Kids healthy lifestyle program
School aged children between 7 – 13 years in western Sydney are being encouraged to sign-up for a free, healthy lifestyle program, focused on making physical activity fun with a swimming pool based program.
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Author: Jenny Harrison
The importance of reading to your children
Members of the Australian Literacy Educators’ Association (ALEA Sydney West) visited Westmead Hospital recently to celebrate International Literacy Day.
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Staff farewell Chief Executive Danny O’Connor
Staff from Blacktown and Mount Druitt hospital’s wanted to do something extraordinary and unique to farewell our wonderful chief executive, mentor and friend of many, Danny O’Connor.
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Closest to your heart
Westmead Hospital NICU mother Nora Parvez and newborn Kai Parvez. Having a baby in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) can be extremely
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Legionnaires’ disease cluster update
NSW Health has been notified of a fifth case of Legionnaires’ disease in an interstate resident. The fifth person had
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Choosing water instead of sugary drinks
Inspired and passionate about healthy living, 10 year old Inayat Randhawa read about the district’s campaign to swap sugary drinks for healthier options in The Pulse.
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Website helps manage treatment for breast cancer
The Westmead Breast Cancer Institute (BCI) has developed an online tool for GP’s and health professionals for the assessment and management of more than 400 conditions specific to breast cancer.
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iCare about your safety
iCare is not just your sales service support you get with your new Hyundai car – it is also the largest public sector insurance agency in Australia.
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Book your free health program at your library in September
Library enthusiasts across western Sydney are invited to sign up for their personal, free telephone health coach at their local library, as part of a health campaign to get people off the couch.
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Vale: beloved volunteer Pat Moir
Mount Druitt Hospital’s volunteer Pat Moir. We are saddened to hear that fellow volunteer, Mount Druitt Hospital support and friend
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