Earlier this month, our Animal Program Manager Kay Doust and Councillor Edwin Nunggumajbarr attended the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Environmental Health (NATSIEH) Conference in Darwin.
The aim of these national conferences is to increase the understanding and awareness of environmental health issues in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, with a key focus on presentations from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander environmental health workers and officers.
The environmental health workers took a leading role in presenting on a range of issues including the importance of hygiene and functional homes in relation to rheumatic heart disease, otitis media and trachoma.
They also spoke about mental health, suicide prevention, overcrowding in homes, managing risks from bodies of water and various disaster responses., highlighting some of the successful projects that have been running in various communities.
Kay presented a large storyboard about the Roper Gulf Regional Council Animal Management Program (pictured below) with support from Councillor Nunggumajbarr. Both had a great time at the conference and learnt about the impact that innovative and consistent programs can have on the health of remote communities.
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Image description: Councillor Edwin Nunggumajbarr, Numbulwar Numburindi Ward and Kay Doust, Animal Program Manager attend the NATSIEH Conference in Darwin early in September 2022.