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DHI CLEARINGHOUSE E-NEWS: ISSUE 1, August 2005
Hello and welcome to DHI Clearinghouse E-News.
This is the first issue of our e-newsletter which will keep you up to date with the latest news and events from the Diversity Health Institute and the DHI Clearinghouse. If you have received this as a subscriber to our e-mail list, thank you for joining and we hope you find our newsletters useful. If you have not yet subscribed and would like to continue to receive our regular communications, go to the end of this newsletter to find out how.
CONTENTS
* Launch of the DHI Clearinghouse
* What's New - African Communities Feature
* DHI Happenings - Positive Communication Strategy at TMHC
* How to Use the Research and Projects Database
* Upcoming Events
* Contact Us
LAUNCH OF THE DHI CLEARINGHOUSE
The DHI Clearinghouse was officially launched by the Hon. Morris Iemma, NSW Minister for Health, on 25 July 2005 as part of Multicultural Health Week celebrations. The event, held at the Carlton Hotel in Parramatta, was attended by over 200 guests who enjoyed food, entertainment by musical act Heval, and a display of artworks provided by the Health and Arts Research Centre. A range of statewide and allied health services organised display stands to provide information on multicultural health services in NSW. To see pictures from the launch, go to http://www.dhi.gov.au/clearinghouse/Launch.htm
WHAT’S NEW…
Recently there has been a significant increase in the number of refugees from Africa settling in Australia. The DHI Clearinghouse has developed a feature page that presents a range of information about African communities settling in Australia, and that aims to assist service providers and people from African communities to access culturally appropriate health services and information. For further information, go to http://www.dhi.gov.au/clearinghouse/African.htm
DHI HAPPENINGS
Mental health promotion program at TMHC
The Transcultural Mental Health Centre has recently commenced its Positive Communication Strategy, which consists of web-based multilingual information that is to be promoted to select CALD communities.
The translated information covers four topics:
* Promoting wellbeing
* Stress and stress management
* Problem solving and goal setting
* A good night’s sleep
The first three topics have been translated into eight community languages: Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, German, Greek, Italian, Spanish and Vietnamese. The fourth topic is translated into Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Italian and Maltese.
For further information, contact John Spiteri by phone on (02) 9840 3304, or by e-mail on John_Spiteri@wsahs.nsw.gov.au.
DON’T START A NEW PROJECT UNTIL...
...you’ve checked the DHI Clearinghouse! You can use the Clearinghouse to find out about recent Australian research and projects on diversity health, saving yourself a lot of time and effort. See what research other organisations have done in your area and make valuable contacts with people doing similar projects.
On the home page, you can select 'Research & Projects' from the main menu, or just follow this this link: http://www.dhi.gov.au/clearinghouse/Research.htm
By choosing the Guided Search option, you can search for projects by subject, agency, or community using the browse buttons. Each listing will give you a brief description of the project and some contact details to find out more.
If your agency is conducting any research you would like us to include in the Clearinghouse, please contact us and help build a comprehensive picture of diversity health research in Australia.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Victorian Transcultural Mental Health Research Conference 2005
25 August 2005
Melbourne, Victoria
Rural CALD Women's Speakout
1-2 September 2005
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales
Consumer Participation and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities: Working Together Towards Good Practice Conference
8 September 2005
Melbourne, Victoria
For further information on these and other multicultural health events, go to Events at the DHI Clearinghouse.
HOW TO SUBSCRIBE TO E-NEWS
If you would like to receive regular news and updates from us, there are two ways to join our mailing list.
1. From the internet, go to http://www.dhi.gov.au/clearinghouse/DHI_List.htm and enter your email address.
2. Send an email to DHIClearinghouse-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.au . No need to include a subject or message. The email address you send from will be the one list messages will be sent to.
CONTACT US
For any other questions or comments you can contact us directly at:
Diversity Health Institute Clearinghouse
Locked Bag 7118
Parramatta BC NSW 2150
Tel: (02) 9840 3318
Fax: (02) 9840 3319
E-mail: Kristine_Wendtman@wsahs.nsw.gov.au
Website: http://www.dhi.gov.au/clearinghouse
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