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NACCHO press release:NACCHO launches new Aboriginal Health in Aboriginal Hands App
The chair of National Aboriginal Community Controlled health organisation (NACCHO) this week joined with the AFL Indigenous All Stars at its International rules training session in Melbourne to launch Australia’s first Aboriginal Health APP.
Pictured above: MICK O’Loughlin coach of the Indigenous All Stars and Sydney Swan legend promoting the NACCHO APP
Mr Mohamed said it was quite appropriate to publicly launch the NACCHO Aboriginal Health App in front of 25 of the fittest Aboriginal males in Australia, because the new APP compliments NACCHO’s Investing in Healthy Futures for Generational Change plan 20130-2030 and sports activity is a key element to Close the Gap.
“Our APP promotes the sports healthy futures program that will give Aboriginal youth the opportunity to improve their overall health and wellbeing through active participation in sports.
Research shows that if a young person is happy and healthy they will be able to get the most out of…
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In May 2014, over 300 top investors, entrepreneurs and thought leaders around the world will meet at The Healthees, in my home town of Dublin, Ireland, to discuss opportunities in the global digital health market.
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So what is the Healthees?
The Healthees is a global competition to celebrate those individuals who are driving innovation in healthcare. An opportunity to gather, meet and toast with all the individuals who are transforming healthcare with technology.
In the Asia Pacific region, we are looking to identify individuals promoting digital health in the different countries through entrepreneurial activities, blogs, projects, etc.
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- Activists: influencers that get involved with their communities.
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Nominations close on Friday, 18 April 201
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Terrific opportunity to catch up on this great talk from the recent NHS Expo
Mark Brown who tweets as @markoneinfour is exploring “What is the role of social media in health and care?“at the Health and Care Innovation Expo 2014 along with @AgencyNurse and @VictoriaBetton. Mark is Development Director of Social Spider CIC and editor of “One in Four” magazine
This is a transcript of Mark’s rather excellent presentation today.
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