Cade Lucas
Wyndham’s non-English speaking residents will now have extra help in navigating the health system, with a new video series launched in Werribee on Wednesday.
The health promotion videos were created as part of the Walk through Health program that ran from March 2021 to September 2022 and will target Wyndham’s culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities.
The videos provide information on a range of health topics delivered by both state and federal authorities.
Also featured are participants in the Walk through Health program which was a two-way learning initiative aimed at informing diverse communities about health and health authorities about how best to reach these communities.
Walk through Health was delivered in partnership by the Wyndham Community and Education Centre and Mercy Health.
Mercy Health Multicultural Services manager, Natalija Nesvadba, said both the program and the videos address a clear need.
“CALD communities in Wyndham are often at higher risk of poor health due to barriers in accessing and understanding health information and receiving appropriate care.”
The videos will be promoted through local community and health services and publicly available via YouTube.
