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Past Events

TIME and TROHPIQ Indigenous Health Seminar

Held on the 7th July, as part of our NAIDOC events series, the seminar aimed to cover some diverse areas of Indigenous health, in presenting stories on rural communities, urban community health centres, community engagement programs and community culture. We had a traditional welcome to country and acknowledgment of traditional owners. Dr Justin Coleman came with anecdotes about his travels and work in NT and also conveyed how a health ideal could be successful attained with his discussion about his current workplace, the Inala Community Health Centre. The Deadly Ears team spoke about their community based work in promoting healthy learning and play amongst kids despite high rates of otitis media. Forth year medical student Marguerite Tyson described her clinical placements throughout the NT and the lessons and memories gained by working and living in such areas. Wrapping up, Christine Henderson spoke of her time as a cultural worker in Balgo, remote WA, stressing the importance of generational sharing, particularly of empowering the younger women and how health and wellbeing will flow from these changes. We finished the evening with some delicious aussie bush tucker nibblies.

Community Health Clinics

At Inala on the 7th and Acacia Ridge on the 17th of July, TIME and TROHPIQ students ran free health screenings of over 100 community members who attended the NAIDOC week Family Fun Days. Fitting into part of the festival, we attracted men and women to the respective tents and ran through checks of blood pressure, waist measurement, diabetes, smoking, alcohol, emotional wellbeing and reproductive health. The women’s tent was a gorgeous display of flowers and perfume, with each person receiving a pamper pack upon completion of their health check. The men ran through a ‘Pit Stop’ program, along the lines of a car at the mechanics. Each person will be followed up in the coming weeks to encourage GP visits and continuing health awareness. It was a brilliant experience for each of the medical students who took part; the perfect chance to practice communication skills and motivational interviewing. The community also gained benefit, with many people really appreciating the chance to talk to someone about their concerns and gain some innovative ideas to address and improve their health. Similar events will be held in the future, so keep an ear out if you’re interested in being involved!