schier - Health Promotion Project
Worker
Phone: (03) 5362 1223
Kellie McMaster – Team Support &
Service Coordination Administrator
Phone: (03) 5362 1222 0459 122 538
Emily Delahunty—WSMHA Project Officer
Phone: (03) 5362 1224
Website - www.wimmerapcp.org.au
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DECEMBER 2016 (click on image for more information)
1st December
World Aids
Day
All month
No Gender
December
All month
Decembeard
3rd December
International Day
of Persons with
Disabilities
5th December
International
Volunteer Day
for Economic
and Social
Development
10 December
Human Rights
Day
10 - 23 Dec
UnitingCare
Christmas
Appeal
18 December
International
Migrants Day
25 December
The 12 Do’s of
Christmas
JANUARY 2017 (click on image for more information) 13 January
Ride to Cure
Diabetes
15 - 21 January
Aboriginal
Cultural
Showcase
26 January
Big Red BBQ for
Kidney Health
26 January
Invasion/
Survival Day
26 January
Australia Day
Wimmera Primary Care Partnership are proud to be part of The Communities of Respect and Equality Alliance.
The CORE Alliance is a partnership for organisations, businesses, clubs, groups and networks from
across the Grampians Region that share a vision for safe, equal and respectful communities. All
member organisations have committed to the vision and goals outlined in the Communities of
Respect and Equality: A plan to prevent violence against women and their children developed by
Women’s Health Grampians.
FEBRUARY 2017 (click on image for more information)
All month
FebruDAREy
All month
Ovarian Cancer
Awareness
Month
All month
Heart Research
Month
All month
Don’t Wait Until
It’s Too Late
All month
FebFast
All month
Feel Good
February
4 February
World Cancer
Day
7 February
Safe Internet
Day
12 - 18 Feb
Sexual Health
Awareness
Week
13 February
Apology
Anniversary
14 February
VDay
14 February
1 Billion Rising
28 February
UnitingCare
Pancake Day
