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Services offered in the Communities
of
Kerang, Cohuna, Boort,
Pyramid Hill & Quambatook
Download a copy of our Service Brochure from
here
Download our referral form from
here or we can
accept electronic referrals via
the
connecting care website.
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Health Promotion
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A wide range of health promotion, prevention and information
provided. Groups or individuals may contact the Community Nurses.
Key health issues addressed include: Chronic Illnesses including:
Asthma Education and support, Heart Health, Cardiac Rehabilitation,
Physical Activity, Mental Health, Cancer awareness and prevention,
Smoking Cessation Courses and many others.
Contact Tanya, Claire, Jenny or Tricia for more
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Well Women's Health Service
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Nurses providing Cervical Screening, breast health,
contraception advice, family planning, women's health information,
menopause information and young women's health.
Contact Alexia or Claire for appointments.
Outreach clinics are provided at all of our centres.
Click Here for a
list of outreach dates. |
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Flood Recovery Support Workers
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NDCHS has Flood Recovery Support workers
available to support people affected by the 2011 floods.
Flood Recovery Support workers can provide:
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Brief screening
and assessment of people’s needs and capacity.
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Information and
advice about services supporting flood-affected people and
communities.
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Assistance with
applications and paperwork.
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Assistance in
making referrals to services.
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Outreach visits
including joint visits with other services
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One-to-one work
with people to strengthen their capacity to seek assistance and
to offer assistance to others in the community.
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One-to-one
work with people to strengthen people’s connections with family
and friends.
For more information, please
contact us on 5451 0200. |
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Foot Care Program
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| Foot care for persons of all ages. Podiatrist, Nurses and Allied
Health Assistants provide Foot Care Services which are provided in
Kerang, Pyramid
Hill, Boort, Quambatook and Cohuna on a regular basis. Karen, Brent,
Sue, Alex, Yvonne, Fay & Simonie will take care of your feet. |
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Speech Pathology
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| Our Speech Pathologist provides support for any
person experiencing difficulty with speech, hearing, swallowing or
general language skills. Screening of children is offered in
pre-school. |
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Specialist Homelessness Service
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| Provides assistance for persons experiencing accommodation
issues or who are homeless. Leonie, Colleen & Rachel can provide support
for families or individuals. |
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Men's Health Worker
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| A health promotion and early intervention focus on all health
and well being issues which relate to Men's and Boy's health can be
discussed with Greg. The Good Sports Program which supports
sporting clubs to manage alcohol responsibly, is included. |
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Youth Support
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| Cindy & Lesley provide support for young people and their
families within groups or individually. |
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School Focused Youth Service Program
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| Provides links between schools, health and well being services,
young people and their families. Jim can provide a link to a
wide range of services and programs to support young people |
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Generalist Counselling
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| Support for families or individuals on life issues and
relationships. Rachel & Joan offer counselling support. |
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Rural Alcohol & Drug Withdrawal
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| Leah, Claire & Diane provide support for persons requiring
detoxification either in the hospital or home environment.
This includes smoking cessation. |
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Youth Outreach Alcohol & Drug Program
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| Cindy & Lesley provide support to young people and their families effected by
drugs. Support for young people both within groups or as
individuals. |
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Indigenous Children's Program
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| Provides information, support and training in parenting skills.
Gwenda is available for information or resources to
support Aboriginal Families. |
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Diabetes Education
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| Support for individuals and their families with diabetes through
the Managing Diabetes & My Heart Health Group run by Angela
& Jenny. As well as
the group, individual Diabetes Education appointments are available
with Angela. |
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Managing My Heart Health
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| Healthy lifestyle cyclic program for persons and their families
in high risk of, or post, heart disease. Angela co-ordinates this
program which is delivered in Kerang and Cohuna. All persons affected by heart
disease are encouraged to attend the Managing
Diabetes & My Heart Health Group.
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Diabetes Supplies & Sharps Disposal
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| Subsidised supply of testing strips & needles for persons with
diabetes. The Kerang Centre is registered with the National Diabetes
Supply Scheme. Contact 5451 0200 |
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Dietetics
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| Alana provides dietary information on wide range of health issues.
Our Dietitian and Diabetes Educator are available for
appointments. |
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Nutrition Psychologist
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This program views weight
management from a psychological perspective (based on the work of Dr
Rick Kausman). Whilst healthy eating and physical activity are
important pieces of the weight management puzzle, they are far from
the only two pieces for most of us. Other pieces almost always
include: eating more slowly, feeling good about your body image, not
being seduced by quick-fix diets, not feeling guilty about eating
various types of foods, and non-hungry eating (eating when we are
not physically hungry).
Both individual and/or group sessions are offered in this program,
which aims to assist both women and men to take control of their
weight and relationship with food.
Contact Naomi for more information. |
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Occupational Therapy
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| Assessments and supports to improve quality of life within the
home. Kerry can provide support and advice to aged or disabled
persons to improve their ability to cope in the home. |
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Home & Clinic Community Nursing - Pyramid Hill & Quambatook
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| Available in Quambatook and Pyramid Hill -
providing nursing care to any person requiring support. Alex, Kathy,
Yvonne, Jenny, Jem, Rosina and Maria offer support Monday to Friday. Clinics run
from 9 - 10am Monday to Friday or by appointment. |
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Drink & Drug Driver Program Accreditation Number: 99/061
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| Assessment and Education Program offered by Leah
& Cindy. |
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Asthma Support
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| Tanya, Leah & Claire provide asthma education and support to
individuals and their families |
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Visiting Services
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Adolescent Mental
Health Services - staff visit the Kerang Centre regularly.
Australian Hearing Bendigo attend the Kerang Centre on a Monthly
basis.
For more information or appointments for any of the above services,
contact our Kerang office on 03 - 5451 0200
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"The Northern District
Community Health Service's purpose is to provide quality care, which
enables people to increase their control over, and improve, their health and
well being" |
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