Our people
Improving health of
vulnerable groups
In our region:
10,000
people are migrants
and refugees
11,860
veterans in our region
2,000
people experiencing homelessness
9,169
families who are seeking work
Refugee Nurse Outreach Program
The Darling Downs and West Moreton region is home to more than 10,000 people from migrant and refugee backgrounds of diverse cultures, signaling a need to ensure support to facilitate a smoother transition to the Australian health care system.
Our PHN continued to fund Multicultural Australia and Access Community Services to deliver the Refugee Nurse Outreach Program across the region.
Care was coordinated for 761 newly arrived humanitarian entrants.
Complementing these efforts, Carbal Medical Services were funded to ensure uninterrupted delivery of healthcare for refugees from May 2020.
Carbal Multicultural Clinic:
425
health assessments were conducted for humanitarian entrants
2,881
occasions of service
1,364
vaccines were administered for refugees and humanitarian entrants
True Health relationships and advice
Our PHN continued to support True Relationships and Reproductive Health to deliver reproductive and sexual health care to young people under the age of 25 in Toowoomba and Ipswich through clinical services, information and education.
Civic Assist Street Crews
Civic Assist Street Crews engage with vulnerable young people aged 12 - 24 in Toowoomba providing accidental counselling referral services. This allows vulnerable and at-risk youth to engage with health and support services in a non-threatening environment. The Street Crews have engaged in over 299 hours of meaningful conversations during the 2020 - 2021 period.
In 2020-21, True supported:
1,421
young people in Toowoomba
1,379
young people in Ipswich
42%
on average identified as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
1,643
young people assisted with referrals to health and community services
Interpreting for Allied Health
The Interpreting for Allied Health Professionals Program provides interpreting services for private allied health professionals treating patients from refugee and multicultural backgrounds across our region.
The interpreting services are delivered by a nationally accredited interpreting provider.
549
interpreting services
provided in 2020-21
