About us
 Background
Contacting Multicultural Communication
Multicultural Communication Staff
Management
Multilingual Information Committee
Background
The NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service was established in 1997 as a result of NSW Health's Plan "Health Services for a Culturally Diverse Society" (1995). The plan identified the need for the development of a co-ordinated statewide approach to provide information about health issues and health services to people who speak languages other than English.
 Current Strategic Plan
Strategic
Service Plan 2007 to 2010
Contacting Multicultural Communication
Our office is located at:
Gladesville Hospital
Building 11
Victoria Road
Gladesville NSW 2111
Australia
Our postal address is:
NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service
Locked Mail Bag No. 5003,
Gladesville NSW 2111
Australia
Phone: 02 9816 0347
Fax: 02 9816 0302
Email: mhcs@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au
Multicultural Communication Staff
Mr Peter Todaro
Director
Peter.Todaro@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au
Mr Michael Camit
Manager Communication and Social Marketing
Michael.Camit@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au
Mr Rajan Manickarajah
System Manager
Rajan.Manickarajah@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au
Ms Cecilia George
Administrative Officer (P/T)
Cecilia.George@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au
Ms Jesusa Liwanag-Helaratne
Project Officer
Jesusa. Liwanag-Helaratne@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au
Ms Germana Morassi
Project Officer
Germana.Morassi@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au
Mr Bevan Wilson
Project Officer
Bevan.Wilson@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au
Management
The Manager of the Service is supported by a Management Steering Committee whose composition reflects the statewide focus of the Service.
Composition:
The Committee will be comprised of:
- One representative from South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service
- One representative from NSW Health, Corporate Communications
- One representative from NSW Health, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Advancement
- One representative from NSW Health, Multicultural Health
- Two representatives from Area Multicultural Health, one urban and one rural
- One representative from Area Health Promotion
The role of the Committee will be to:
- Provide advice to the Service on issues where the Manager seeks advice
- Provide advice on the development and content of the Service's Strategic and Business Plan
- Monitor the progress of the Service's Strategic and Business Plans
- Provide a conduit back to the representatives' respective organisations
- Lobby on behalf of the Service with the representatives' respective organisations when it is necessary
The Committee will meet every three months on the fourth Friday of the month.
The members of the Committee are:
Ms Kim Olesen (Chair)
Area DON and Midwifery SESIAHS
Mr Peter Todaro
Director, NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service
Ms Cathy Butler
Area Manager, Multicultural Health, NSCCAHS
Ms Kristen Hazelwood
Diabetes Educator Diabetes Australia-NSW
Mr Michael Kakakios
Policy Manager, Health Services Policy Branch NSW Health Department
Manager, Web and Publishing Services Media and Communications
Dr Stephen Li
Director of Core Pathology and Clinical chemistry ICPMR Level 2
Mr Michael Moore
Central Sydney Division of GP
Dr Chris Rissell
Director, Health Promotion Central Sydney AHS
Ms Violet Roumeliotis
Coordinator Canterbury/Bankstown MRC
Multilingual Information Committee
Role
To advise and support Multicultural Communication to identify, develop and distribute multilingual resources in appropriate languages.
Reports to
Management Steering Committee
Goals
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To ensure that Culturally and Linguistic Diverse Background (CALDB) Communities have access to quality health information/resources in languages other than English.
- To ensure health workers in NSW have access to information/resources relevant to their multilingual costumers.
Meetings
- Core group to meet every 3 months
- New members to be approached to ensure reasonable across-Area representation
Membership of the MIC Committee
Maria Stephanou
Manager Health Care Interpreter Service, Central Sydney Area Health Service
Dr Stephen Li
Director of Core Pathology and Clinical Chemistry
Angela Manson
Manager Multicultural Health, Central Sydney Area Health Service
Olya Vilshanskaya
Health Promotion, South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service
Anita Echevarria
Community Development Worker, Multicultural Health Service, Northern Sydney Area Health Service
Nidia Marneros
A/Strategic Communications Officer, Corporate Communications,NSW Health
Activities of the Committee
- Identifying priorities and key issues for developing new multilingual health resources.
- Identify specific health workers for MHCS to consult with.
- Advise on 'gaps' in the range of available multilingual health resources.
- Keep MHCS informed of Area Health Service initiatives, developments and needs relevant to multilingual health resources.
- Advise on policy and procedures of MHCS in its liaison with Areas.
- Identify issues and opportunities for research in multilingual communication.
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