Aboriginal Health Consortium
RivMed is a key stakeholder and committed partner of the Murrumbidgee Aboriginal Health Consortium (The Consortium) which was established in 2015. Its purpose was to improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal people living in the Murrumbidgee region as defined by the Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN) boundaries by coordinating and implementing targeted strategies and initiatives through key regional stakeholders.
The Consortium aims to:
- Support better outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community in the Murrumbidgee region, focusing on prevention and early intervention; and ensure services in the region are coordinated and easy-to-access/navigate by;
- Promoting greater collaboration between services providers in the region;
- Leveraging and sharing existing resources; and
- Attracting additional resources to meet the needs of our community.
Partners include:
- Griffith Aboriginal Medical Service
- Viney Morgan Aboriginal Medical Services
- Riverina Murray Regional Alliance
- Marathon Health
- Murumbidgee Local Health District
- Leet and District Local Aboriginal Land Council
