Prepare for the future at Resilient Communities workshops
OzGREEN’s ‘Resilient Communities’ is an empowering program bringing communities together to take action, develop disaster preparedness and create more sustainable and resilient homes and lifestyles. As part of the program, OzGREEN will host two community landscape preparedness days – at Kyogle from 9:30am – 4:00pm on Saturday, 12 November and at Evans Head on Sunday,
Quit smoking: First 2000 Days webinar series
The 12th session of the First 2000 Days Webinar Series aims to provide you with the understanding and confidence to support patients or clients to consider stopping smoking, or help you to assist someone who is on their journey to become smoke free. Registration is essential to attend the workshop. To register, visit the Blue Sky
New support service for communities impacted by flooding
The not-for-profit organisation Social Futures is delivering a new support service – Recovery Connect – for individuals and communities impacted by this year’s floods. Social Futures Chief Executive Tony Davies said the aim of Recovery Connect is to link people to all the services they need. ‘At Recovery Connect you will meet your “recovery linker”,
Go4Fun: supporting families to stay active, eat well and live a healthy life
Go4Fun is a free after school program for children aged 7 to 13 who are above a healthy weight, and their families. Term 4 programs are starting soon and registrations for children aged between 7 and 13 who are above a healthy weight are now being taken. Contact 1800 780 900 or visit www.go4fun.com.au to register.
Northern NSW set to benefit from local healthy lifestyle initiatives
People across Northern NSW are to benefit from a grants scheme that will see a number of schools, community groups and organisations receive up to $5,000 for initiatives to support them in promoting a healthy lifestyle. The ‘Healthy and Well’ grants scheme, which opened on 19 September, supports community groups to launch or grow initiatives
Lismore Head to Health broadens community support with new opening hours
Lismore’s Head to Health Hub has extended its opening times, now open after-hours and on weekends, making it even easier for local residents to access mental health support. Located at the Lismore Health Precinct at Southern Cross University, the Lismore Head to Health hub is open Monday-Friday 10am to 8pm and Saturday-Sunday 12 noon to
‘Care in the Community’ supporting Mid North Coast acute respiratory patients
The Mid North Coast Local Heath District (MNCLHD) is running ‘Care in the Community’ (CiC) – an outpatient program for people with acute respiratory infections. CiC supports the management and monitoring of patients through virtual care delivered via telehealth. The program aims to assist people living in the Mid North Coast region who are experiencing
Understanding the causes of psychological disorders
Researchers from Macquarie University are interested in understanding what people believe causes psychological disorders. They are asking people to help with their research by completing an online survey. Participants will be asked some simple questions about themselves and invited to share their opinions about the causes of psychological disorders. For more information or to learn
Adventure engages teens in nature
Connecting with your teenager can be difficult at the best of times. Dragging them away from technology has only made that mission harder. Wangat Lodge, on the Barrington Coast, connects teens to nature every school holidays with unique adventure camps. Wangat Lodge owner Dan Lyons is a nature educator and practitioner of Bush Adventure Therapy.
‘The First 2000 Days’ webinar 7: child and family health services
The First 2000 Days webinar series has been designed to build the capacity of health professionals and service providers who support families and young children in the first 2000 days of life. This session is scheduled for Wednesday 31 August, 10:00am – 11:30am. It aims to: increase your knowledge of early childhood growth and development
We want your insights on palliative care and the end-of-life journey
Healthy North Coast is working to better understand the ageing, palliative care and end-of-life care experiences across our community. We’re seeking your feedback and insights on current services and how we can improve the ageing journey for everyone across the North Coast. Take our palliative care survey Complete our survey and have your say on
Identifying hearing loss in children aged over 4
Most parents and carers won’t be aware of the need to check the hearing of their children after the newborn hearing screening test. With an estimated 1 in 10 children starting school with some form of hearing loss (including sensorineural and conductive loss and difficulty hearing in noise), a child’s hearing health needs to be considered
