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Come celebrate Youth Week with us!

April 11, 2018 Jenny Harrison High Street Youth Health Service; free event; BBQ; live music

Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) Youth Health invite you to join them to celebrate Youth Week and Youth Homelessness Matters Day with a live music and a BBQ celebration.

New nurses help patients avoid hospital visits

March 21, 2018March 21, 2018 Jenny Harrison nursing; jobs; Community Health Centre; Chronic and Complex care;, Transition to Professional Practice

Meet five of the latest Transition to Professional Practice Nurses who officially started in chronic and complex nursing with the WSLHD Integrated and Community Health directorate.

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World Glaucoma Week stresses early detection

March 15, 2018March 19, 2018 Linda Clavecillas andrew white, community eye, eye clinic, glaucoma, ophthalmology, westmead eye clinic

It is estimated that 300,000 Australians are living with glaucoma, but up to 50% don’t know they have the disease.

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What are we doing to close the gap?

March 7, 2018March 8, 2018 Leanne Findlay aboriginal, Aboriginal health, ATSI, close the gap, life expectancy, reconciliation, Torres Strait Islander

While most Aussies enjoy one of the highest life expectancies in the world, the mortality rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people match those in the most impoverished nations.

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NSW Health confirms more listeriosis outbreak

March 5, 2018March 5, 2018 Linda Clavecillas alert, fact sheet, health alert, listeria, listeriosis, media, nsw food authority, NSW Health, vicky sheappeard

NSW Health is urging high risk groups to be wary of foods that cause listeriosis, confirming there are now 15 cases linked to the national rockmelon outbreak, three of whom have died.

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Free program to help parents

March 5, 2018 Linda Clavecillas mt druitt, parents, waat, WSLHD, wslhd youth, Youth health

WSLHD Youth Health is proud to deliver a one day program for parents and carers to address challenging situations with adolescents.

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NSW Health warns of listeriosis risk

February 26, 2018March 1, 2018 Linda Clavecillas bacteria, diseases, health alert, listeria, listeriosis, NSW Health, vicky sheappeard, WSLHD

NSW Health and the NSW Food Authority have renewed calls for high risk groups to be wary of foods that cause listeriosis after a sudden increase in cases across the state this year.

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Healthy partnership with Vinnies wins top gong

February 20, 2018February 20, 2018 Sia Anthopoulos

An innovative partnership project with St Vincent de Paul Society NSW has been recognised in the 2018 ZEST Awards.

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NSW Health investigates Castle Hill Legionnaires’ link

February 13, 2018 Linda Clavecillas castle hill, castle hill; legionnaires; health alert; nsw health;, health alert, infections, legionnaires, legionnaires disease

NSW Health is investigating the possible contamination source after three people have now been confirmed with Legionnaires’ disease after spending time in Castle Hill.

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Western Sydney health program goes to Vietnam

February 12, 2018February 14, 2018 Linda Clavecillas vietnam; health; students; western sydney; lifestyle; health

We recently took our award-winning health program for students to Vietnam!