Northern NSW Local Health District

Real Estate Agents from across the Northern Rivers have been invited to participate in a morning of skills training to equip them to more effectively support clients who may be experiencing mental health challenges or other social disadvantage.

“Our House is a wonderful facility, it is modern, clean and has everything you could possibly need during treatment,”

The 2013/14 Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSW LHD) Budget delivers important extra funding but the next twelve months will present challenges. Giving an overview of the 2013/14 Expenses Budget, which totals $632M, some $23M higher than in 2012/13, the Chair of the NNSW LHD Board, Dr Brian Pezzutti, said, “This extra funding will cover higher staff wages of around 2.5 per cent and inflation-induced increases in the cost of various good and services, such as medications, bandages and electricity.

Can you spare a couple of hours a week to help people find their way to the new Fracture Clinic at Lismore Base Hospital (LBH)? The LBH United Hospital Auxiliary is looking for Volunteers to help with guiding and transporting patients to the new Fracture Clinic within the Hospital.

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The Quit for New Life program aims to contribute to the reduction in smoking rates amongst pregnant Aboriginal women, women who have an Aboriginal baby and other members of their households.

The Bundjalarms (Butterflies) Netball Program is a health promotion project that has arisen through the connection between a group of Aboriginal people, health and public sector workers, and community members with the shared belief that sport can be instrumental in creating positive change for people and communities.

Less than 1 in 2 women aged 50-74 have their recommended mammogram every two years. October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Women aged 50-74 are encouraged to call 13 20 50 to book an appointment for a free mammogram. To support the ‘My Reason to Screen’ campaign visit www.facebook.com/breastscreennsw and share the viral pledge and tag your loved ones as your ‘Reason to Screen’.

The Murwillumbah District Hospital, through the Tweed Valley Birthing Service has been providing pregnancy, birth and postnatal care to women in the the Tweed Valley and Tweed Coast region for nearly four years. Recently the service was accredited to incorporate the concept of water birthing.