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Partnerships in HACC. By Kate Ling, HACC Project Officer, ECCV & Derryn Wilson, Policy Officer, MAV. “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” African proverb. RESPONDING TO DIVERSITY. Victoria’s over 70’s population is culturally diverse – now and in future - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Partnerships in HACC
By Kate Ling, HACC Project Officer, ECCV
& Derryn Wilson, Policy Officer, MAV
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far,
go together.”African proverb
RESPONDING TO DIVERSITY
• Victoria’s over 70’s population is culturally diverse – now and in future
• HACC program has responded with initiatives to improve access to the core generic HACC services
• At the heart of these initiatives is:– partnership between DH, ECCV and MAV in providing
sectorial leadership and support to service providers– service provider and ethnic organisation collaboration
Older VictoriansCountry of birth
ABS 2006 Census of Population and Housing
Needs of ageing CALD communities
Social isolation
Different cultural expectations of ageing
Accessing informationPast experience of discrimination
Past trauma- from home country & migration experience
Language & literacy barriers
Varying cultural preferences
Fragmented family networks
Culturally relevant HACC services
HACC & Cultural Diversity so far…
Better cultural response in generic HACC providers
Cultural planning
Ethnic and multicultural HACC agencies
PAGs info & education
Respite
Friendly Visiting
Recent HACC Program Initiatives in Victoria
• Equity and Access program – Cultural Planning – all HACC agencies required to
prepare annual CD plans to indentify actions to improve access – training and resourcing provided
• CEGS – 3 year partnership project between LGAs with largest
CALD populations and ethnic organisations
• SAPP – 3 year pilot with EO funded to provide access workers
• Diversity Framework
Use of HACC services by people from NESB
HACC minimum data set 2009/10 Victorian Department of Health
Peak Body HACC Partnership
Working together…
HACC Advisory Committee
HACC sector development & policy roles
Capacity building forums & sharing resources
CEGS and Supported Access Pilot Project
Supporting Access Pilot Project
Holistic support for people from non-English speaking backgrounds
– Bilingual, bicultural aged care professionals – Initial contact & Initial needs identification– Referral– Assessment & care planning
From within the community Working for the community
A SAPP Case Study
Practising Positive Partnerships in the ethnic aged care sector – Monash
University
“you can’t do it by yourself”Research findings•Increased partnership work = better health & wellbeing •Small orgs need increased support to partner•Perceived inequalities need strategies•Benefits of partnering•Recognition of importance of networking•Peak bodies need to support and promote partnerships•Flexible funding = more successful partnerships
Think diversity Think partnerships
www.eccv.org.au
www.mav.gov.au