Journal article
The role of effective partnerships in an Australian place-based intervention to reduce race-based discrimination
AS Ferdinand, Y Paradies, MA Kelaher
Public Health Reports | Published : 2013
Abstract
Localities Embracing and Accepting Diversity (LEAD) is an ongoing place-based pilot program aimed at improving health outcomes among Aboriginal and migrant communities through increased social and economic participation. Specifically, LEAD works with mainstream organizations to prevent race-based discrimination from occurring. The partnership model of LEAD was designed to create a community intervention that was evidence-based, effective, and flexible enough to respond to local contexts and needs. LEAD's complex organizational and partnership model, in combination with an innovative approach to reducing race-based discrimination, has necessitated the use of new language and communication str..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The Localities Embracing and Accepting Diversity (LEAD) program is a joint partnership among the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth), the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission, beyondbue, the Municipal Association of Victoria, the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (through its Diverse Australia program), and the two implementing LEAD councils. The authors thank the LEAD partners for their support throughout the evaluation of LEAD, and Peter Streker and Pamela Rodriguez from VicHealth for their support in compiling this article. Ethical approval to conduct the LEAD evaluation was received from the Melbourne University Health Sciences Human Ethics Sub-Committee on January 27, 2010.