Aboriginal staff members, a Chinese granddaughter and grandmother riding bikes and a family preparing a healthy meal

Equity and Prevention Service

 

Acknowledgement of Country

We would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians on whose lands we stand, and whose lands our facilities are located on; the lands of the Dharawal, Gadigal, Wangal, Gweagal and Bidjigal peoples. We pay our respects to the Elders past, present, and those of the future.

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Who we are:

Our team has expertise in community engagement, health promotion and preventative healthcare, women’s health, and strategies to reduce health inequities experienced by many groups in our community. We have identified Aboriginal health staff and bilingual staff. We work across the lifespan with a focus on children and their families and older adults. 

We work with:

  • individuals and families to empower and enable them to improve their health in their social contexts. 
  • health services and programs to increase access to preventive health care, and equitable and inclusive health care for people experiencing disadvantage.
  • partner organisations and government services to provide inclusive public policy and environments that optimise health.

Our preventive health priorities include:

  • Promoting healthy eating and active living 
  • Reducing smoking, vaping and shisha use
  • Cancer prevention and screening

Our priorities for equitable, inclusive and culturally safe health services and programs include a focus on:

  • Aboriginal communities 
  • Carers of people with disabilities, chronic health conditions or who are ageing
  • Culturally and linguistically diverse communities 
  • People experiencing or at risk of homelessness 
  • People living in social housing/low socioeconomic communities 
  • Young people and women experiencing disadvantage 

Priority Populations across our district:

Profile of Priority Populations in South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (ABS Census 2021)

Aboriginal Health Promotion staff members
Aboriginal Health Promotion
Allied health physiotherapist smiling in a rehab facility
Addressing Racism in HealthCare
A group of older adults after an exercise outdoors session
Adults & Older People
men wearing the hijab having coffee together
Carers Program 
Children and young people posing for a selfie after a soccer match
Children & Young People
A group of diverse members of the community including in a group hug their backs to the camera
Healthy Communities
Silhouette of a man sitting on a park bench
Homelessness Health
Four young adults from CALD communities
Multicultural Communities
No smoking no vaping sign
Smoking, Shisha & Vaping
An older lady smiling
Women's Health