About Us
BackgroundMulticultural Communication Staff
MHCS Advisory Committee
MHCS Advisory 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.
Multicultural Communication Staff
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Peter Todaro |
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| Rajan Manickarajah Systems Manager Rajan.Manickarajah@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au |
Jesusa Helaratne |
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Germana Morassi |
Cecilia George |
Bevan Wilson |
Christopher Gollan
Project
Officer
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Sam Shen |
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MHCS Advisory Committee
The Director of the Service is supported by a Advisory Committee whose composition reflects the state-wide focus of the Service.
The role of the MHCS Advisory 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.
MHCS Advisory Committee Members
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Dr. Greg Stewart |
Peter Todaro |
Dr. Michael Moore |
Dr. Stephen Li |
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Dr Mitchell Smith |
Mariam Hii |
| Cathy Butler Manager, Multicultural Health Service Northern Sydney Local Health District |
Frederick Foster Ministry of Health |
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.