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Our team of trained Bilingual Multicultural Health Workers (MHWs) ensure communities we work with receive culturally appropriate information and support to live healthy lifestyles and to prevent or self-manage chronic disease.
Click here for Chronic Disease Program Highlights: 2017-2019.
An initiative of Queensland Government, this program is run by statewide alliance between Diabetes Queensland, Stroke Foundation, Heart Foundation, Queensland Aboriginal & Islander Health Council, ECCQ and the Primary Healthcare Networks.
The program has been designed to help you kick the bad habits that lead to chronic diseases like type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke. ECCQ has culturally tailored and translated resources for the following communities: Arabic Speaking, Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin Speaking), Pacific Islander and Vietnamese. The program is free and delivered by qualified Multicultural Health Workers in local areas. It involves six sessions, the first session is a face to face meeting and the remaining sessions are group based sessions.
Currently ECCQ is delivering the program in Cantonese, Mandarin, Arabic, Vietnamese and Simplified English to Chinese, Arabic Speaking, Vietnamese and Pacific Islander communities. Talk to us for other available options if you or your participants are not from these ethnic groups.
Download the program brochure in: English, Arabic, Vietnamese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese.
We accept referrals from GPs, clinics and service providers, download a referral form here.
For more information please contact Ms Hong Do at 07 3255 1540 or email: [email protected]
The Health Navigation Project is funded by Brisbane North Primary Health Network (PHN). It aims to improve awareness, knowledge and attitudes about chronic disease risk factors, how to make positive lifestyle choices and to improve knowledge and relationships with local primary health clinics within the Brisbane North PHN area.
Two to three free sessions, focused on chronic disease self-management and prevention are delivered by Bilingual Multicultural Health Workers in community language or simplified English if appropriate. These occur in a one on one or small group setting and at a place most convenient for community members. Sessions continue to be facilitated for the following communities but are not limited to; Arabic speaking, Afghan, Bhutanese, Chinese, Myanmar and South Sea and Pacific Islanders
Download the program brochure in: English, Arabic, Chinese, Dari and Burmese.
For more information please contact Ms Kristy Lekkas on 3255 1540 or email [email protected]
The Brisbane City Council funded Aqua Safe initiative is a partnership between Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland, Brisbane City Council and Royal Life Saving Society Queensland to ensure increased participation of Culturally and linguistically diverse communities in water safety education programs to reduce the incidence of drowning.
Bilingual Multicultural Health Workers currently deliver workshops in language to multicultural communities including Afghan, Chinese and Myanmar community members and in simplified English when appropriate. All sessions take place within the Brisbane City Council catchment. The once off 2 hours sessions cover topics including but not limited too; safety in and around water ways including pool, beach, dam and river, responding to emergencies and understanding and performing CPR.
For more information please contact Ms Kristy Lekkas on 3255 1540 or email [email protected]
The Alcohol and Drug Foundation (ADF) Local Drug Action Team (LDAT) Program is funded by the Australian Government and is being implemented across Australia. ECCQ is currently supporting the Arise Women Support Association Inc. to plan, organise and facilitate wellness and cultural events to create stronger family and greater community connections within the Sudanese and South Sudanese communities.
For more information on upcoming events please contact Ms Kristy Lekkas on 3255 1540 or email [email protected]
Logan City Council’s Community Services Team is leading the Swim Logan Alliance with Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland, the Aqua English Project and Aqua Logan. The Alliance is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health. This project aims to educate communities on water safety and provide culturally-appropriate swimming lessons across four key Logan pools.
ECCQ delivers free culturally appropriate and tailored education workshops to increase knowledge and understanding of water safety in Australia, reduce the incidence of drowning and link community members with Aqua English and Aqua Logan for swimming lessons. These once off workshops are delivered by Bilingual Multicultural Health Workers in language to multicultural communities including Afghan, Chinese, Myanmar, Samoan, Arabic, Sudanese and South Sudanese community members as well as in simplified English, when appropriate. All sessions take place within the Logan City catchment. The sessions cover topics including, but not limited too; safety in and around water ways including public pools and beaches, responding to emergencies and understanding and performing CPR.
For more information please contact Ms Kristy Lekkas on 3255 1540 or email [email protected]
Our team deliver education sessions in community languages or simplified English on:
We have culturally tailored our resources for the following communities:
We have translated resources in the following languages: Samoan, Arabic, Tamil and Vietnamese.
Click here to download the program brochure in English
Click here to download the program brochure in Arabic
Click here to download the program brochure in Samoan
Click here to download the program brochure in Tamil
Click here to download the program brochure in Vietnamese
This program is currently under review.
The Alcohol Harm Prevention Project was funded by the Queensland Mental Health Commission and worked in partnership with Brisbane City Council, Brisbane South Primary Health Networks, The Queensland Network of Alcohol and Other Drugs Agencies and Metro South Health.
An Alcohol in your Community flyer has also been developed and is available for download in English, Vietnamese and Samoan.