2022 Primary Healthcare Award Winners
Congratulations to our 2022 MPHN Primary Healthcare Award winners!
Outstanding Contribution to Leadership in Primary Healthcare
Dr Khaled Bardawil
Lake Cargelligo GP Dr Khaled Bardawil has served his local community for the last 15 years and during the COVID-19 pandemic his work led to reducing vaccine hesitancy by de-stigmatising and demystifying information surrounding the COVID vaccines which led to the community achieving excellent vaccination rates. Dr Bardawil also dedicated himself to providing vaccine clinics to small remote locations such as Murrin Bridge and Euabalong and his hard work helped create a community for his patients to feel safe, understood and cared for. Read more here.
Highly commended - Amy Salmon
Amy Salmon led the MyStep to Mental Wellbeing Western team during an otherwise challenging time in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Amy strived to create a supportive, psychologically safe workplace in which staff felt supported and this ensured continuity of service for consumers across the program during a changing period of time. This has seen the MyStep to Mental Wellbeing team flourish to be the third largest community mental health team in the Murrumbidgee Local Health District.
Promoting Healthy Living
Marathon Health ITC
The ITC program delivered by Marathon Health aims to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with chronic disease and complex health care needs. In 2020-21 the program supported 270 indigenous people and delivered 5,362 occasions of service improving access to health services and information in a bid to improve and support self-management and health literacy and reduce unplanned hospital admissions. Read more here.
Innovation
Hay Aboriginal Medical Service
The Marrabinya zero to 4 head to toe health checks are delivered by the Griffith Aboriginal Medical Service mums and bubs team at the Hay Aboriginal Medical Service (HAMS) providing health checks, parental support and advice. With the aim of increasing clinic attendance, staff from Hay AMS approached local schools and early learning centres and as a result there has been an uptake in referrals to this service leading to early intervention outcomes. Read more here.
Murrumbidgee Grant of the Year
Greater Hume Council - Seniors Festival
Festival of Seniors Week was a community driven collection of activities delivered by Greater Hume Council in communities of Henty, Culcairn, Walla Walla, Jindera and Holbrook. The activities delivered mental health and wellbeing benefits to individuals and promoted community resilience with activities to empower older people to live active and healthy lives and encouraging them to come out of their homes and connect. Read more here.
