New diabetes service opens in East Ringwood
September 04, 2017The first of three new Integrated Diabetes Education and Assessment Service (IDEAS) sites opens in East Ringwood this week to address the chronic nature of type 2 diabetes and reduce avoidable hospitalisations.
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Early intervention at Whittlesea GP clinics for risky alcohol and drug use
September 04, 2017Eastern Melbourne PHN (EMPHN) has appointed drug and alcohol counselling service provider Caraniche to deliver a new $250,000 Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) service at four GP clinics in the City of Whittlesea.
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New program to keep Whittlesea residents with complex chronic disease out of hospital
August 17, 2017Whittlesea residents who are at risk of unplanned hospital admissions due to chronic illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease are set to benefit from the Community Based Complex Chronic Disease Intervention project which aims to reduce avoidable hospital admissions.
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Personalised care, health coaching for chronic disease patients in Whittlesea, Monash and Banyule
August 17, 2017People in Whittlesea, Monash and Banyule newly-diagnosed with chronic conditions will be able to better manage their health through a partnership between Eastern Melbourne PHN (EMPHN) and Medibank.
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New rehabilitation program for otherwise unserviced AOD clients in Melbourne’s north-east
August 16, 2017Eastern Melbourne PHN (EMPHN) is funding Banyule Community Health to deliver an innovative program providing people who are often ineligible for alcohol and other drug (AOD) rehabilitation programs the opportunity to participate in a personalised post withdrawal, eight-week day program.
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Call to get vaccinated after high influenza figures revealed
August 16, 2017Health experts are calling on local residents to ensure they have received the flu vaccine, and if they are unwell with flu like symptoms to consult with their general practitioner.
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$600,000 to deliver mental health group therapy sessions in Melbourne's east and north east
August 15, 2017Eastern Melbourne PHN (EMPHN) has provided $600,000 funding to Eastern Access Community Health (EACH) to provide group therapy sessions, predominantly to people with or at risk of mild to moderate mental health disorders.
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Psychological Strategies Trial for Melbourne's East
August 15, 2017Those with, or at risk of, low to moderate severity mental health disorders will soon benefit from new funding for a mental health trial, delivered by Eastern Access Community Health (EACH).
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New clinic to inject better health into Whittlesea Secondary College
July 31, 2017More than 830 students at Whittlesea Secondary College can see a doctor free within a dedicated clinic located in the school as part of the Victorian Government’s Doctors in Secondary Schools program.
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New GP clinic at Boronia K-12 to nurture better health
July 31, 2017More than 350 students at Boronia K-12 can see a doctor free within a dedicated clinic located in the school as part of the Victorian Government’s Doctors in Secondary Schools program.
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