Health services: culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds Interpreting services for health services If an interpreter is required for a Tasmanian health service, DHHS will DHHS provide one that is free and confidential. Multicultural and refugee health Population Health Services assists DHHS to be responsive to the particular DHHS of Tasmania’s CALD communities: The Multicultural Health Policy Officer works on a strategic and systems level to improve health outcomes for multicultural people in Tasmania and particularly those with additional vulnerabilities or who are at risk of poorer health outcomes. The Refugee Health Policy Officer supports specific programs to further address refugee health issues, including on-arrival health assessment, support for survivors of torture and trauma, and improving health literacy levels. Through the leadership of the Multicultural Health Senior Policy Officer, policy is developed to promote improved health and wellbeing outcomes for people from multicultural backgrounds. This role involves the development of consultative processes to ensure that relevant communities have the opportunity to participate in the policy, planning, program development and evaluation processes of DHHS. The Unit facilitates equity and access to services by encouraging appropriate signage, the use of translator services and the production and dissemination of translated health information material, in addition to strategies to develop more culturally appropriate and responsive mainstream services. The aims of Multicultural Health and Wellbeing are to: work in collaboration with the community and other government departments to improve the health and wellbeing outcomes of people in Tasmania with CALD backgrounds; and
Health services: culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds Interpreting services for health services If an interpreter is required for a Tasmanian health service, DHHS will provide one that is free and confidential. DHHS Multicultural and refugee health Population Health Services assists DHHS to be responsive to the particular of Tasmania’s CALD communities: The Multicultural Health Policy Officer works on a strategic and systems level to improve health outcomes for multicultural people in Tasmania and particularly those with additional vulnerabilities or who are at risk of poorer health outcomes. The Refugee Health Policy Officer supports specific programs to further address refugee health issues, including on-arrival health assessment, support for survivors of torture and trauma, and improving health literacy levels. Through the leadership of the Multicultural Health Senior Policy Officer, policy is developed to promote improved health and wellbeing outcomes for people from multicultural backgrounds. This role involves the development of consultative processes to ensure that relevant communities have the opportunity to participate in the policy, planning, program development and evaluation processes of DHHS. The Unit facilitates equity and access to services by encouraging appropriate signage, the use of translator services and the production and dissemination of translated health information material, in addition to strategies to develop more culturally appropriate and responsive mainstream services. The aims of Multicultural Health and Wellbeing are to: work in collaboration with the community and other government departments to improve the health and wellbeing outcomes of people in Tasmania with CALD backgrounds; and DHHS