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Our Programs

Heart Health “For our people, By our people”

In June 2009, DYHS in conjunction with The Heart Foundation implemented the heart health program, “For our People, By our People”.

Marmun Pit Stop

In 2004, DYHS adopted an initiative specifically targeted at men; the Marmun Pit Stop.

Stolen Generation - Bringing them Home

The Stolen Generation program provides a comprehensive service to improve the social and emotional well-being of Aboriginal people in the Perth metropolitan region.

Maternal and Child Health Program

This program aims to improve health of women during and after pregnancy and also young children especially aged 0-5 years

Home and Community Care Program

Derbarl Yerrigan's Home and Community Care (HACC) program aims to provide a comprehensive, coordinated and integrated culturally appropriate service to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander frail aged people and young people with a disability with in the Perth Metropolitan area.

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THE MEANING OF DERBARL YERRIGAN

Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service Inc. was named by Richard Wilkes. Richard Wilkes is a traditional owner of the East Perth area that the current building is located on.

‘Derbarl Yerrigan’ means ‘Swan River’ in Nyoongar Language. DERBARL – Swan and YERRIGAN – River

THE MEANING OF DERBARL YERRIGAN LOGO

Barry McGuire designed the Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service Inc. logo

The Swan River is winding through our Country. The water is pure and it also represents our healers, the traditional healers. They have healing hands.

Barry took into account that white doctors are also healers with new modern medicine. They are gifted people who are able to heal our people. Therefore, we have the combination of both traditional Nyoongar Healers and Wadjella (white) Doctors who are able to heal as well with modern medicine.

Our Aboriginal Healers had hands on methods to heal from our culture. From the healers hands the pure water flows and drops in circles to heal our families.

The circles represents all the Aboriginal communities around us near the Swan River, we work together with our people from the Swan River.

Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service Inc. is the place of the Long Neck Turtle. The circles represent the community organisations here in the Perth area.

Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service Inc. is a medical centre - a place of healing.