1. Victorian Refugee Health Network…….

2. Foundation House www.foundationhouse.org.au © VFST 2011 Established in 2007 to bring together health, community and settlement services to build their capacity to provide more accessible and appropriate healthcare for people of refugee backgrounds. Victorian Refugee Health Network

3. Foundation House www.foundationhouse.org.au © VFST 2011 Initial health assessment and care: ……… GP working group Access to specialist services Oral health – current capacity building project Asylum seeker health Rural & Regional services – roundtable next year Sexual & Reproductive health – roundtable this year, practice forum next year Maternal health & wellbeing – research being undertaken Next year – mental health Victorian Refugee Health Network

4. Foundation House www.foundationhouse.org.au © VFST Victorian Refugee Health Network

5. Foundation House www.foundationhouse.org.au © VFST 2011 Community health priority tools – identify refugees as one of a number of groups who have priority access to community health services http://www.health.vic.gov.au/pch/downloads/community_health_prio rity_tools.pdf Oral health – identifies refugees and asylum seekers as being a priority access group and fee waiver http://www.health.vic.gov.au/dentistry/public-dental-system.htm Priority access for community health services

6. Foundation House www.foundationhouse.org.au © VFST www.refugeehealthnetwork.org.au Sign up for monthly e-bulletin for latest news and events

7. Foundation House www.foundationhouse.org.au © VFST Questions & Discussion