Health Literacy

Health System Navigation Project

A project funded by Brisbane South PHN and delivered by Mater Refugee Health focuses on increasing health system knowledge and confidence with refugee background communities.

• Download the Project Summary here.
• The Health Literacy Project -video

Resources

• What to do if you feel sick in Queensland and How to call an ambulance
• The Ipswich Health Guide  – aims to improve the understanding of the West Moreton health system, for newly arrived refugees and their communities. Refugee Health – Access Community Services
• Community Engagement Continuum – Modified by the authors form the International Association for Public Participation
• Working through the challenges of community engagement with migrants and refugees – Online webinare (Centre for Ethnicity and Health)  – Register for free to watch.
• National Health Literacy Strategy Framework Consultation – Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

Training

Centre for Culture, Ethnicity and Health

7 costly mistakes to avoid in government translations – Ethnolink

Research

Coming soon