National Indigenous Environmental Health Forum
The National Indigenous Environmental Health Forum (NIEHF) was established as a result of a recommendation from the Second National Indigenous Environmental Health Workshop held in Broome in May 1999. This workshop recognised that Indigenous Environmental Health Workers (IEHWs) play a central role in Indigenous Australian communities and need to be well trained, properly supported and given adequate recognition by their peers and community if they are to be fully effective.
The enHealth Council established the NIEHF as a reference group to support IEHWs and to identify and provide policy advice to the enHealth Council on Indigenous environmental health issues. The Chair of the NIEHF is a member of the enHealth Council.
The establishment of the Indigenous Environmental Health Forum, under the enHealth Council, will provide IEHWs with a forum to discuss issues of importance to the profession and to have a more active voice in decision making.
Terms of reference and membership for the National Indigenous Environmental Health Forum
The Terms of Reference agreed to by the members of the NIEHF are to:
- identify and provide policy advice to the enHealth Council on Indigenous and environmental health issues;
- provide comment to the enHealth Council on national strategies/activities that impact on environmental and public health issues;
- provide input and direction into the Indigenous Environmental Health Conference/Workshops and other mainstream conferences relating to environmental health.
The National Indigenous Environmental Health Forum appoints a new Chair every 12 months, and is composed of Indigenous Environmental Health Workers from all States and Territories in Australia.
5th National Indigenous Environmental Health Conference
The 5th National Indigenous Environmental Healht Conference will be hosted by New South Wales (NSW) Health at the Crowne Plaza Terrigal, Central Coast, NSW on Wednesday 3 November and Thursday 4 November 2004. Conference details can be found via the following link www.chs.health.nsw.gov.au/public-health/ehb/aborig/index.html
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