About Us
BackgroundOur Service Promotion
Multicultural Communication Staff
Management
Management Committee Members
Multilingual Information Committee (MIC)
Background
The NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service was established in 1997 as a result of NSW Health's plan, Health Services for a Culturally Diverse Society (1995). The plan identified the need for the development of a co-ordinated statewide approach to provide information about health issues and health services to people who speak languages other than English.
Our Service Promotion
Multicultural Communication has two resources that illustrate its role in providing important health information to CALD communities in NSW. Helped by talented artist/photographer, Annah T Dellosa, they present vivid images of people in a range of age groups, reflecting today's Australia.
- Promotional booklet (Multicultural Health Communication Service. Making health communication easier)
This booklet, a small sized 14x14cm, gives an overall picture of MHCS's many roles, with illustrations of some of our marketing campaigns. It also describes the role and function of the website.
- "Year in Review" Presentation Folder
An easy to read information folder (A4 size) provides more detail of earlier MHCS campaigns in 2005, including photos of the launches. The campaigns included smoking cessation , Breast Cancer Awareness and research for the NSW Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care (DADHC) into how people of CALD background respond to and use information about Health andCommunity Care Services (HACC) in NSW
Multicultural Communication Staff
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Peter Todaro |
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| Rajan Manickarajah System Manager Rajan.Manickarajah@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au |
Cecilia George
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Jesusa Liwanag-Helaratne |
Germana Morassi
Project Officer Germana.Morassi@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au |
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Bevan Wilson |
Christopher Gollan Project
Officer |
Management
The Director of the Service is supported by a Management Steering Committee whose composition reflects the state-wide focus of the Service.
Composition:
The Committee will be comprised of:
- One representative from South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service
- One representative from NSW Health, Corporate Communications
- One representative from NSW Health, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Advancement
- One representative from NSW Health, Multicultural Health
- Two representatives from Area Multicultural Health, one urban and one rural
- One representative from Area Health Promotion
The role of the Committee will be to:
- Provide strategic advice relating to business development and planning
- Provide advice to assist the service to increase its breath and reach of multicultural communities.
- Provide advice on the development and content of the Service's Strategic and business plans.
- Provide advice on ways to promote the service to various health sectors.
- Provide advice and assist in the preparation of promotional and marketing functions.
- Facilitate links with the NSW Health Department and Area level.
Management Committee Members
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Kim Olesen (Chair) |
Peter Todaro |
Cathy Butler |
Stephen James |
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Frederick Foster |
Violet Roumeliotis |
Dr Stephen Li |
Michael Moore |
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Multilingual Information Committee (MIC)
Role
To advise and support the Multicultural Health Communication Service to identify, develop and distribute high quality and priority multilingual information in appropriate languages.
Report to
Management Committee, MHCS
Meetings
- Meet every three months. Member should endeavour to attend a minimum of two out of the four meetings. The chairperson should be advised well in advance.
- On a needs basis, new members to be approached to ensure cross-area representation.
Composition of Committee
- Two Area Multicultural Health Coordinators
- One member from the Health Care Interpreter Service
- One member from the Health Translation Unit SWSAHS/CSAHS
- Two members from Health Promotion
- One member from a Multicultural State Wide Service
- "Clearinghouse" Representative - Manager
- One member to represent GPs
- One member from Health Public Affairs
- Two Area Liaison health workers
- One representative from multicultural health research
- Two CALD community representatives (to include One Refugee Community or Migrant Resource Centre (MRC) representative) - Suggested CALD Groups:- Korean, Burmese, African, Afghan communities
- NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service staff
- Others to attend by arrangement.
- When needed to include a cross cultural trainer
- One member from regional/rural NSW (electronic correspondence)
Duties
- Advise MHCS on existing gaps in the multilingual information.
- Assist MHCS to prioritise the developing, distributing and promoting of new multilingual health resources.
- Identify specific health workers for MHCS to consult with.
- Assist MHCS to liaise with Area Health Services for the promotion/dissemination of campaign information.
- Assist MHCS to promote and disseminate CALD information to the hospital network.
- Inform the Committee on relevant published research or health service reports/resources.
- Assist with identifying research directions for Multicultural Health Communication to either undertake or lobby for.
- Assist MHCS to identify opportunities to promote MHCS's website.
- Promote MHCS at the Area Health level or other relevant venues.
- When appropriate participate in working groups to assist MHCS to address relevant and specific CALD information issues.