Health Sector Development delivers innovative projects for health, government and community sector clients.
Recent work
A social marketing campaign to increase demand for qualified interpreters in the healthcare sector.
Developing a glossary of early childhood terminology in simple English for use by interpreters when working with families with low English proficiency.
Forming a network decidated to CALD issues and coordinating a series of practitioner forums.
Reviewing and rewriting the Life! Taking Action on Diabetes participant's manual to make it accessible to participants with low English proficiency.
Training general practitioners in rural areas to access and work effectively with qualified interpreters.
Scripting and focus-testing a radio advertising campaign targeting CALD mothers of pre-school aged children.
Reviewing the cultural competency of a community health service, using a customised framework.
Improving GPs' capacity to communicate with patients and carers with low English proficiency.