Newsletter Archive

July 2003

Dec 2003

North Coast Aboriginal Corporation for
Community Health

3 Mungar Street
Maroochydore, Qld. 4558

NCACCH represented the Sunshine Coast Indigenous community at the 3rd Australasian Drug Strategy Conference in Alice Springs from the 4 to the 6 May.

The 3 day conference had several local and international speakers covering all issues from drink spiking, petrol sniffing, community drug strategies to law enforcement.

NCACCH attended many sessions over the 3 days with a vision to implement some of the strategies on our return to the Sunshine Coast and Gympie regions.

As a result of our attendance the Perth Division of General Practice as asked us to come over and present the Brokerage Model to their membership. They have a large Indigenous population in and around the city.

Partnership Agreements

North Coast Aboriginal Corporation together with Queensland Health and The Sunshine Coast Division of General Practice recently signed an historic partnership agreement to ensure the continued delivery of health services to the people in both the Sunshine Coast and Gympie regions.

The official signing took place at the Nambour Hospital and North Coast looks forward to a long and productive cooperative arrangement.

Working Agreement

3 June once again saw NCACCH participate in the signing of an agreement. This time with Queensland Health whereby it will be written into the job description of all Queensland Indigenous Health Workers on the Sunshine Coast that they must be NCACCH referrers.

These agreements are seen as a major step forward in the delivery of health services to the Indigenous community on the Sunshine Coast and Gympie, which can only mean a better service for you.

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The number of clients accessing North Coast services continues to grow. To date to total clients including dependants amounts to 1,850 The number of referrals to health services have been over 3335 which reflects the quality of the Brokerage Model and the dedication of the Referrers. To access one of our services you may contact one of our referrers.  Back to the Index

Services Provided

Apart from Health Access and Information Scheme NCACCH has a number of other health services available for you. These are listed below.

Oral Health
Counselling Services
Podiatry
Diabetes Education
Medical Checks
Family Planning Sexual Health
Nutrition
And others (see your Referrer for details)

Oral Health continues to be a priority with over 500 people having now visited dentists. Ages range from 2 years to 60 years.

For more information on any of the above please contact one of our referrers.

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North Coast continues its program of holding regular workshops and training sessions for all registered referrers.

This ensures that all Referrers are kept up to date with board policy and procedures translating to a better and more effective service to you the community.

However the Referrers are not the only people to undergo training as staff etc also attend continued training to ensure they also offer the very best in service.

Provider Training

NCACCH has commenced a cultural training program with all service providers on our books. The result will mean your visit to the doctor dentist etc will be a more pleasant one.

Referrers News

Sharon Barry has now accepted a permanent position outside the region and has resigned as a referrer.

Dot Leedie our referrer from Gympie has resigned as a NCACCH referrer.

North Coast would like to welcome Ann Whitfield from Centerlink Gympie to our list of approved referrers.

Noel King our referrer from Coolum has resigned as a North Coast Referrer. At this stage we do not have a replacement but we will keep you posted.

NCACCH would also like to welcome Joan McKay as our referrer in the Kilcoy District.

People in the Kilcoy and Jimna areas can contact Joan for assistance.

National Immunisation Program

North Coast was once again proud to sponsor the Jabba Jabba program on the Sunshine Coast and Gympie regions.

With the coordinated help of community groups and members of ASSPA bodies the focus this year was to reach as many Indigenous people as possible.

Overall 116 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were vaccinated through 7 clinics over a 4 week period, an increase of 32% on last year.

NCACCH would like to thank all those who participated in the success of this
project.

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Indigenous Mens Health Group

NCACCH has established an Indigenous Men’s Health Group.

The meetings are held at Charlies Café at Kawana Waters where a hearty breakfast is supplied prior to business.

Indigenous males from all ages are welcome however you need to ring Col Barry for more information.

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