{"id":13756,"date":"2019-06-17T02:06:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-16T16:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veterinarycareers.com.au\/dev\/?p=13756"},"modified":"2019-07-15T10:56:11","modified_gmt":"2019-07-15T00:56:11","slug":"amrric","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/veterinarycareers.com.au\/dev\/amrric\/","title":{"rendered":"AMRRIC &#8211; Animal Management in Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"361\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/veterinarycareers.com.au\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/amrric.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/veterinarycareers.com.au\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/amrric.png 361w, https:\/\/veterinarycareers.com.au\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/amrric-300x166.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/veterinarycareers.com.au\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/This-photo-grab-from-CNN-2019-07-15T085336.477.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15205\" src=\"https:\/\/veterinarycareers.com.au\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/This-photo-grab-from-CNN-2019-07-15T085336.477-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/veterinarycareers.com.au\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/This-photo-grab-from-CNN-2019-07-15T085336.477-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/veterinarycareers.com.au\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/This-photo-grab-from-CNN-2019-07-15T085336.477-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/veterinarycareers.com.au\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/This-photo-grab-from-CNN-2019-07-15T085336.477-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/veterinarycareers.com.au\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/This-photo-grab-from-CNN-2019-07-15T085336.477.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amrric.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.amrric.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AMRRIC (Animal Management in Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities) is a not-for-profit organisation that uses a One Health approach to coordinate veterinary and education programs in rural and remote Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.<\/p>\n<p>Our One Health approach recognises the inextricable links between human, animal and environmental health and wellbeing. By working with remote Indigenous communities to improve the health of their pets, we are helping to create healthier, safer and happier communities.<\/p>\n<p>We coordinate culturally sensitive programs in Indigenous communities around Australia, collaborating with communities to develop programs that meet their needs.The immediate objective of our One Health approach is pet populations that are healthy and desexed. However, in the long term, the focus of the One Health model is sustainability and capacity building, so that communities can confidently and effectively manage their own companion animal populations.<\/p>\n<h3>Our Strengths<\/h3>\n<p><strong>One Health Programs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Veterinary programs which include parasite treatments, desexing and the treatment of sick or injured animals by veterinary teams.<\/li>\n<li>Health and welfare focused education programs which are implemented in many community groups, including schools, men\u2019s groups and women\u2019s groups.<\/li>\n<li>Capacity building programs, such as the Animal Management Worker program which trains community members to coordinate companion animal management within their communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Practice Approach<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Our programs are all designed in collaboration with communities, with inbuilt monitoring and evaluation<\/li>\n<li>Community and stakeholder consultation informs current program practice and future program design<\/li>\n<li>We employ current industry standards in our veterinary and education programs<\/li>\n<li>Our Best Practice Guidelines have been recognised by the Australian Federal Government<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Partnerships<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We have strong relationships and engagement with Indigenous communities across Australia<\/li>\n<li>We have well-established networks across Australia and internationally, encompassing veterinary, health, education and academic professional<\/li>\n<li>Our relationships with all levels of government allow us to advocate for, and to assist with, improved animal management in Indigenous communities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Staff and Volunteers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Highly skilled staff and volunteers who are culturally aware and committed to reconciliation in their work<\/li>\n<li>All our staff and volunteers are dedicated to improving animal health and wellbeing<\/li>\n<li>Highly committed voluntary board with a wide range of relevant professional experience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Our Reconciliation Action Plan<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Reconciliation action plan \" src=\"http:\/\/amrric.org\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/New-RA-RAP-logo-09-COLOURv3.jpg\" alt=\"Reconciliation action plan \" \/><\/p>\n<p>AMRRIC&#8217;s RAP is an action plan to create meaningful relationships and sustainable opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.\u00a0\u00a0AMRRIC\u00a0recognises the importance of reconciliation to Australia\u2019s future and works every day to implement the process of reconciliation.<\/p>\n<p>Please see the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amrric.org\/sites\/default\/files\/AMRRIC%20RAP_WEB%20v2_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AMRRIC Reconciliation Action Plan<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For original source please click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amrric.org\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more industry news please check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/veterinarycareers.com.au\/dev\/industry-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Find us on Social Media &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/veterinarycareers.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook, <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/veterinarycareers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/linkedin.com\/company\/veterinarycareers-com-au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Vetcareers1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: https:\/\/www.amrric.org\/ AMRRIC (Animal Management in Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities) is a not-for-profit organisation that uses a One Health approach to coordinate veterinary and education programs in rural and remote Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Our One Health approach recognises the inextricable links between human, animal and environmental health and wellbeing. 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