Goondir Health is harnessing the power of Mother Nature to help support community health, with a recent donation of solar panels to power its operations. The donation from Origin Energy included three solar systems made up of about 190 panels, along with batteries and inverters, for Goondir’s St George, Oakey and Dalby clinics.
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CWAATSICH Chief Executive Officer Sheryl Lawton has been appointed Chairperson of the South West region’s peak First Nations health Committee. Ms Lawton will be the second Chairperson of the South West First Nations Equity Committee, following its establishment in December 2023.
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Despite national commitments to Closing the Gap as well as national mental health strategies and agreements, mental health outcomes for Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples remain deeply unequal to non-Indigenous Queenslanders. In some areas, the gap is growing. Recent findings from the Productivity Commission’s Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement Review interim report found the Agreement was “not working as intended” and that current arrangements were too focused on jurisdictions and funding flows rather than on delivering better outcomes for people.
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Goondir Health Services is set to play a central role in delivering a new national digital health model that will improve access to healthcare for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living with chronic disease in rural areas. Goondir will co-design a strategic framework for a national Indigenous-led digital health service model, in collaboration with The University of Queensland’s Rural Clinical School and the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ). The project is supported by a $500,000 Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) grant.
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QAIHC has been on an incredible journey over the past two months, engaging with 20 Members across Queensland as part of its Member Engagement Roadshow. This initiative will help shape QAIHC’s Operational Plan for QAIHC’s Ten-Year Blueprint 2024–2034 — a 10-year vision for the future of Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community controlled health organisation (ACCHO) sector.
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Sector Leader Magazine is published by the Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council (QAIHC).
We welcome submissions from our Members, Associates and Affiliates on the great work being undertaken within the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Health Organisation Sector.
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