Media releases

Cancer grant to help save Aboriginal women’s lives

Posted by VACCHO Communications Team on 5 October 2018

Tags: improve health outcomes, Memorandum of Understanding Peter Mac, Victorian Government, Aboriginal strengths and technical expertis, Co-health, Mallee District Aboriginal Services, Ballarat and District Aboriginal Co-operative, Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative, Ballarat and District Aboriginal Co-operative, national cervical screening program, Trevor Pearce, VACCHO CEO, National Cervical Screening Program for Victorian Aboriginal women, Cancer Health Services Research grant, Victorian Cancer Agency, Aboriginal women, $2million, cancer grant, Self-determination, Aboriginal Victorians, Victorian Government, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, ACCHO, ACCO, VACCHO

A new grant of close to $2million will help the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) and its partners in its work to reduce the incidence of cervical cancer and help save Aboriginal women’s lives.

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Innovative partnership strives to improve Aboriginal health with Loddon Mallee

Posted by Policy Unit on 1 August 2016

Tags: alcohol and other drugs, mental health, chronic disease, Njernda Aboriginal Corporation, Murray Valley Aboriginal Co-operative, Njernda Aboriginal Corporation, Mallee District Aboriginal Services, Bendigo & District Aboriginal Co-operative, networks, Loddon Mallee Aboriginal Reference Group, LMARG, Innovative service delivery, PHN, Loddon Mallee region and the Murray Primary Health Network, Loddon Mallee region, health outcomes, Aboriginal Primary Health funding, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan, lack of funding, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, Aboriginal health, health and wellbeing, Close the Gap, CTG, Aboriginal workforce, Raylene Harradine, ACCHOs, ACCO

A developing partnership between leading Aboriginal health services in the Loddon Mallee region and the Murray Primary Health Network (PHN) is exploring innovative service delivery programs that can further increase the health outcomes of local Aboriginal community members.

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Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation Inc.

Media releases

Cancer grant to help save Aboriginal women’s lives

Innovative partnership strives to improve Aboriginal health with Loddon Mallee