Live Tweet coming up: Doherty Seminar Series with Caroline Kell @ohhhhhcarolina from @VACCHO_org discussing 'Aboriginal community-controlled responses to complex health challenges'.

In 2020 we are still failing to see that change (access to healthcare), we have an opportunity ahead of us @VACCHO_org @ohhhhhcarolina

Between 1898 and 1939 there was up to 7000 Aboriginal people put in sites and missions in QLD. @VACCHO_org @ohhhhhcarolina

Those feelings of connectiveness, community and kin has kept our community safe during COVID-19 @VACCHO_org @ohhhhhcarolina

Had we seen a major outbreak or cluster, the outcomes would have been catastrophic. Our mob is very vulnerable. @VACCHO_org @ohhhhhcarolina

We were dealing with transient communities, overcrowding and co-morbidities. @VACCHO_org @ohhhhhcarolina

We made sure we had the latest epidemiology data, the latest public health advice. We shared the same objective, to keep the mob safe. @VACCHO_org @ohhhhhcarolina

We knew early on this was more than a health issue. We look at health as the entire social well being of a community @VACCHO_org @ohhhhhcarolina

Community-based health response had stopped outbreaks @VACCHO_org @ohhhhhcarolina