The Aboriginal Health Team is a community-based health service located in Healesville that is accessible by Aboriginal people and their families living anywhere in Eastern Health’s catchment. The service adopts a holistic approach in line with cultural best-practice and as such provides a broad range of services which are available both on-site in Healesville and through home visits and outreach including:

Primary Health Care:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Checks (all ages)
• Nursing support including chronic disease management and maternal-child health
• Health information and education
• Visiting specialists

Case Management and Advocacy:

• Care-planning
• Referral & advocacy to other services including transport to medical appointments where appropriate
• Case management

Social and Emotional Well-Being

• Social & Emotional Well-Being Counselling
• Drug and Alcohol Counselling

Home and Community Care

• Domestic assistance and shopping assistance
• Yard Maintenance
• Social events and outings including Men’s and Women’s Group and Planned Activity Groups

HACC-PYP and CHSP funding is provided by the Commonwealth and State government.

We receive funding from the Commonwealth Department of Health and Commonwealth Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.

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