More Than Tolerance: Embracing Diversity for Health: Discrimination Affecting Migrant and Refugee Communities in Victoria\, its Health Consequences\, Community Attitudes and Solutions: a Summary Report

This publication summarises the key findings of research supported by the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth) in 2006 and 2007. The research was implemented to guide future work undertaken by VicHealth and others to address discrimination. Scope of this report: This report is concerned with discrimination affecting people from migrant and refugee backgrounds. However\, VicHealth is committed to addressing discrimination of concern to other groups and has a formal program to address discrimination in partnership with Victorian Indigenous communities. Many of the lessons learned in this report are transferable to addressing discrimination affecting other groups. The focus of this report is on interpersonal discrimination (see ‘Definitions’ overleaf). However\, it is important to note that both institutional and interpersonal discrimination have a negative impact on health and\, as discussed later in this report\, are inter-related problems (see p. 52).