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Health Issues Centre

HEALTH ISSUES CENTRE CONSUMER REGISTER

Health Issues Centre (HIC) encourages all Victorians to have their say on health issues and to contribute their experience, knowledge and ideas to improving health care in Victoria.

Join our Consumer Register
As a consumer on the HIC consumer register you will receive information about:

  • Consumer positions on committees, consultations and focus groups through the Consumer Nominee Program
  • Consumer events and training
  • Information about our Consumer Support and Development Network
  • Useful resources relating to consumer participation
  • Opportunities to comment on important issues relating to health issues, policies, services
  • HIC eNews

Health Issues Centre Consumer Register Form

Consumer Support and Development Network
As a member of the HIC consumer register you also have access to consumer network forums, events and training.
Click here to download more information
Information about past Consumer Network events
Consumer Support and Development Network Forum Report 9th October 2008
Consumer Support and Development Network Forum Event 4 Feb 2009

Consumers On Line
If you are Consumer you can join Consumers on Line-a computer mediated group set up and moderated by Health Issues Centre. See flyer for more information.

Consumer Nominee Program
The Consumer Nominee Program creates opportunities for individuals interested in health issues to participate on committees. When you join our consumer register you will automatically information about consumer positions on committees.

Resource
This library contains reports, articles, case studies, and other publications about consumer participation for both consumers and health services. Resources can be searched by title and subject and most can be downloaded.
See our Resource Library page for more information.

Useful resource for consumers
Jargon BustersThis is a list of acronyms and terms designed to assist consumers, carers and community members as well as health professionals to navigate the complex language of the health sector.
So you want to be a consumer on a committee Power Point
The little purple book of community rep-ing
Getting Involved: A Kit for Consumers Interested in the Consumer Nominee Program

Contact information
Consumer Nominee Program Coordinator
Health Issues Centre
Phone: (03) 9479 5827
Email info@healthissuescentre.org.au
Fax: (03) 9479 5977.