BCHS Community Newsletter - September 2024 - Other - Page 2
Care that connects
Acknowledgement of Country
Bendigo Community Health
Services acknowledge we live,
work and enjoy Dja Dja Wurrung
and Taungurung country. We
extend our appreciation to the
Jaara and Taungurung peoples.
We pay respect to Elders past and
present for their continued
holding of memories, traditions,
culture and community
aspirations.
We recognise sovereignty has
never been ceded and express our
sorrow for the personal, spiritual
and cultural costs of colonisation
and their lasting impact. May we
walk forward together in
harmony and the spirit of
healing. It was and always will be
Aboriginal land.
We proudly support the
LGBTIQA+ communities.
BCHS is proud of:
Welcome to the very
first edition of BCHS9
community newsletter.
We hope it will keep
you informed about the
important services we
provide across the
Greater Bendigo region
and beyond.
I am very proud to be the
CEO of BCHS, especially
as we celebrate 50 years
of community health.
At a recent celebration
that marked 50 years
of community health in
Victoria, Professor Fran Baum, a health equity academic,
talked about the three As central to community health:
Availability: The right place and time.
Affordability: Free or low cost.
Acceptability: A safe space culturally and inclusive.
I believe BCHS upholds these concepts and values. Since I
commenced in January this year, I9ve witnessed the passion
the staff and volunteers of BCHS have for the work we do
every day. There is a deep sense of walking with people on
their journey, listening intently, offering support and
expertise, and allowing people to make the choices they need
to so they can live the life they want.
We hope you will join us to celebrate our story of 50 years of
care at our community event in November this year.
Mandy Hutchinson
Refurbishing for health & wellbeing
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