The Health Education and Training Institute (HETI) in partnership with the Ministry of Health and the Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) presented a one-day forum dedicated to the social determinants of health.

The Social Determinants of Health Forum was live-streamed from 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards on Friday 27 October 2023.

All presentations from the event program have been recorded and made available below.

Learning Outcomes

• Recognise social determinants of health and their impact on an individual, family and community’s health and wellbeing.
• Identify strategies to engage with at-risk individuals and communities to advance greater health equity.
• Identify relevant resources available to support individuals, families and communities to improve social determinants in health.

Increasing awareness and growing knowledge of the Social Determinants of Health can build holistic and responsive health professionals who understand and act on ways that advance communities and individuals toward greater health equity.

Part 1

Master of Ceremonies | Jesusa Helaratne, Deputy Director - NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service (MHCS)

Welcome to country | Metropolitan Land Council

Introduction and formal opening | Annette Solman, Chief Executive - HETI

Education as a social determinant of health and a marker and means of integration: What does research with refugees tell us about how education supports or hinders health equity? | Dr Sally Baker, Associate Professor, Migration and Education, Australian National University; Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Education, University of NSW; Co-chair, Refugee Education Special Interest Group

Social determinants of health and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds | Lisa Woodland, Director - NSW MHCS

Part 2

Providing Enhanced ACcess to Child Health Services - an equity-based quality improvement project improving the health access and outcomes of Children and Young People from priority populations | Seaneen Wallace, Dr Anna van Beek and Prof Karen Zwi - Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network

Wellbeing Health In-reach Nurse (WHIN) Coordinator Program: Supporting the social determinants of health of determinants of students and families in NSW | Michelle Remaili, Wellbeing Nurse, Central Coast and Suzanne Kelpsa - HETI

Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA) High School to Deadly Careers Program: Thinking outside square to entering an allied health career | Keona Wilson, Director of Workforce Engagement - IAHA

Part 3

Using data to support equity of access | Tina Thew, Senior Policy Analyst, Connected Care and Partnerships and Duleepa Jayasundara, Data and Analytics Lead, System Monitoring and Insights, SIA - Ministry of Health

ProjectKindness’ Story - how determination and the drive to help can make all the difference in the world | Clementine Hartson, Founder and President of Sydney-based charity organisation, ProjectKindness

What gets in the way: Accessing healthcare when experiencing homelessness | Matt Kearney, Executive Director Mission & Health Equity and Amy Cason, Assertive Outreach Services Manager - St Vincent’s Hospital

Closing remarks and thank you | Master of Ceremonies: Jesusa Helaratne, Deputy Director - NSW MHCS

Enquiries

For more information or questions on this event, please contact:

Therese McCarthy
Senior Project Officer
therese.mccarthy@health.nsw.gov.au