START OUT STRONG: A Healthy Beginning in Life

On the 9th and 10th May 2006, a national symposium focussing on the urgent need to improve the health and well-being of Indigenous children was held in Perth.
 
The START OUT STRONG: A healthy beginning in life, two-day symposium was hosted by the Rio Tinto Child Health Partnership, an initiative of the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research.
 
Over 170 delegates attended the symposium representing a range of sectors including community-based health care organisations and clinics, Indigenous communities, State and Commonwealth government agencies and leading research institutes in Australia and overseas.
 
All the presentations were of the highest standard and covered a range of issues and experiences.
 
The symposium was a great success and an invaluable opportunity for so many working in this important area to come together and share their success stories, expertise, research and resources.
The main issues raised during the symposium have been captured in a report which also highlights the successful approaches in Indigenous maternal and child health promotion programs.
 
A copy of the symposium program can be viewed by clicking here.  
Last updated 14 March 2008