Making a Healthy Start in Australia
A booklet designed to assist people to understand and access health care services in the early settlement period. Booklets are available for download (in PDF format) in the Pashtu, Dari, Somali, Amharic, Arabic, Serbian, Croatian and Bosnian languages with English version. Please note that the section Specific Services for the Community (page 25) of the English version is different for each community and appear at the end of the booklet.
Healthy Eating and Living in Australia
Information to Shop Well, Eat Well and Feel Well – pamphlets targeted to people shortly after they have arrived in Australia, available in the Somali, Arabic, Bosnian, Serbian and Croatian languages.
Publications available to purchase:
Easing the Transition
A guide for primary health care workers addressing food and nutrition issues with new arrivals from refugee backgrounds.
Promoting Refugee Health A Handbook for Doctors and Other Health Care Providers Caring for People from Refugee Backgrounds
A handbook designed to assist doctors and other health care practitioners; such as social workers, youth workers and hospital and community based nurses, to care for people from refugee backgrounds. The Handbook addresses the specific medical concerns of people from refugee backgrounds as well as psychological and settlement issues. It contains practical information on:
- refugee related torture and trauma
- cultural and communication issues
- booking and working with interpreters
- principles of consultation and management
- taking a medical history and conducting a physical examination
- identification and management of health issues of particular concern to people from refugee backgrounds, such as dental health, nutritional deficiency, infectious and parasitic disease, immunisation and Female Genital Mutilation
- referring for counselling and settlement support
- strategies for enhancing the accessibility of health care services to people from refugee backgrounds
- referral and further information sources.
Detailed profiles provide background and specific health information covering 14 refugee communities in Australia. The handbook (A5, wiro bound, colour cover, 220 pages) is $40.00 plus $5.00 postage.
Rebuilding Shattered Lives
Rebuilding shattered lives has been developed to assist in the improvement of services to survivors of torture and trauma. The focus of the guide is on adults and the family. The issues explored include:
The material presented can be used by workers in community centres, accommodation services, primary health care agencies, language centres and schools. Copies of this guide are available from the Foundation for $105.00 (Aus) - (includes GST & cost of packaging and posting). The guide may be requested by sending an e-mail to administrator@survivorsvic.org.au.
The Rainbow Program for Children in Refugee Families Program Guide
The Rainbow Program for Children in Refugee Families is a school based group program developed by the Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture with school communities. It is an early intervention measure for children from refugee and other culturally diverse backgrounds soon after they have arrived to improve their access to the skills and resources they need to make a good start in Australia. The program is designed to be delivered by schools in partnership with counsellors experienced in providing support to refugee families. It includes:
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a seven session structured group program for upper primary aged children (age 9-12)
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three sessions for their parents
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a professional development component for teachers
The Guide has been developed as a resource for teaching professionals and counsellors wishing to run the program. Designed to maximise the ease of organising the program it includes relevant background on issues of concern to refugee children and their families, practical guidance on planning the program and detailed session plans for all three program components. Support materials (including parent information in relevant community languages) are provided in both hard copy and disc formats. The Guide is $66.00 (incl. GST) plus $6.00 postage & handling per order.
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