Migration and mainstreaming: matching health services to immigrants' needsin Australia

The provision of special services for people of non-English speaking backgr ound in Australia emerged in the context of the development of policies of multiculturalism. This article documents the trends in stair and federal po licy development and service provision in the 1990s, as influenced by the s ometimes-competing forces of political will, financial resources and commun ity demand. The sustainability of various programmes is examined in the con text of the continuing need to provide for people whose access to mainstrea m health services remains problematic. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ireland Lt d. All rights reserved.