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Health promotion programs aim to increase the accessibility of primary health care, employment and educational support to the community.

Phase1B of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout is due to start on the 6th of April 2021 in the Midwest Gascune

The NAIDOC Photography Exhibition currently on display in the Museum of Geraldton showcases the rich heritage and cultural identity of the Indigenous community from last year’s NAIDOC Photography Competition run by Geraldton Regional Aboriginal Medical Service (GRAMS).

GRAMS Aboriginal Health Practitioners trainees, Latisha Ranger and David Murray, are excited to start their 12-month course with Marr Mooditj Training Aboriginal Corporation to complete their Certificate IV in Primary Health Care.

Please be advised that GRAMS is in the process of training and organising COVID-19 vaccine roll out for the community.

The Murchison Outreach Service team at Mount Magnet travelled to the Pia Wadjarri Remote Community School to conduct health checks for Indigenous children. This includes assessing a child’s physical health and wellbeing to ensure they are progressing healthily.

Congratulations to GRAMS Aboriginal Health Practitioner, Timothy Silcock and Enrolled Nurse, Kara Dhu for being accepted into the Registered Nursing course through the University of Southern Queensland. GRAMS is supporting them in their studies by granting them study leave so they can better manage their work and study load.

Geraldton Regional Aboriginal Medical Service (GRAMS) Health Promotions Officer David Batty launched his first NUTZ and BOLTZ radio show last Friday to raise awareness on men’s health issues.

The Perth metropolitan area and the Peel and South West regions are currently in a 5-day lockdown effective at 6pm, Sunday 31 January, 2021 until 6pm Friday, 5 February 2021.

The Perth Metro, Peel and South West regions are currently in a 5-day lockdown effective at 6pm, Sunday 31 January, 2021 until 6pm Friday, 5 February 2021.

Go to the Mount Magnet Nursing Post for assistance and push the red button

The Clean-up Crew work towards assisting GRAMS clients, many of them being elderly patients, to create a healthy environment by cleaning the rubbish, waste and debris away from their residence.

The GRAMS NAIDOC Ball, Always Was Always Will Be was held on Saturday 7th November 2020 to celebrate and acknowledge the history, culture and achievements of the First Nations people who have occupied and cared for the land for over 65,000 years.

The GRAMS TIS team awarded the prizes for the children that had the scariest and most creative costume.

The GRAMS Tackling Indigenous Smoking (TIS) and Deadly Cru teams went on a remote trip to the Karalundi Community to facilitate culturally safe community education and health promotion activities to encourage healthy lifestyles.

By Nola Gregory

Tackling Indigenous Drum Beat session with Mayoni Banda

GRAMS invites you to nominate an outstanding individual for the Elder, Youth and Scholar of the Year Awards to be presented at the GRAMS NAIDOC Ball Saturday 7 November 2020

The Geraldton Police and Community Youth Centre (PCYC) and the Geraldton Regional Aboriginal Medical Service (GRAMS) Tackling Indigenous Smoking (TIS) team is supporting youth wellbeing through friendly sport competitions.

Geraldton Regional Aboriginal Medical Service is committed to providing culturally appropriate support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander living with disability under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

A great day shared by all at the Hapee-ear Health screening and Health promotion day held on August 20th at Mungullah village.

The GRAMS Health Promotions team travelled to Carnarvon recently to deliver training and support to the Aboriginal Medical Service and evaluate strategies in improving the services and programs aimed at promoting Aboriginal community health and wellbeing.

Stage II of the Suicide Prevention trial undertaken by GRAMS and Peter Kenyon from Bank of I.D.E.A.S is in the final stages of a twelve-month contract with WAPHA.

The GRAMS team continues to deliver support to vulnerable community members by giving away COVID-19 care packages in Carnarvon and surrounding remote Indigenous communities

GRAMS has received medical supplies and equipment from the Minderoo Foundation to help respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and ensure we continue to provide exceptional medical services to our patients.

We would like to thank everyone who participated and entered our competition. We received many amazing entries that celebrated what ‘Always Was, Always Will Be’ means to the First Nations people.

Learn more about the upcoming activities in our Elders Day program and our new initiative,

We recently launched our Elders Day Program to recognise the Elders in our community and create a culturally safe place for yarning, sharing and storytelling.

GRAMS is working to provide health promotion programs in Mt Magnet to empower Aboriginal health services in rural communities.

To help raise the awareness of mental health, our Deadly Cru team travelled to Meekatharra last week to provide mental health training and workshops at Meekatharra District High School.