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This is one of several series of promotional photos commissioned by the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria to help promote its Culturally And Linguistically Diverse programs. This photo depicts a family from the Greek community walking on an outdoor sports court.B&W photo of two adults and four children walking hand in hand on an outdoor sports court.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, greek, sports court, c1990s, c2000s

In the early 1990s, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria began to develop educational programs that would be more accessible to Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities. In this photo, an elderly woman is taking part in an exercise session during a seminar held for the Vietnamese community. A cropped version of this photo appears on page 13 of the Vol 17 Issue 2, Winter 2004 edition of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Update. It accompanies an article titled, "Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD)". The photo is not captioned. In addition, a slightly cropped black and white version of the photo appears on page 11 of the 2004 Annual Report. It accompanies a report on the Cultural and Linguistic Diversity (CALD Program).COL close up photo of an elderly woman taking part in an exercise session, with other participants in the background. Everyone is standing up and pushing their fists together in front of their chests. In the background, there are several wooden honour boards up high on the wall.[Handwritten in black ink, then crossed out] NAW 04 [Handwritten in black ink and circled] 17 [handwritten in blue ink and circled] COVERarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria, ov, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, vietnamese, seminar, c2004

This is one of several series of promotional photos commissioned by the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV), incorporating Osteoporosis Victoria (OV), to help promote its Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD) programs. This photo depicts a small group of people from the Spanish community.COL photo of a small group of people walking in a park. Some of them are pointing up as they all look towards something outside of the frame.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria, ov, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, bilingual, spanish, c1990s

This is one of several series of promotional photos commissioned by the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV), incorporating Osteoporosis Victoria (OV), to help promote its Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD) programs. This photo depicts a small group of people from the Spanish community.COL medium close up photo of two people within a small group, walking in a park.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria, ov, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, bilingual, spanish, c1990s

To increase its reach to Culturally And Linguistically Diverse Communities (CALD), the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV) created leaflets, brochures, and fact sheets in languages other than English. In this photo, the AFV's Liz Bongetti, along with another AFV staff member, pose for a photo with an Asian community group.COL photo of a large group of people posing for a photo in a hall. Two people in the group are wearing a uniform with a logo on their shirt epaulettes. Behind the group is a large banner containing a heading in an Asian language and a logo. According to Google Translate, the characters in the heading are in the Chinese language and spell out the words, "Christian Salvation Army".arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, asian, community leaders, banner, c1990s, c2000s

To increase its reach to Culturally And Linguistically Diverse Communities (CALD), the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV) created leaflets, brochures, and fact sheets in lanuguages other than English. In this photo, a female leader from an unidentified Asian community is speaking to a group of Asian women while the AFV's Liz Bongetti looks on.COL photo of several women seated at a group of tables pushed together. On the tables is some printed material, such as brochures, books, and booklets. Hanging on the wall is a large banner with a heading and sub-heading above and below a logo. The characters are in an Asian language. According to Google Translate, the characters are in the Chinese language. In the heading, they spell out the words "Christian Salvation Army", and "Huihuatang" in the sub-heading.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, asian, community leaders, leaflets, brochures, fact sheets, banner, c1990s, c2000s

To increase its reach to Culturally And Linguistically Diverse Communities (CALD), the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV) created leaflets, brochures, and fact sheets in lanuguages other than English. In this photo, the AFV's Liz Bongetti and a female leader from an unidentified Asian community present a group of Asian women with some printed materials on arthritis.COL photo of two women standing at some tables in a hall, while several other women are seated at the table. One of the women standing is holding some printed material in her hands. Hanging on the wall is a large banner with a heading and sub-heading above and below a logo. The characters are in an Asian language. According to Google Translate, the characters are in the Chinese language. In the heading, they spell out the words "Christian Salvation Army", and “Huihuatang" in the sub-heading.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, asian, community leaders, leaflets, brochures, fact sheets, banner, c1990s, c2000s

In the early 1990s, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria developed various programs to make information about arthritis more accessible to Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities. In 1993, an Arthritis Self Help Course with trained leaders from the Vietnamese community was developed. This promotional photo for the course features three Vietnamese self-help course leaders.B&W photo of a small group of people taking a walk along a concrete path. There is a wooden bollard across the entrance to the path. Beside the path is a shrub, and there are some tall trees in the background.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, vietnamese, self-help course, tutor training, instructor, course leaders, 1993

This is one of several series of promotional photos commissioned by the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria to help promote its Culturally And Linguistically Diverse programs. This photo depicts a family from the Greek community. They are holding their linked hands up in the air while walking on an outdoor sports court. A similar photo, showing only the two parents, appears on page 9 of the 1994 Annual Report.B&W photo of two adults and two children walking hand in hand on an outdoor sports court. They are holding their linked hands up in the air while walking.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, greek, sports court, c1990s, c2000s

During National Arthritis Week (NAW) 2004, Arthritis Victoria held a launch for its new Multicultural Information Sheets in the City of Darebin. In this photo, Arthritis Victoria's Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Project Worker, Sharon Granek, is addressing the audience. Sitting at a table beside her are George Lekakis (Chair of Victorian Multicultural Commission), Dr Alex Stockman (Rheumatologist), and Marg Isom (Arthritis Victoria's General Manager of Education and Services).COL photo of a woman, standing, addressing a roomful of people. She is speaking into a microphone, at a lectern, to an audience who are seated on several rows of chairs. Beside her is a projector screen showing a slide. Behind her is a freestanding vertical blue and green banner with the heading, 'Arthritis Victoria'. Next to her is a table (partially obscured) at which three other people (partially obscured) are seated. They are all facing the audience who are in the foreground, and have been Photographed from behind.[Handwritten in faint black ink or pencil] CALD NAW 04arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, city of darebin, multilingual information sheets, launch, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, multicultural, community languages, literacy, accessibility, sharon granek, cald project worker, george lekakis, chairperson, victorian multicultural commission, dr alex stockman, rheumatologist, marg isom, general manager education & services, 2004

During National Arthritis Week (NAW) 2004, Arthritis Victoria held a launch for its new Multicultural Information Sheets in the City of Darebin. In this photo, Arthritis Victoria's Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Project Worker, Sharon Granek, is addressing the audience. Sitting at a table beside her are George Lekakis (Chair of Victorian Multicultural Commission), Dr Alex Stockman (Rheumatologist), and Marg Isom (Arthritis Victoria's General Manager of Education and Services).COL photo of a woman, standing, addressing a roomful of people. She is speaking into a microphone, at a lectern, to an audience who are seated on several rows of chairs. Beside her, there are three people sitting at a long rectangular wooden table, around which there is a cream valance. Behind the woman and the people seated are two tall windows above a dado wall. The windows are dressed with dark wooden venetian blinds and brown curtains. At the other end of the table is a freestanding vertical blue and green banner, titled 'Osteoporosis Awareness'. In the foreground, the audience is seated on several rows of chairs. They have been Photographed from behind at a slight angle.[Handwritten in black ink] CALD NAW 04arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, city of darebin, multilingual information sheets, launch, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, multicultural, community languages, literacy, accessibility, sharon granek, cald project worker, george lekakis, chairperson, victorian multicultural commission, dr alex stockman, rheumatologist, marg isom, general manager education & services, 2004

During National Arthritis Week (NAW) 2004, Arthritis Victoria held a launch for its new Multicultural Information Sheets in the City of Darebin. In this photo, Dr Alex Stockman (Rheumatologist) is conducting a slide presentation. The slide is titled, "Types of arthritis". Sitting at a table beside him are George Lekakis (Chair of Victorian Multicultural Commission), Marg Isom (Arthritis Victoria's General Manager of Education and Services), and Arthritis Victoria's Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Project Worker, Sharon Granek.COL photo of a man, standing, addressing a roomful of people. He is speaking into a microphone, at a lectern, to an audience who are seated on several rows of chairs. Beside him is a projector screen showing a slide titled, "Types of arthritis". Behind him is a freestanding vertical blue and green banner with the heading, 'Arthritis Victoria'. Next to him is a table (partially obscured) at which three other people (partially obscured) are seated. They are all facing the audience who are in the foreground, and have been Photographed from behind.[Handwritten in black ink] CALD NAW 04arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, city of darebin, multilingual information sheets, launch, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, multicultural, community languages, literacy, accessibility, dr alex stockman, rheumatologist, george lekakis, chairperson, victorian multicultural commission, marg isom, general manager education & services, sharon granek, cald project worker, 2004

During National Arthritis Week (NAW) 2004, Arthritis Victoria held a launch for its new Multicultural Information Sheets in the City of Darebin. In this photo, John Zika (Commissioner of the Victorian Multicultural Commission and Executive Director of the Victorian Cooperative on Children’s Services for Ethnic Groups (VICSEG) New Futures), Sharon Granek (Arthritis Victoria's Culturally and Linguistically Diverse - CALD Project Worker), Dr Alex Stockman (Rheumatologist), George Lekakis (Chair of Victorian Multicultural Commission), and Dr Stanley Chang pose for a photo at the launch. A slightly cropped, black and white version of this photo appears on page 13 of the Vol 17 Issue 2, Winter 2004 edition of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Update. It accompanies an article titled, "Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD)". It is captioned: "From Left to Right: Mr John Zika, Arthritis Victoria Board Member and Multicultural Commissioner, Ms Sharon Granek, CALD Project Officer, Dr Alex Stockman, Rheumatologist and ARA Board Representative, Mr George Lekakis, Chairman Victorian Multicultural Commission and Dr Stanley Chang G.P. and Darebin City Councillor."COL photo of five people standing side by side, posing for a photo. Behind them is a freestanding vertical blue and green banner, titled 'Osteoporosis Awareness'. Behind the banner is a tall window, with wooden venetian blinds and brown curtains, above a dado wall. Behind them is a freestanding vertical blue and green banner, titled 'Osteoporosis Awareness'.[in the top right corner, handwritten in black ink] CALD NAW 04 [On a white label, centre left, handwritten in blue ink] L-R John Zika, Sharon Granek, Dr Alex Stockman, George Lak ['Lak' is crossed out] Lekakis, Dr Stanley Chang Launch of Multilingual Information Sheets - April 04 [Beneath the label, on the photo, handwritten in blue ink] Cover [circled]arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, city of darebin, multilingual information sheets, launch, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, multicultural, community languages, literacy, accessibility, john zika, commissioner, victorian multicultural commission, executive director, victorian cooperative on children’s services for ethnic groups, vicseg, new futures, arthritis victoria board, sharon granek, cald project worker, dr alex stockman, rheumatologist, george lekakis, chairperson, victorian multicultural commission, dr stanley chang, gp, councillor, 2004

During National Arthritis Week (NAW) 2004, Arthritis Victoria held a launch for its new Multicultural Information Sheets in the City of Darebin. In this photo, Arthritis Victoria staff, guest speakers and audience members are taking part in some simple stretching exercises. Facing the audience are Arthritis Victoria's Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Project Worker, Sharon Granek, Dr Alex Stockman, (Rhematologist), George Lekakis (Chair of Victorian Multicultural Commission), and Marg Isom (General Manager of Education and Services, Arthritis Victoria).COL side view photo of a roomful of people in a hall. To the right of the frame, four people are standing behind a long rectangular table with a cream valance around it. They are facing an audience (centre and left of the frame) who are standing between rows of plastic chairs. Everyone has their arms outstretched above their heads. Behind the four people at the table, there are three tall windows above a dado wall and a large wooden honour board further back along the wall. There is a slide projector screen between the honour board and the table. There are two vertical freestanding blue and green banners along the wall behind the table. One banner is in the foreground, to the right of the frame. It contains the heading, "Osteoporosis Awareness", followed by words such as "information", "support", "research", "advocacy", and "education".[Handwritten in black ink] CALD NAW 04arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, city of darebin, multilingual information sheets, launch, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, multicultural, community languages, literacy, accessibility, sharon granek, cald project worker, george lekakis, chairperson, victorian multicultural commission, dr alex stockman, rheumatologist, marg isom, general manager education & services, 2004

In the early 1990s, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria began to develop educational programs that would be more accessible to Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities. In one example, volunteer course leaders from the Vietnamese community were trained to deliver the course content in their own language. This photo depicts a group of people from the Vietnamese community attending an Arthritis Self Help Course, facilitated by a trained Vietnamese course leader. Participants learned some simple exercises for managing pain from arthritis in the hands and fingers. A cropped photo from this series appears as part of a photo collage on the cover of the 1998 Annual Report.COL photo of a small group of people, seated and standing, gathered around a table. They are looking at some brochures. Also on the table is a book titled "The Arthritis Helpbook" and a plastic display folder with a clear front cover. Printed on the cover page inside the folder is the text, "Arthritis Self Help Course Leaders Manual". In the background, there are some large windows with a view to some trees outside. There are some storage cupboards along the wall beneath the windows. There are various pictures on the walls, including photos and a large cartoon drawing of Bert and Ernie (two characters from the USA children's television show, Sesame Street).arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, vietnamese, self-help course, tutor training, instructor, course leaders, brochures, factsheets, course manual, the arthritis helpbook, exercises, hands, fingers, pain management, living with arthritis, annual report, 1998

In the early 1990s, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria began to develop educational programs that would be more accessible to Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities. In one example, volunteer course leaders from the Vietnamese community were trained to deliver the course content in their own language. This photo depicts a group of people from the Vietnamese community attending an Arthritis Self Help Course, facilitated by a trained Vietnamese course leader. Participants learned some simple exercises for managing pain from arthritis in the hands and fingers. A cropped photo from this series appears as part of a photo collage on the cover of the 1998 Annual Report.COL photo of a small group of people around a rectangular table. One person is standing while the others are all seated. They are looking at some brochures. One woman is pointing to some content in a brochure. Also on the table are a plastic display folder and a book titled, "The Arthritis Helpbook".arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, vietnamese, self-help course, tutor training, instructor, course leaders, brochures, factsheets, course manual, the arthritis helpbook, exercises, hands, fingers, pain management, living with arthritis, annual report, 1998

In the early 1990s, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria began to develop educational programs that would be more accessible to Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities. In one example, volunteer course leaders from the Vietnamese community were trained to deliver the course content in their own language. This photo depicts a group of people from the Vietnamese community attending an Arthritis Self Help Course, facilitated by a trained Vietnamese course leader. Participants learned some simple exercises for managing pain from arthritis in the hands and fingers. A cropped photo from this series appears as part of a photo collage on the cover of the 1998 Annual Report.COL photo of a small group of people around a rectangular table. One person is standing while the others are all seated. Two people are looking down at a brochure and practicing the hand exercises illustrated. On the table, there are several brochures, a plastic display folder, and a book titled, "The Arthritis Helpbook". In the background, there are a few people sitting on some chairs against the wall.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, vietnamese, self-help course, tutor training, instructor, course leaders, brochures, factsheets, course manual, the arthritis helpbook, exercises, hands, fingers, pain management, living with arthritis, annual report, 1998

In the early 1990s, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria began to develop educational programs that would be more accessible to Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities. In one example, volunteer course leaders from the Vietnamese community were trained to deliver the course content in their own language. This photo depicts a group of people from the Vietnamese community attending an Arthritis Self Help Course, facilitated by a trained Vietnamese course leader. Participants learned some simple exercises for managing pain from arthritis in the hands and fingers. A cropped photo from this series appears as part of a photo collage on the cover of the 1998 Annual Report.COL photo of three women sitting at a table. They are practising some hand exercises. There are several brochures on the table. In the background, there are a few people (partially obscured) sitting on chairs near the wall and around the room. The arm of one of the people in the background is in an orthopaedic splint.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, vietnamese, self-help course, tutor training, instructor, course leaders, brochures, factsheets, course manual, the arthritis helpbook, exercises, hands, fingers, pain management, orthopaedic splint, living with arthritis, annual report, 1998

In the early 1990s, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria began to develop educational programs that would be more accessible to Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities. In one example, volunteer course leaders from the Vietnamese community were trained to deliver the course content in their own language. This photo depicts a group of people from the Vietnamese community attending an Arthritis Self Help Course, facilitated by a trained Vietnamese course leader. Participants learned some simple exercises for managing pain from arthritis in the hands and fingers. A cropped photo from this series appears as part of a photo collage on the cover of the 1998 Annual Report.COL photo of three women sitting at a table. They are practising some hand exercises. There are several brochures on the table. In the background, there are a few people (partially obscured) sitting on chairs near the wall and around the room.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, vietnamese, self-help course, tutor training, instructor, course leaders, brochures, factsheets, course manual, the arthritis helpbook, exercises, hands, fingers, pain management, living with arthritis, annual report, 1998

In the early 1990s, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria began to develop educational programs that would be more accessible to Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities. In one example, volunteer course leaders from the Vietnamese community were trained to deliver the course content in their own language. This photo depicts a group of people from the Vietnamese community attending an Arthritis Self Help Course, facilitated by a trained Vietnamese course leader. Participants learned some simple exercises for managing pain from arthritis in the hands and fingers. A cropped photo from this series appears as part of a photo collage on the cover of the 1998 Annual Report.COL photo of three women sitting at a table. They are practising some hand exercises. There are several brochures on the table. In the background, there are a few people (partially obscured) sitting on chairs near the wall and around the room.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, vietnamese, self-help course, tutor training, instructor, course leaders, brochures, factsheets, course manual, the arthritis helpbook, exercises, hands, fingers, pain management, living with arthritis, annual report, 1998

In the early 1990s, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria began to develop educational programs that would be more accessible to Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities. In one example, volunteer course leaders from the Vietnamese community were trained to deliver the course content in their own language. This photo depicts a group of people from the Vietnamese community attending an Arthritis Self Help Course, facilitated by a trained Vietnamese course leader. Participants learned some simple exercises for managing pain from arthritis in the hands and fingers. A cropped photo from this series appears as part of a photo collage on the cover of the 1998 Annual Report.COL photo of a small group of people gathered around a rectangular table. One person, who is standing, demonstrates some hand exercises. The others, who are seated, are also doing the hand exercises. On the table, there are brochures, a plastic display folder, and a book titled, "The Arthritis Helpbook". In the background, there are a few people sitting on some chairs against the wall.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, vietnamese, self-help course, tutor training, instructor, course leaders, brochures, factsheets, course manual, the arthritis helpbook, exercises, hands, fingers, pain management, living with arthritis, annual report, 1998

In the early 1990s, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria began to develop educational programs that would be more accessible to Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities. In one example, volunteer course leaders from the Vietnamese community were trained to deliver the course content in their own language. This photo depicts a group of people from the Vietnamese community attending an Arthritis Self Help Course, facilitated by a trained Vietnamese course leader. Participants learned some simple exercises for managing pain from arthritis in the hands and fingers. A cropped photo from this series appears as part of a photo collage on the cover of the 1998 Annual Report.COL photo of two women and a man sitting at a table. They are practising some hand exercises. There are several brochures on the table. In the background, there are a few people (some partially obscured) either sitting on chairs or standing.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, vietnamese, self-help course, tutor training, instructor, course leaders, brochures, factsheets, course manual, the arthritis helpbook, exercises, hands, fingers, pain management, living with arthritis, annual report, 1998

In the early 1990s, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria began to develop educational programs that would be more accessible to Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities. In one example, volunteer course leaders from the Vietnamese community were trained to deliver the course content in their own language. This photo depicts a group of people from the Vietnamese community attending an Arthritis Self Help Course, facilitated by a trained Vietnamese course leader. Participants learned some simple exercises for managing pain from arthritis in the hands and fingers. A cropped photo from this series appears as part of a photo collage on the cover of the 1998 Annual Report.COL photo of a small group of people gathered around a rectangular table. One person, who is standing, demonstrates some hand exercises. The others, who are seated, are also doing the hand exercises. On the table, there are brochures, a plastic display folder, and a book titled, "The Arthritis Helpbook". In the background, there are a few people sitting on some chairs against the wall.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, vietnamese, self-help course, tutor training, instructor, course leaders, brochures, factsheets, course manual, the arthritis helpbook, exercises, hands, fingers, pain management, living with arthritis, annual report, 1998

In the early 1990s, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria began to develop educational programs that would be more accessible to Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities. In one example, volunteer course leaders from the Vietnamese community were trained to deliver the course content in their own language. This photo depicts a group of people from the Vietnamese community attending an Arthritis Self Help Course, facilitated by a trained Vietnamese course leader. Participants learned some simple exercises for managing pain from arthritis in the hands and fingers. A cropped photo from this series appears as part of a photo collage on the cover of the 1998 Annual Report.COL photo of two women and a man sitting at a table. They are practising some hand exercises. There are several brochures on the table. In the background, there are a few people (some partially obscured) either sitting on chairs or standing.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, vietnamese, self-help course, tutor training, instructor, course leaders, brochures, factsheets, course manual, the arthritis helpbook, exercises, hands, fingers, pain management, living with arthritis, annual report, 1998

In the early 1990s, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria developed various programs to make information about arthritis more accessible to Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities. In 1993, an Arthritis Self Help Course with trained leaders from the Vietnamese community was developed. This promotional photo for the self-help course features four Vietnamese course leaders. The photo appears on page 1 (cover page) and page 9 of the Vol 6 No 4, Summer 1993 issue of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Arthritis Update. It accompanies an article titled, "Enthusiastic Vietnamese Group - a first in Australia". The photo is captioned: "Four of the Vietnamese community who trained as leaders for the Self Help Course, are pictured at the Foundation." A similar photo appears on page 6 of the 1993 Annual Report, with the caption: "Walking is an excellent form of exercise and is promoted in the Arthritis Self Help Course now accessible to the Vietnamese Community."B&W photo of a small group of people taking a walk along a concrete path. One woman is looking up and pointing. There are two wooden bollards across the entrance to the path. Beside the path are some large shrubs, and there are some tall trees in the background.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, vietnamese, self-help course, tutor training, instructor, course leaders, 1993

This series of photos were taken in 1996 at the launch of the bilingual "Move it or Lose it" brochures for the Italian community. As a result of a commitment by the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV), incorporating Osteoporosis Victoria (OV), to better reach and serve the multicultural community, bilingual brochures were produced in several languages. In this photo, AFV's CEO, Shirley Caulfield, hands out some "thank you" gifts to various recipients at the launch.COL photo of a woman holding a small stack of wrapped gifts as she shakes the hand of an elderly woman, while another woman looks on. Behind them is a woman (seated), a colourful freestanding banner, and a display board.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria, ov, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, bilingual, italian, move it or lose it, brochures, thank you gifts, 1996

This series of photos were taken in 1996 at the launch of the bilingual "Move it or Lose it" brochures for the Italian community. As a result of a commitment by the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV), incorporating Osteoporosis Victoria (OV), to better reach and serve the multicultural community, bilingual brochures were produced in several languages. In this photo, AFV's CEO, Shirley Caulfield, hands out some "thank you" gifts to various recipients at the launch.COL photo of a woman holding a wrapped gift as she shakes the hand of an elderly man, while another man looks on. Beside them is a woman (partially obscured), a colourful freestanding banner, and a display board.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria, ov, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, bilingual, italian, move it or lose it, brochures, thank you gifts, 1996

This series of photos were taken in 1996 at the launch of the bilingual "Move it or Lose it" brochures for the Italian community. As a result of a commitment by the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria (AFV), incorporating Osteoporosis Victoria (OV), to better reach and serve the multicultural community, bilingual brochures were produced in several languages. In this photo, a group of people pose for a photo around a table on which various brochures and some bookmarks are displayed.COL photo of a small group of people gathered around a display table. There is a range of printed brochures on top of the table, which they are perusing. In the background, there is a small group of people, also standing. There are posters on display boards around the room. Balloons, streamers, and paper decorations are hanging from the ceiling.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria, ov, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, bilingual, italian, move it or lose it, brochures, bookmarks, 1996

In the 1990s and early 2000s, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria conducted a range of exercise classes under the theme, "Move It Or Lose It". One such class was a pole exercise class for the Vietnamese community, designed for people 60 years of age and over. In this photo, two people stretch their arms over a pole which has been placed horizontally behind their neck. A small, cropped version of this photo appears on page 8 of the 2000 Annual Report.COL photo of two people exercising outdoors. They are using wooden poles as part of their exercise routine. In the background, there are several large trees and a red car (partially obscured).[In blue ink, top left corner] 22 [On a lined yellow sticky note, in pencil or black ink] Page 8 square chop.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria, ov, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, vietnamese, move it or lose it, pole exercises, holland court playground, 1998, 2000