Evans Head Has a New Community Connector
North Coast Primary Health Network’s Healthy Towns program has funded the employment of a Community Connector based in Evans Head. The Community Connector will support community members to access health and wellbeing services and build social connectedness. Tessa Parker was successfully appointed to the Community Connector role in August 2019. Tessa grew up in Evans
Hope Rises From the Ewingar Ashes
When Nadine Myers thinks back on the past few months, she gets a lump in her throat. Nadine is part of the organising committee for the ‘Ewingar Rising’ bushfire fundraiser. When bushfires came through the area last October, two people died, more than 20 homes were destroyed and thousands of hectares burned. In the aftermath
One Last Day
We are sharing a very personal story sent to us by a reader living in Goonellabah. Staff member Janet Grist visited Dr Philip West to talk about his moving recollection of his wife Michelle’s final day. Dr West said that a lot of people don’t realise that terrible things can happen suddenly on any day,
Healthy Communities of Tomorrow
The North Coast community will have a big say in its own future health care, attendees at the 2019 Community Health Day in Ballina heard last week. Themed ‘Healthy Communities of Tomorrow’, last Thursday’s event was a joint initiative of the Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) and the North Coast Primary Health Network (NCPHN).
Healthy Towns Action Plans Launched
Following 18 months of community consultation and co-design, NCPHN is funding approximately $1 million of health and wellbeing initiatives across the six Healthy Towns: Casino, Evans Head, Maclean, Woolgoolga, South West Rocks and Lake Cathie. Program Coordinator Sarah Robin explained: “Healthy Towns has been working in partnership with local communities to design local initiatives that
Supporting Children and Families in the First 2000 Days of Life
The First 2000 Days of Life project will focus on the period from conception to age five. The project will develop partnerships across the health, education and community sectors. Partners will work together to design and deliver early intervention initiatives that support families and children. The focus will be on developing coordinated and person-centred services,
Order Your Winter 2019 Posters
North Coast Primary Health Network, Mid North Coast LHD and Northern NSW LHD are once again offering these local posters to help encourage flu shots and good respiratory hygiene this flu season. Place an order for your practice, organisation or school today using the form below. Click on the poster thumbnails below to see bigger
North Coast Collective Starts A New Community Conversation
Last month the North Coast Collective (NCC) was launched with workshops held in Coffs Harbour and Ballina. The NCC, in its initial phase, is a regional collaboration between three organisations – North Coast Primary Health Network, Northern NSW Local Health District and Mid North Coast Local Health District. Facilitated by ABC health journalist Dr Norman
Consultation on Interoperability in Health
The Australian Digital Health Agency is facilitating a national conversation to develop a blueprint for a more modern, digitally connected health system. Community members are invited to attend a consultation to have their say on national interoperability in health care. Just as people expect technology to seamlessly support them in their everyday lives, both consumers
Wake Up. Kick Bowel Cancer’s Ass. Repeat.
Image courtesy of Bowel Cancer Australia. Bowel cancer affects women of all ages. It is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in Aussie women, claiming the lives of almost 2,500 women in Australia every year. The good news is that bowel cancer is treatable and beatable if detected early. To support Aussie women of all
Immunisation Updates
2019 Seasonal Influenza Vaccines Flu vaccines are now available from vaccination providers around the country. Various resources are available for information about the flu vaccination. For key information please see: NSW Health flu webpage The flu vaccine – factsheet for consumers The flu vaccine – factsheet for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Meningococcal Vaccine
