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Apunipima’s Tackling Indigenous Smoking (TIS) program take a community level population health approach to inform and support people in their choices to not smoke or to quit smoking. As part of [...]

The community of Mapoon is preparing to celebrate the opening of a new purpose-built Primary Health Care (PHC) Centre on 23 August. The Thimithi Nhii Primary Health Care Centre will be opened by [...]

From Monday 13 to Friday 17 June, males from all over the Cape descended on Elim Beach Camp Ground near Hope Vale for a Men’s Health Summit hosted by Apunipima Cape York Health Council. The event [...]

One of the key health issues in communities around the country right now is Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) and it’s a crucial area of focus for Apunipima. RHD is a leading cause of serious illness [...]

National Close the Gap Day is an important day in the calendar for many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and as a Community Controlled healthcare provider in Cape York communities, [...]

Everyone 5 years and older can now have a FREE Covid-19 vaccination through Queensland Health. Children aged 5–11 years will receive a smaller dose of the Pfizer vaccine while young people aged [...]

This is what you need to do… If you haven’t done so, report your positive RAT result on the Queensland Health website: https://www.qld.gov.au/rat-positive (You DO NOT need to take a PCR [...]

(But our doors are not!) Due to the increase in COVID-19 cases across the Cape, we’ve closed our doors to limit face-to-face support. But while the doors of our Wellbeing Centres may be [...]

On Wednesday 15 December Mapoon Health Action Team met to discuss the plan moving into 2022. Foremost on the agenda was the progress of the Primary Health Care Centre build in Mapoon with Project [...]

Mossman Gorge Community threw a Christmas Party on Wednesday 14th December with students, adults and elders treated to a day of fun and laughter with good food, good music, activities and [...]