Aboriginal Health Team

The Aboriginal Health Team is a community-based health service located in Healesville available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their families living anywhere in Eastern Health’s catchment. The service adopts a holistic approach in line with cultural best-practice, and 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

The Aboriginal Health Team acknowledges the support of our funding bodies:

• Victorian Department of Health (Home and Community Care Program for Younger People)
• Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care (Indigenous Australians Health Program and Commonwealth Home Support Programme)
• Eastern Melbourne Primary Healthcare Network (Integrated Team Care Program)