The Inspiring Journey of Woopi Medical
If you’ve got an inspiring story that highlights a great health outcome on the North Coast… we’d love to hear from you. Let us know by submitting it here. A story written & submitted to Healthy North Coast by Arthur Hein, Business Director – Woopi Medical. In the heart of Woolgoolga’s serene landscapes lies a
Cultural Safety Training in Strong Demand
Image above: Delta Kay, from Explore Byron Bay, Arakwal Bundjalung country, leading a cultural training session – www.explorebyronbay.com Be quick to register for upcoming Cultural Safety Training Commencing in June this year, Healthy North Coast has held Cultural Safety Training on Yaegl, Bundjalung and Birpai countries. The comprehensive series is designed to increase local cultural
New framework to guide health literacy improvement on the North Coast
Healthy North Coast’s Northern NSW Health Literacy Framework 2022-2025 will guide health literacy improvement on the North Coast for the next three years. It builds on the health literacy work we have done in partnership with Northern NSW Local Health District since 2016. We know that health literacy is essential ‘for all people in Northern NSW to
Improve health literacy within your practice
Approximately 60% of Australian adults have low health literacy. This means more than half of the people who visit our health services have trouble understanding day-to-day health information and managing their health. People with limited health literacy report poorer health outcomes, are less likely to take up preventative health behaviours, such as screening and immunisation,
GP resources launched for hearing health
Soundfair and the Deafness Foundation have launched a new suite of hearing health information resources for GPs and their patients. With research showing it takes an average of 10 years for people to access help for their hearing loss, this suite of resources was funded by the Deafness Foundation and developed by Soundfair in consultation
Two new resources on psychotic disorders now available
People with schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders are more likely to experience additional health problems and are more likely to die at a younger age than people without mental health conditions. The Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry (3DN) at UNSW Sydney aimed to assess the health, health service use, and causes of death among people
New Health Literacy Resources on HealthPathways
The Northern NSW Health Literacy website is full of helpful resources. Learn how you can improve your organisational health literacy. Or, help your patients improve their own level of health literacy. You can find: Resources to help consumers be involved in their health care. Tips on creating consumer-friendly written information. Advice on communicating in a
GP Accreditation and Health Literacy
Did you know that many of the criteria in the RACGP Standards for General Practices relate to health literacy? Health literacy is how well someone can access, understand and use health information and services. Your service can make it easy for someone to make better health decisions by improving how you communicate health information. You
