Category: 01. General Health News
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Forming good Kinnections
Hunter Primary Care has teamed up with local businesses, Tomago Aluminium, THIRTY3SOUTH Films and Snap Programs to support the Indigenous men’s basketball team, Karuah Kinnections. The team is made up of young men aged 16 to 25-year-olds, who either live at Karuah Mission or have grown up in the area. Players on the Karuah Kinnections…
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Pool Party highlights the consequences of binge drinking among young people
An animated music video called Pool Party has been created in Newcastle to raise awareness about the risks of binge drinking.
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Living Well with COPD – Everybody, Everywhere
World COPD Day aims to raise awareness, share knowledge, and discuss ways to reduce the burden of Chronic Obstructive Lung Diseasewhich is persistent long term obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) around the world.
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PANDA Week 2020 – Tell Someone Who Cares
Did you know that 1 in 5 expecting or new mothers will experience anxiety and/or depression in Australia every year? Learn more about perinatal mental illness and where to seek help.
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Dependence sneaks up in anxious times
Senior Clinical Psychologist, Kylie Bailey, explains the relationship between alcohol and substance dependence during anxious times.
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Tuning into the mental health of older people
In these unprecedented times, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been greatest on the older people who reside in our communities, including those within residential aged care facilities.
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The relationship between food and your mood
To coincide with National Nutrition Week (11th-17th Oct) and Mental Health Month, let’s shine a light on the role nutrition plays in reducing the risk of and managing mental health conditions.
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Tips on tuning in and being grateful
Do you wake up in the morning and instinctively reach for your phone? Why not try tuning into your environment and connecting to the things in life that you are grateful for.
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Establishing ‘Power and Control for Aboriginal Youth’
Hunter Primary Care has been successful in the first round of grants awarded through the Department of Health, Indigenous Australians Health Programme Emerging Priorities grant.
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Sleeping out to help the Hunter’s homeless
There is no single definition of homelessness, it is complex. But sleeping rough for one night is not.