Partnerships

The IDEAS Initiative closes the health gap for Indigenous and remote communities by providing a visiting service that gives access to first class specialist services in the familiar cultural surrounds of a Community Controlled Health Service.

The IDEAS Initiative helps improve the management of diabetes and in turn reduce the occurrence of diabetic eye disease.

List of Participating Aboriginal Medical Services

1. Toowoomba, Warwick – Carbal Medical Centre
2. Dalby, Oakey, St George – Goondir Health Service
3. Cherbourg – Cherbourg Regional Aboriginal & Islander Community Controlled Health Services
4. Charleville, Mitchell, Quilpie, Roma – Charleville Western Areas Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Community Health
5. Cunnamulla – Cunnamulla Aboriginal Corporation for Health
6. Mount Isa – Gidgee Healing Aboriginal Medical Services
7. Townsville – Townsville Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation for Health Services
8. Palm Island – Palm Island Community Company
9. Rockhampton – Bidgerdii Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Services
10. Gladstone – Nhulundu Wooribah Indigenous Health Organisation Incorporated
11. Hervey Bay, Maryborough – Galangoor Duwalami Primary Health Care Service
12. Maroochydore – North Coast Aboriginal Corporation for Community Health
13. Bundaberg – Indigenous Wellbeing Centre

Prior to commencing a service the IDEAS Van visits a potential site to introduce it to the community. A community day is arranged so that the wider community can inspect the van and the van itself can be welcomed traditionally to the AMS.

We would like to thank our generous partners without whom the IDEAS Initiative would not be possible.