Online resources to help those working with children who have experienced trauma
Trauma and adverse childhood experiences like poverty, abuse, neglect or witnessing violence, are common. In the absence of support, they can disrupt children’s healthy development and increase their risk for physical and mental health difficulties now and into the future. We all have a shared responsibility to buffer the impact of trauma and adversity on
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
‘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
Expertise and experience needed for reform project workshops
Healthy North Coast is holding workshops this week to help improve the design and delivery of mental health and alcohol and other drugs (AOD) services in our region. The workshops, being held with our local health partners, the North Coast community and health care providers, are part of a new reform project for mental health,
Clinical societies to discuss eating disorders in September
Attend one of six regional clinical society events during September to learn more about eating disorders and the interventions that can significantly contribute to better outcomes. Body Image and Eating Disorders Awareness Week is a national week of significance that shines a light on eating disorders. Affecting approximately 1 in 20 Australians, eating disorders can be
Cultural safety training and on-Country cultural experience
To begin our annual Back to Health conference on 21-23 October, Healthy North Coast is offering a unique, immersive and in-depth cultural safety training experience. It combines 2 online modules and a face-to-face component that includes an on-Country visit to Niigi Niigi (Sealy Lookout). Needless to say, it’s not to be missed. Register early as
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
Funding support for local flood-impacted health services
Lismore’s Keen Street Clinic, pictured during the flood clean-up, is one of 17 COVID-19 vaccination sites to receive Australian Government flood recovery assistance to help them get back up and running. Dr Michele Blandford from the Keen Street Clinic welcomed the funding support, which she said provided a significant boost in helping the practice return
Consultation on Ngayubah Gadan closing soon
The second round of consultation for the Consensus Statement that came out of the June 2022 Ngayubah Gadan (Coming Together) Summit closes on 12 September. The purpose of the Summit was to articulate and define the value and importance of investing in rural and remote multidisciplinary health teams with rural generalist expertise to provide high quality
North Coast 24/7 nurse triage service — local design meeting local needs
Following last month’s contract announcements, Healthy North Coast’s Primary Care Access Project has been working closely with service delivery partner Amplar Health (recently rebranded from Medibank Health Solutions) to progress the design of a local 24/7 nurse triage service for our region. Co-design workshops were held earlier in the year, which included local stakeholders, consumers, national
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
Performing spirometry safely: videos for health care professionals
Asthma Australia has developed a two-part video summarising the new guidelines on performing spirometry safely in primary care settings. It aims to support health professionals to perform spirometry confidently and safely in their practice in the current pandemic context. The short videos provide practical and guideline-based information presented by Dr Kerry Hancock GP and Richard
