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Cancer screening campaign for the LGBTQI+ community – Screening saves lives 04 February 2022 World Cancer Day 2022 theme is “Close the care Gap”, and WA’s cancer screening program teams for bowel, breast and cervical have joined forces to share the message that ‘Screening saves lives’, with new resources focusing on the LGBTIQ+ community. The LGBQTI+ community is somewhat resistant to seeking medical help out of fear and are an under screened community and the aim is to increase awareness of, and participation in, these lifesaving programs. A collaboration between BreastScreen WA, the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program, and the WA Cervical Cancer Prevention Program has been created as a direct response to this, with advocacy work and communication being undertaken in the background to ensure acceptance and understanding is in place more widely. The first of the materials was seen at the PRIDE Fair in November, featuring community members from ... -
Training WA award recipient - Graylands 01 February 2022 As a Welfare Officer with Graylands Hospital’s Extended Care Service (HECS), Remi Toluwade (seen here with Winner Remi with Acting Head of Social Welfare, Michelle) won the Department of Training and Workforce Development’s Cultural Diversity Training Award and was also Ambassador of the Year for North Metro TAFE, 2021. WA Training recently requested Remi to put on her Ambassador hat for the VET sector again and be part of a photo shoot at Graylands Hospital, to promote the launch of the 2022 WA Training Awards program. The award Remi won recognises the achievement of a culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) student who ‘…displays a strong understanding and knowledge of the vocational education and training system, demonstrating the relevance of lifelong learning for themselves and the migrant community’. Migrating from Nigeria in 2015, Remi has a deg... -
NMHS COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic in prime position 27 January 2022 Our fantastic vaccination team was front and centre for the City of Perth Skyshow this January 26 offering first, second and booster vaccinations to the general public across the afternoon and early evening. Lead by the senior nurse for the NMHS COVID-19 Vaccination Program, Ann Andrews, the team consisted of four nurse vaccinators, two administrative staff and an onsite pharmacist. Over 100 vaccinations were given, with 13 first doses, 11 second doses and 80 boosters. It was a great day according to Ann, “The clinic ran very smoothly thanks to a fabulous team and the public were very receptive to obtaining information and receiving their COVID-19 vaccinations.” And as an added bonus the staff were able to view the sky show from a first-class location. "It was amazing!” said Ann. -
Ministerial visit to Ngatti House 25 January 2022 The Minister for Child Protection and Community Services, Simone McGurk MLA, recently visited Ngatti House along with NMHS Youth Mental Health staff from Youth Reach South (external site) (YRS). Ngatti House (external site) is WA’s only licensed psychiatric hostel for young people at risk. It provides community-based homeless youth services to young people between 17 and 22 years of age, who show signs and symptoms of mental illness while homeless or at risk of homelessness. The service offers safe accommodation for these young people as they work on their mental health recovery, with support from Life Without Barriers (external site) (LWB) who run and staff the program. YRS provides community mental health services to young people living in the southern corridor and works with LWB to provide in-reach care for those at Ngatti House. Sam Garlett, YRS Aboriginal Health Officer, did t... -
Amoebic meningitis risk 22 January 2022 With the unprecedented heat in WA, the Department of Health has released a timely warning about the potential of infection from the rare but deadly Amoebic Meningitis. Managing Scientist Richard Theobald explained that, as amoebae thrive in water temperatures between 28˚C and 40˚C, it should be assumed that any warm fresh water potentially contains the Naegleria fowleri amoeba. “The infection can affect people at any age. However, children and young adults are usually more susceptible to the infection due to their recreational water use and activities.” Amoebic meningitis is caused by a single-celled amoeba that lives in fresh water and damp soil. The amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, can survive in soil for a long time and still reactivate when put in fresh water. Although there has not been a case of amoebic meningitis in Western Australia since the 1980s, Mr Theobald urged people...
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18/10/2023