As part of the Metro North Hospital and Health Service Better Together Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan 2019-2022, the mobile Better Together Health Van provides screening measures and important health promotion messages to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities within the Metro North catchment.
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A chance meeting keeps Aunty Helenor on her feet
Aunty Helenor Rassip from Innisfail had a chance meeting in Caboolture with the Deadly Feet program, leading to an important intervention and positive outcome for her long-term health.
Enhancing access to discharge medication for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients
Metro North Health are leading the way with a first of a kind program to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients with ease of access to discharge medication at no cost to the patient.
Deadly Start expands across the state to welcome 139 trainees
Metro North Health will today welcome a record 139 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students into the Deadly Start program as it expands across the State.
Respected Elder overcomes fear of healthcare system
When Pastor Uncle Rodney Minniecon, a Gurang Gurang and Kabi Kabi man from Bundaberg Queensland, travelled to Brisbane as a Minister, he fell severely unwell for the first time in over 60 years.