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2010 Aboriginal Health Awards Winners and Finalists

Category 1 Excellence in Program and Service Delivery

Winner:

  • Checking The Mob:  Extending the Health Check Program - Coomealla Aboriginal Health Service

Finalists:

  • Elder Care "The Right Way" - a partnership between Dubbo Aged Care Assessment Team Lourdes Hospital and Greater Western Area Health Service
  • Walgan Tilly Program - Creating a positive hospital experience for our mob with chronic disease in South West Sydney - Sydney South West Area Health Service
  • 6 Barmbli Place - The Aboriginal meeting room - South Eastern Sydney & Illawarra Area Health Service.

Category 2 Innovation in Aboriginal Health

Winner

  • Back to School Program for Teenage Aboriginal Parents- South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service 

Finalists

  • Marangdhu Waluwin (Together in Good Health) - Greater Western Area Health Service
  • "Battle of The Bite" - Brewarrina Aboriginal Primary Health, Greater Western Area Health Service.

Category 3 Strengthening Aboriginal Families and Children

Winner

  • the Tamworth Aboriginal Mothers and Babies Service - Hunter New England Area Health Service

Finalists

  • The Rainbow Serpent Tour - Children's Hospital, Westmead
  • Sheree Tester - Senior Health Clinician - Safe Families - Greater Western Area Health Service.

Category 4 Working Together to Make a Difference

Winner

  • Murrang Tiddas' Beautiful Sisters, Hunter New England Area Health Service

Finalists

  • Phyllis Tighe, Eye Health Coordinator, Walgett Aboriginal Medical Service
  • Aboriginal Mental Health First Aid Training and Research Program - Greater Western Area Health Service

Category 5 Enterprise and Resourcefulness

Winner

  • Aboriginal Mental Health First Aid Training and Research Program - Greater Western Area Health Service

Finalists

  • Aboriginal Youth Health Access Workshops Program - Justice Health
  • Junga-marlaanggu Yuraal `Proper Handling of Food' toolkit for Early Child Care Centres - North Coast Area Health Service.

Category 6 Excellence in Workforce

Winner

  • Studying To Make A Difference - Coomealla Aboriginal Health Corporation

Finalists

  • Aboriginal Mental Health Workforce Program - Greater Western Area Health Service
  • Campbelltown Hospital Aboriginal Workforce Program - Sydney South West Area Health Service.

Category 7 Innovation in Chronic Care

Winner

  • Walgan Tilly Program - Creating a positive hospital experience for our mob with chronic disease in South West Sydney, Sydney South West Area Health Service.

Finalists

  • Healthy Hearts, Healthy Lives- Redfern Aboriginal Medical Service in partnership with South Eastern Sydney Illawarra Area Health Service and Sydney South West Area Health Service
  • Mootang Tarimi (living longer) Community Renal Screening Outreach Service, Sydney West Area Health Service.

Category 8 Gail May Award

Winner

  • Kay Stewart - Aboriginal Health Worker and Coordinator of  Chronic Care Services, South Eastern Sydney Illawarra Area Health Service

Finalists

  • Colin O'Donnell - Senior Aboriginal Health Worker, and Clinical Leader of the Keeping Well Team at Maari Ma's Primary Health Care Service - Maari Maa Health Aboriginal Corporation
  • Donna Morris - Aboriginal Health Worker, Bourke Primary and Community Health, Greater Western Area Health Service
  • Sheree Tester - Senior Health Clinician, Safe Families, Greater Western Area Health Service
  • Lola Gallaghan, Aboriginal Health Worker, Child and Family Health Team, Sydney Children's Hospital, South Eastern Sydney Illawarra Area Health Service

Category 9 Hall of Fame Award

Winner

  • Leona Quinnell, Aboriginal Health Coordinator, McIntyre/Tablelands Cluster, Hunter New England Area Health Service.

Director-General's Award for Aboriginal Health

Winner

  • Phyllis Tighe, Walgett Aboriginal Medical Service

Finalists

  • 6 Barmbli Place, South Eastern Sydney Illawarra Area Health Service
  • Aboriginal Youth Health Access Workshops Program, Justice Health
  • Healthy Hearts, Healthy Lives, AMS Redfern, Sydney South West Area Health Service, South Eastern Sydney Illawarra Area Health Service

Minister's Award for Aboriginal Health

Winner

  • Aboriginal Mental Health Workforce Program, Greater Western Area Health Service

Finalists

  • Checking The Mob - Extending The Health Check Program, Coomealla Aboriginal Health Corporation
  • School for Teenage Aboriginal Parents, South Eastern Sydney Illawarra Area Health Service
  • Marrung Tiddas' - Beautiful Sisters, Hunter New England Area Health Service
  • Aboriginal Mental Health First Aid Training and Research Program, Greater Western Area Health Service

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