QAIHC launches Workforce Strategy at inaugural Workforce Symposium

Sector leaders from across Queensland gathered to discuss the importance of strengthening the ACCHO workforce and preparing for the future at the inaugural QAIHC Workforce Symposium, held at The Pullman Brisbane on 2 June 2025. With the theme Bringing our workforce back together: health workers first, stronger communities, the event marked the official launch of the QAIHC Workforce Strategy and elevated the voices, leadership, and aspirations of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce.

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QAIHC Hall of Fame inductee

Cleveland Fagan was a proud Djabugay man with connections to Cairns, Yarrabah, Kuranda, Mareeba and Cape York. From an early age, he knew his life’s work would be dedicated to serving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. He understood health wasn’t just the absence of illness, it was shaped by physical, social, emotional, spiritual and community factors and addressing it meant tackling not just illness but the social determinants of health.

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QAIHC flu campaign rolls out for winter

QAIHC launched a new flu campaign, Flu is Bad, Get the Jab, to coincide with World Vaccination Week from 24-30 April. The Flu is Bad, Get the Jab campaign encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to make an informed choice about getting their free flu vaccine.

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Sector Leader Magazine is published by the Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council (QAIHC).

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