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Students get active at SALSA Standing Tall leadership day with the GWS Giants.
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SALSA students learn leadership from GWS Giants

24 Aug, 2017, 1:29 pm Anne Markey 0 Comments GWS Giants, Primary Health Care Education and Research Unit, SALSA, Smita Shah

Students involved in the WSLHD Students As Lifestyle Activists (SALSA) program have had a masterclass in leadership from the top-ranking Greater Western Sydney Giants AFL club.

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PERU project officer Annabelle King, WSLHD Board chair Richard Alcock, director of the WSLHD Primary Health Care Education and Research Unit (PERU) Associate Professor Smita Shah and research and evaluation officer Bridget Foley discuss the scale-up of the SALSA program.
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SALSA program set to scale

31 Jul, 2017, 8:47 am31 Jul, 2017, 8:48 am Anne Markey 0 Comments Primary Health Care Education and Research Unit, Richard Alcock, SALSA

The award-winning Students as Lifestyle Activists (SALSA) program is set to scale up its reach by working more strategically with

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  • NSW further expands access to Japanese Encephalitis vaccine

    NSW further expands access to Japanese Encephalitis vaccine

    27 Jan, 2023, 10:18 am27 Jan, 2023, 10:18 am Jessica Chahine
  • Viral gastroenteritis on the rise in NSW

    Viral gastroenteritis on the rise in NSW

    18 Jan, 2023, 2:01 pm18 Jan, 2023, 2:01 pm Alyssa Terese
  • Thousands of western Sydney and NSW women to receive fertility treatment rebate

    Thousands of western Sydney and NSW women to receive fertility treatment rebate

    17 Jan, 2023, 3:11 pm17 Jan, 2023, 3:29 pm Alyssa Terese
  • Western Sydney urged to be aware of rare serious bacterial illnesses requiring urgent care

    Western Sydney urged to be aware of rare serious bacterial illnesses requiring urgent care

    09 Jan, 2023, 1:36 pm09 Jan, 2023, 1:37 pm Natalie Noordhuis

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