NACCHO National Conference – 2018 Ochre Day Feedback

NACCHO Members’
Conference and Annual
General Meeting 2018
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‘Investing in What Works-Aboriginal
Community Controlled Health.’

The Goals of Ochre Day
• Provide an opportunity to ‘show case’ examples of best practice in ATSI
Male health service delivery
• Enable the exchange of information, advice and ideas on work that is
focused on improving Male health and wellbeing that is being carried out
at the local level by ACCHOs and others.
• Increase access to primary health care services by ATSI males and
participation by ATSI males in healthy lifestyle activities and health
promotion within the community

Controlled Health Services and others.
cont.
• Assist NACCHO to strategically develop an overarching gender/culture
based approach to service provision
• To bring together some of the Male workforce in ACCHOs in one large
Aboriginal Men’s Group thereby providing the opportunity for the
Males to network, share experiences and activities and reinforce their
value to each other, the ACCHO sector , their families and communities
• Raise awareness, gain support for and communicate to the wider
Australian public, issues that have an impact on ATSI male health and
social, emotional wellbeing

• Introduction – John Havnen NACCHO
• Welcome – to Country - Craig Everett
• Welcome to NACCHO Ochre Day – NACCHO Chairperson – John Singer
• Key Note Address – via video - The Hon. Ken Wyatt MP Minister for Aged Care and
Indigenous Health
• Karadi Aboriginal Corporations Men's Group – Thomas Riley
• Drug Rehabilitation – Aaron Everett
• Back on Country – Andry Sculthorpe, Adam Thompson
• The Health and Formation of Adolescent Males – Stuart McMinn
• Trauma Informed Care - Trans Inter-Generational Trauma – Kim Mulholland – AMSANT
• Family Violence – Greg Telford
• Anger Management - Jack Bulman - Mibbinbah Limited
• Strategies to deal with Family Violence – Q & A.
Program Day 1

Concurrent Sessions
• Aboriginal Male Sexual Health – Dr Mark Wenitong - 1
• Kimberly's Male Health Conference Report - 2
• Nicotine Addiction – Tina Goodwin – 3
• Hepatitis C - Jarrod Edwards – 1
• Empowering Men in Prison – Code for Life – Ken Lichtner, Michael Liddle -2
• Sexual Reproduction – Dr Mick Adams - 3
The Jaydon Adams Memorial Oration Dinner
• Introduction – John Singer
• The Jaydon Adams Memorial Oration Award – Aaron Everett
• The Jaydon Adams Memorial Oration – Treaty – Rod Little
Program Day 1

• Engaging Aboriginal Men in Community Health and Wellbeing programs.- Kootsy Canuto
• How the Anyinginiyi Health Service Men’s Health Clinic was established. Why Men’s Health
Clinics are needed – Ross Williams, Stan Stokes.
• How the Woodchopperen Health Service Men’s Health Clinic was established. Why Men’s
Health Clinics are needed – Charlie Adams
• Group Work -How to establish a Men's Health Clinic – How to make Men’s Health a priority.
• Aboriginal Male Suicide – Glen Poole AMHF
• Aboriginal Male Suicide – Groupwork
• The Enemy Within – Joe Williams
• Current Issues affecting Aboriginal Male Health Practitioners – Karl Briscoe NATIAHWA
• The MomenTim Program – Charlie Jia, Deon Bird IUIH
• Deadly Choices – Patrick Johnson IUIH
• Selection of Venue for 2018
Program Day 2

Attendance - Registrations
• Approximately 208 persons attended day 1 of the conference
and approximately 170 attended the morning session of day 2.
• A private company was engaged this year to provide a one stop
conference registration platform.

Sponsorship
Platinum Sponsorship received from;
• Oxfam ($12,000)
Gold Sponsorship received from;
• The Fred Hollows Foundation ($5,500)
• Merck MSD ($5,000)
• ACT Government ($4,000)
Silver Sponsorship was received from;
• NPS MedicineWise ($2,000)
• Janssen, Johnson & Johnson ($2,000)
• Heart Foundation ($2,000)
Bronze Sponsorship was received from;
• Tonic Health Media ($1500)

Sponsorship

Feed Back
The majority of questions were framed in the following manner.
• What did you think of the presentation?
• How likely is it that you will apply what you have learned from
presentation?
These two questions were utilised for the 14 presentations.
Five stars were utilised to rate the responses with five being the highest.
In answer to the first question the average rating on Day 1 & 2 was 4.3/5
In answer to the second question the average rating on Day 1& 2 was 4.2/5

Steering Committee
Overseeing and advising on all Conference production activities in particular;
• Selection of the conference theme
• Selection of cultural performances
• Identification of prospective topics and possible speakers
• Selection of topics and speakers
• Identification of key note speakers
• Development of times for speakers
• Identification of MCs.
• Formulation and approval of Program
• Advice and monitoring of Sponsorship
• Selection of Venue
• Monitoring of Registrations
• Nomination of Media Spokespersons
• Dissemination of information on the event through networks.
• Promotion of the event
•

Venue 2018
The NACCHO Board recognized;
• that the dire state of men’s health was common
across all jurisdictions; hence, there was a need to
promote the improvement of men’s health in line
with the goals of the event, equitably across all
states.
• that the event could be expected to provide a
significant focus on men’s health within the state that
held it.
The participants decided unanimously by a show of hands that the event
should be held in Melbourne VIC, in 2018.

Conclusion
The NACCHO Board recognized;
• More than 200 delegates attended and experienced a
comprehensive quality program involving presentations
from an impressive line-up of speakers including clinicians,
researches, academics, medical experts and Aboriginal
Health Practitioners..
• The Ochre Day Conference was a great success and has
improved in leaps and bounds each year. It is envisaged that
the lessons learnt from the Hobart will ensure that the
Melbourne event is even better

Proposed nipaluna (Hobart) statement
We the Aboriginal males from ACCHOs and our visitor brothers from around
Australia gathered at the Ochre Day Summit, Nipaluna Hobart Tasmania in
August 2018 to continue to develop strategies to ensure our future roles as
grandfathers, fathers, uncles, nephews, brothers, grandsons, and sons in caring
for our children in a safe family environment that will lead to a happier, longer
life that reflects opportunities experienced by the wider community.
We acknowledge the NAIDOC theme “Because of her we can “and once again
say sorry for the hurt, pain and suffering caused by Aboriginal males to our
wives, to our children, to our mothers, to our grandmothers, to our
granddaughters, to our aunties, to our, to our sisters and daughters.
We also acknowledge that we need the love, partnership and support of our
Aboriginal women to help us move forward.

Press release
Aborigines, Islanders apologies to their women
An apology to all indigenous women for family violence meted out against
them has been signed by more than 200 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
men and is being hailed by advocates as the crucial first step in restoring
responsibility in community.
The nipaluna (Hobart) statement, signed this week is proof that “not all men
are victims” of a culture that has allowed them to blame others, including their
colonisers, for abuse and violence against women.
The signatories say they must work “to continue to develop strategies to
ensure out roles as grandfathers, fathers, uncles, nephews, brothers,
grandsons and sons caring for our families.”
“We commit to taking responsibility for pursuing a healthy, happier life for our
families and ourselves that reflects the opportunities experienced by the wider
community” the statement says.

Aborigines, Islanders apologies to their women cont.
“We celebrate the relationships we have with our wives, mothers, grandmothers,
granddaughters, aunties, nieces, sisters and daughters.
The statement following an indigenous domestic violence resource released by
government funded organisation Our Watch, which was branded by Aboriginal
women as being the product of well-meaning “white feminists” because it listed
colonisation as an underlying cause of family violence in Aboriginal Communities.
Indigenous woman Josephine Cashman, a former defence lawyer and prosecutor,
said the men who signed the statement ought to be heard. “Men) are capable of
contributing to positive change and taking personal responsibility “she said.
Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance NT, chief John Paterson a leader behind the
statement said it came about because men need to agree on a future for
themselves and their families.
“If we are going to make inroads on domestic violence at all then we need to
agree to change” he said.
Helen Fejo - Frith, chair of the Bagot Community Council in Darwin, said she had
read the statement and had been warmed by it.

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