Day Two
Wednesday 31st March, 2010

8.00:
COFFEE & NETWORKING
8.30:
WELCOME REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR
Lenore Dembski,
Paperbark Woman
8.40:
The Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service's role in improving health outcomes and in addres

  • A better understanding of the social influences on Aboriginal health The CRCAH project: "Revitalising Health For All"
  • Urapuntja Health Service care model and its relationship with health outcomes
Sarah Doherty,
CEO,Urapuntja Health Service,
NT
PROMOTING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES
9.20:
Health education & promotion in schools

  • Reducing preventable health conditions through educating children: Passing on key messages
  • Consultation process: The local Aboriginal communities and the Department of Education
  • The partnership between the Hunter New England Area Health Service and the Awabakal Aboriginal Medical Service
  • Linking health staff with schools
Kristy Cooks,
Aboriginal Health Officer,
Shake a Leg Health Promotion ProgramHunter New England Area Health Service
10.00:
Linking Indigenous sport, health and education

  • Imaginative and effective personal development programsfor Indigenous youth
  • Leading healthier lifestyles; programs that build strongfoundations
  • Empowering identity, culture and history throughrecreation, sport and community based activities
  • Sports and personal development programs as a vehiclefor employment
Charles Prouse,
CEO ,
National Aboriginal Sports CorporationAustralia
10.40:
MORNING TEA & NETWORKING
11.10:
Programs to reduce alcohol & drug misuse

  • The "None For Nine Months" program; preventing FoetalAlcohol Spectrum Disorder
  • Assisting communities and individuals to cope with thegrief and trauma experienced due to drug misuse
  • Supporting individuals, families, Indigenous workers andthe community as a whole
Scott Wilson,
Director,
Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (SA)Inc.
EMPOWERING IDENTITY, CULTURE & COMMUNITY
11.50:
Supporting children & families: Ensuring generation change

  • Educational reform
  • Working in partnership with governments and regional organizations - the challenges and the benefits
  • Generational change through the welfare reform actionprogram
Barb Flick,
Stream Leader,Social Responsibility Stream,
Cape York Partnerships
12.30:
NETWORKING & LUNCH
1.40:
Delivering the best possible education

  • Wannik: "Learning Together - Journey to Our Future"
  • Collaboration and strong leadership that creates a cultureof high expectations and individualised learning for Kooriestudents
  • Initiatives and programs in schools and communities
Tim Fitzgerald,
Project Director, Wannick Unit,Department of Education and EarlyChildhood Development,
VIC
2.20:
Supporting & promoting the well-being & capacity of young people in detention

  • Providing quality education and support for young peoplein detention
  • Preparing young people to re-engage with the community
  • Relationships with health care providers; overview ofpartnerships
Leah Fountaine,
Head of Department of Curriculum,
Brisbane Youth Education and TrainingCentre
3.00:
Healing in unison with opportunity

  • Self healing: overcoming trauma and ill health in order totake hold of opportunities
  • The importance of housing and education as strongfoundations of healing
  • Role models and beacons to guide how and why it canbe done
David Cole,
Director,Balunu Foundation,
NT
3.40:
AFTERNOON TEA & NETWORKING
4.10: CASE STUDY:
Providing training & employment opportunities for local communities

  • Taking advantage of growth opportunity
  • Training and mentoring
  • Providing real inspirational opportunities and role models
Robbie Rusca,
Managing Director,
CDE Capital
 This beacon case study from an Aboriginal owned & operated enterprise is an exemplar of how opportunity & training can be provided to communities
SUSTAINING RELATIONSHIPS
4.50: DEBATE:
Working in collaboration

  • Community engagement and community decisions
  • Whole of government approach
  • Accountability and monitoring process
5.30:
CLOSING REMARKS FROM CHAIR
5.40:
CLOSE OF CONFERENCE
Discounted tickets