Northern NSW Local Health District

Each year the Department of Primary Industries recognises rural women for their volunteer work in the community. These women are nominated as Hidden Treasures and listed in the Hidden Treasure's Honour Roll.

Mental Health month is held each year in October to encourage community participation in raising awareness, education and reduce stigma.

Mental Health month highlights one of the major difficulties people with mental illness have in finding suitable and affordable accommodation.

The P.A.R.T.Y. (Prevent Alcohol and Risk-Related Trauma in Youth) Program is an internationally recognised program that brings teenagers into the hospital.

Feedback revealed that NNSW LHD came in second to Southern NSW LHD, which was rated the highest overall in New South Wales

The Model of Care for Paediatric Services introduced at Murwillumbah District Hospital (MDH) in December 2014 has proven to be successful

The winning entry was in the Integrated Healthcare category titled Early Detection of Chronic Kidney Disease in Aboriginal people

Tobacco smoking causes more disease than any other risky behaviour with it damaging almost every organ of the body. ‘Helping U 2 Quit Program’ is a free, evidence-based quit smoking support group run by qualified facilitators.