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If you have any feedback, please contact the our Cultural Diversity Team:

Phone: 03 9667 1733
Email: culturaldiversity@diabetesvic.org.au

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Diabetes Victoria has a range of resources that have been culturally adapted for the Aboriginal community, including our pictorial guides and quarterly e-newsletter Grapevine. 

Grapevine

Grapevine is a quarterly newsletter for health workers and others working in the Aboriginal community.
Grapevine includes information about:

  • Diabetes news,
  • New and current programs at Diabetes Victoria,
  • New and current resources,
  • Events and activities,
  • Healthy recipes.

Click here to view Grapevine online.

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Peer Support

Support groups bring together people who share common experiences, conditions, concerns, goals or interests. They offer people an opportunity to improve their quality of life through mutual support and education. They can also bring about change for themselves and the wider community.

The peer support program is a service offered by Diabetes Victoria to facilitate and empower all members of diabetes support groups. To see where our peer support groups are you can head to: Support Groups | Diabetes Victoria. 

If you are interested in starting a Peer Support Group, or are already running one and would like to join the Peer Support Program, contact: peersupportgroups@diabetesvic.org.au or call 1300 437 386. 

Culturally Adapted Resources - Five Books

Koorie pictorial guides

Koorie pictorial guides have been developed with community and include culturally relevant pictures and tips for staying healthy.

You can order the guides from our online resources shop or call 1300 437 386. The guides are $2.50 each.

If you have any questions about the pictorial guides please email culturaldiversity@diabetesvic.org.au

View all guides online

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet is a web resource that aims to inform practice and policy in Indigenous health by providing an easily accessible evidence base via the internet including:

  • Overview of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health status: an annual report that includes information on illness, hospitalisations, and deaths of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Topics include chronic diseases (such as diabetes), social and emotional wellbeing, ear and eye health, infectious diseases (such as hepatitis), and health risk and protective factors (such as alcohol and nutrition).
  • Summary of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health: a shorter version of the Overview.
  • Health topic reviews: studies of health topics in relation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
  • Programs: information about programs or projects related to health topics including a short description, contact details for the organisation and links to any related publications.

Rethink Sugary Drinks

The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) and Rethink Sugary Drink partnered to highlight the health problems associated with drinking sugary drinks and to encourage the Victorian Aboriginal community to ‘rethink’ their consumption of sugary drinks.

The website includes facts, tips and videos on sugary drinks.

Other resources

Visit VACCHO’s website https://www.vaccho.org.au/member-services/workforce-development-2/nutrition/ to find out more information on nutrition and physical activity. There are some great resources including the Growing Up Healthy and Deadly Education Book, recipe ideas, ways to keep your teeth heathy and tips on heathy eating and staying active. 

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