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We’re pleased to share the news that alongside our network partners, we’ve been awarded funding to develop additional culturally responsive and trauma-informed training for our deadly network staff. It will further support our dedicated teams’ psychosocial wellbeing as they walk alongside Community. Jobs Queensland Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service Brisbane

Today we celebrate deadly Early Childhood Educators. At IUIH, Early Childhood Educators facilitate Birthing in Our Community Early Learning and the Deadly Kindies programs. We thank them for all they do in contributing to the care, wellbeing and healthy development of jarjum. #EarlyChildhoodEducatorsDay #LoveMyECE #bioc #deadlykindies

Did you know that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners are the only culturally-based health profession in the world which is underpinned by national training and registration? On the National Day of Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Health Practitioners, and every day, we celebrate all they do to walk alongside our Mob to provide culturally safe healthcare to our people. Across IUIH, our network partners and your local clinics we thank our deadly teams. NAATSIHWP

Congratulations Kalwun Development Corporation Ltd on such a momentous milestone. We commend your ongoing compassion, commitment and dedication to building a vital community-controlled health service network and supporting better outcomes for Our People.

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Each year, NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for our Community to come together to celebrate the rich history, diverse cultures and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people - the oldest continuous living culture on earth. This year’s theme echoes the words of Our Patron, Aunty Pamela Mam, “Nothing is to stop, everything must continue.” Our Elders lit the fire and we are the custodians of their legacy. Now it’s up to us to keep the fire burning. #blakloudandproud

Last month, the North Stradbroke Island community gathered to celebrate 40 years of community-controlled health services on the island. With advocacy and support from the Quandamooka people living on North Stradbroke Island, the first clinic was provided as an outreach service in Dunwich Hall by the Brisbane Aboriginal and Islander Community Health Service (now Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service Brisbane). Starting with just one doctor and one nurse visiting the island one day per week, the service grew quickly and today is managed by the Yulu-Burri-Ba Aboriginal Corporation for Community Health. Yulu-Burri-Ba CEO, David Collins, said the milestone is an opportunity to reflect on and acknowledge the leadership of Elders and what can be achieved through working together. “Our founding Elders saw that there was a need for these services, and they have been proven correct with the growth of health and welfare services we’re now providing to more than 5,000 community members in our region,” he said. Aunty Maureen Myers, one of the early advocates for a culturally safe community-controlled health service on the island, and current Director of the Yulu-Burri-Ba board, said, “It was built to give better health outcomes for our people who couldn’t afford to go to the doctor. Now we have easy access to healthcare services like we never had before. “When you feel comfortable with going to a doctor you get the healthcare you need. Because it is community-controlled it meets the needs of the community,” Ms Myers added. Yulu-Burri-Ba now operates clinics and a wide range of services in Dunwich, Capalaba and Wynnum in response to community goals. Since the first clinic on 19 January 1984, the range of services available to the island and southern bayside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community has expanded to include dental, family wellbeing, Birthing in Our Community, Deadly Choices, women’s and men’s groups, youth program, and foster and kinship care support. To watch the 40th anniversary video, visit: https://lnkd.in/gvDWGKYR