The 10th session of the First 2000 Days Webinar Series will highlight the difficulties that humanitarian refugees face when settling in Australia and what you can do as professionals to support these families in their health journey.
Michele Greenwood will present this session from 10:00am – 11:30am on 11 October 2022. Register here.
Michelle started the nurse led Refugee Health Clinic at the Coffs Harbour Hospital in February 2006. The clinic offers initial health assessments to all newly arrived humanitarian refugees settling in Coffs Harbour, as well as ongoing support and advocacy for the refugee/multicultural community.
The First 2000 Days Webinar Series has been designed to build the capacity of health professions and service providers to support families and young children aged from 0-5. The 10th session aims to:
- increase your knowledge of the importance of providing effective health care in a culturally appropriate and timely manner (accessing and using interpreters)
- increase your knowledge about where refugees have come from, their diverse cultural backgrounds and the long and difficult journeys people have made to get to a safe place like Australia
- increase your confidence to engage in conversations with refugees
- increase your confidence to support and advocate for families and young people to access and navigate appropriate health services.
Upcoming sessions:
- Speech Pathology (19 October)
- Smoking Cessation Support (16 November)
- Physical Activity and Screen Time (22 November)