Health Resources

Female circumcision is the deliberate cutting or altering of the external female genital organs. Female circumcision is sometimes referred to as Female Genital Cutting or Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting. FGM/C has no health benefit to women and girls and can have an impact on their sexual and reproductive health.

The practice of FGM/C is illegal in every state and territory of Australia. This includes performing FGM/C on a child that lives in Australia while they are overseas. Each state and territory has its own version of these laws. There are serious consequences for practising FGM/C in Australia.

Female circumcision is the deliberate cutting or altering of the external female genital organs. Female circumcision is sometimes referred to as Female Genital Cutting or Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting. FGM/C has no health benefit to women and girls and can have an impact on their sexual and reproductive health.

The practice of FGM/C is illegal in every state and territory of Australia. This includes performing FGM/C on a child that lives in Australia while they are overseas. Each state and territory has its own version of these laws. There are serious consequences for practising FGM/C in Australia.

Female circumcision is the deliberate cutting or altering of the external female genital organs. Female circumcision is sometimes referred to as Female Genital Cutting or Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting. FGM/C has no health benefit to women and girls and can have an impact on their sexual and reproductive health.

The practice of FGM/C is illegal in every state and territory of Australia. This includes performing FGM/C on a child that lives in Australia while they are overseas. Each state and territory has its own version of these laws. There are serious consequences for practising FGM/C in Australia.

Female circumcision is the deliberate cutting or altering of the external female genital organs. Female circumcision is sometimes referred to as Female Genital Cutting or Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting. FGM/C has no health benefit to women and girls and can have an impact on their sexual and reproductive health.

The practice of FGM/C is illegal in every state and territory of Australia. This includes performing FGM/C on a child that lives in Australia while they are overseas. Each state and territory has its own version of these laws. There are serious consequences for practising FGM/C in Australia.

Female circumcision is the deliberate cutting or altering of the external female genital organs. Female circumcision is sometimes referred to as Female Genital Cutting or Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting. FGM/C has no health benefit to women and girls and can have an impact on their sexual and reproductive health.

The practice of FGM/C is illegal in every state and territory of Australia. This includes performing FGM/C on a child that lives in Australia while they are overseas. Each state and territory has its own version of these laws. There are serious consequences for practising FGM/C in Australia.

Female circumcision is the deliberate cutting or altering of the external female genital organs. Female circumcision is sometimes referred to as Female Genital Cutting or Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting. FGM/C has no health benefit to women and girls and can have an impact on their sexual and reproductive health.

The practice of FGM/C is illegal in every state and territory of Australia. This includes performing FGM/C on a child that lives in Australia while they are overseas. Each state and territory has its own version of these laws. There are serious consequences for practising FGM/C in Australia.

Multilingual Library

The online catalogue is part of Multicultural Women’s Health Australia, MCWH’s national program to improve the health and wellbeing of migrant and refugee women across Australia.

Multilingual Library

Resources in languages for HIV, and other sexual health issues for both professionals and public.

This A5 size booklet is a plain English resource about hepatitis C. In addition to the easy to understand text, the colourful images have been developed to aid understanding of hepatitis C, and to be inclusive of people from a wide range of Australian born and overseas backgrounds. Available in English, Simplified Chinese, Tagalog, Thai and Vietnamese.

Alcohol and other Drug use can have an impact on your work. This video explains the basics of different drug types, and what you need to keep in mind to stay safe at your workplace. This video has been narrated in four other languages including: Farsi, Tigrinya, Arabic and Nepali.
Other Relevant Resources: DEN’s Rough Guide to Alcohol at Work. This interactive tool has been designed to allow workers and clients to reflect on and track alcohol consumption. To order the Rough Guide and/or further information please contact info@den.org.au.

The Australian Refugee Health Practice Guide can be used by doctors, nurses and other primary care providers to inform on-arrival and ongoing health care for people from refugee backgrounds, including people seeking asylum.

Refugee Health Assessment entails a comprehensive post-arrival health assessment to every child, adolescent and adult from a refugee background who is new to your care, preferably within one month of arrival.

This page was developed and is maintained by Phoenix Centre. Please contact reception@mrctas.org.au to provide feedback or updates about information included on this page.

The HealthWize teaching resource is a multifaceted approach to addressing these barriers to health and education, and is particularly useful at early stages of settlement. It encourages the development of health literacy, provides knowledge of the Australian health system, and develops skills to use health services. It tackles difficult emotional issues and suggests strategies for managing them. It provides the opportunity for students to consider their own health issues and to become aware of available support services while learning English.Teachers will find this a useful and accessible resource for students at the early stages of learning English as a second language.

Resources in plan English/ languages covering a range of health issues commonly faced by people from refugee backgrounds.

Health Translations is an initiative from the Victorian Government of Australia. It provides health professionals and community members with reliable, accurate, and up to date health and wellbeing information in over 100 languages.

Information about Medicare UCCs is available in a range of languages.