Our mission is to work together to achieve better health outcomes among culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
Summary of relevant work:
CoA's core business is to provide primary healthcare for individuals & families with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
We offer holistic assessment, care and support to:
- People with mental health and physical problems
- People with drug and alcohol problems
- People affected by domestic violence and post trauma problems
- Adults and young people with offending behaviour problems
- People of Africa with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) heritage in various issues affecting their health and well-being
- Provide support and understanding of inter-generational and intercultural conflicts
- Support rural health clinics in Africa, giving them access to medical equipment. We also do African awareness training
- Provide liaison services for people of African or other communities from CALD heritage
- Provide organisational emergency cover for nursing, general and domestic staff. We also do project monitoring and evaluation
Awards
- Meritorious Service Award for Excellence in Multicultural Affairs (2014) presented by the Government of Victoria & Victorian Multicultural Commission
- Ambassador for Peace from Universal Peace Federation, an organisation with consultative status on economics and peace with the United Nations (2014)
Address:
8A 50-54 Robinson Street
Dandenong Vic
3175
Email:
Telephone:
+61417173964
Key partners:
- EACH, Australia
- inTouch Multicultural Centre Against Family Violence, Australia
- Royal Gurkhas Institute of Technology, Australia
- Appropriate Paper Technology (APTERS), Zambia
- South Sudanese Equatorian Society, South Sudan and Australia
Country:
Australia
Zambia
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