Golden
oldies a hit during Seniors Week
Peer facilitator froup
moves into top gear
Family
drug hotline helps parents cope|
April 2001 - Department of Human Services, Victoria, Australia |
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General News Health and aged care exhibition The latest products and services designed to fit out and refurbish hospitals, health and aged care facilities will be on display at Health + Aged Care at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre between September 4 and 6. A Statewide program to help families affected by cancer has been completed with the opening of the Familial Cancer Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH). More than 100 Department of Human Services staff heard from leading researchers and policy makers in the field of continence at a forum to discuss the issue. Nominations for the Victorian Community Services and Health Industry Training Awards close on April 18. Body image conference is taking good shape Author and former New Woman editor Cyndi Tebbel and ex-Essendon star footballer and current assistant coach Mark Harvey will be guests at the Second National Body Image Conference on September 7 and 8. Australian scientist wins international award Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Director Suzanne Cory has won the prestigious L'ORÉAL–UNESCO Women in Science Award for 2001. Acute Health Country hospitals keep up good work Despite the underlying pressures, Victoria’s public hospitals are continuing to treat record numbers of patients, says Health Minister John Thwaites. Handbook a guide to healthy motherhood African-born women living in the western suburbs will benefit from a new pregnancy care manual. $11.4 million boost for hospital equipment funding The Government has provided an extra $11.4 million to enable public hospitals across the State to buy much-needed equipment, says Health Minister John Thwaites. Older Victorians in northern metropolitan Melbourne will have access to a new sub-acute ward as a result of Government initiatives to improve health services, says Aged Care Minister Bronwyn Pike. Victoria leads on childhood hearing The Victorian Government plays a key role in the detection and treatment of childhood hearing impairment, says Health Minister John Thwaites. Great start for hospital project Wangaratta will have a state-of-the-art hospital with paediatrics, obstetrics and critical care services when its major $15.4 million redevelopment is completed next year, says Health Minister John Thwaites. Innovative projects to improve patient care Fifteen of Victoria’s country hospitals are participating in innovative projects to streamline patient services and ensure that people receive treatment as promptly as possible, says Health Minister John Thwaites. Aged Care $8.3 million boost to services for older Victorians Older Victorians are to benefit from the Government’s decision to commit an additional $8.3 million to the Home and Community Care (HACC) program. Golden oldies a hit during Seniors Week Older people from all over Victoria took part in more than 1,000 events during Senior Citizens Week. New Aged Care Assistant Director Jane Herington brings a wealth of skills and experience to the role, says Department of Human Services Aged, Community and Mental Health Director Angela Jurjevic. Minister for Housing and Aged Care Bronwyn Pike cut a giant birthday cake during a genteel Sunday afternoon tea dance at North Melbourne Town Hall to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Seniors Card. Female muscle power clinches Senior award A female power lifter’s campaign to give older people the muscle to achieve their dreams has earned her the Premier’s Senior Citizen of the Year Award. Handbook is full of good ideas A Council on the Ageing (COTA) handbook is full of good ideas on community projects. Cheaper travel for country seniors All Seniors Card holders will be able to travel half-price on Mondays and Fridays on V-Line ticketed trains and buses from July 1.
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DisAbility Services Peer facilitator group moves into top gear In early March, as the rumbling of exhausts of the Grand Prix faded out of Melbourne, stage two of the Department of Human Services’ DisAbility Services Peer Facilitation Program was starting to rev up. A new regional playground with special access and facilities for children with a disability has been opened in the grounds of the Ferntree Gully community centre and library. Housing A program by non-profit organisation The info Xchange addresses the growing inequality of access to new information technologies among low-income and disadvantaged groups. A Willingham welcome to Wippa Court Peter and Dorothy Willingham are proud and eager to talk about their new home in suburban Ashwood. Conference a highlight of Housing Week About 50 expert speakers will take part in a series of sessions and seminars during a Building Communities conference on April 23 as part of Housing Week. New units for old on Ashburton estate The Office of Housing has allocated $8.5 million to demolish and replace public and social housing stock in Ashburton’s Victory Boulevard public housing estate. Major housing project complete The planting of a white cedar tree by Housing and Aged Care Minister Bronwyn Pike marked the completion of a $29 million housing development in East Preston. Community Health The School Dental Service will now cover disadvantaged students throughout the whole of their secondary school education, says Health Minister John Thwaites. Mental Health A Royal Children’s Hospital Mental Health Service for Kids and Youth (MH-SKY) project focuses on improving access to mental health care for Aboriginal kids and adolescents. Public Health A new immunisation centre at the Royal Children’s Hospital was opened by Minister for Health John Thwaites as the latest figures show more Victorians than ever before have been immunised. Family drug hotline helps parents cope Families and friends of drug users had for too long been the forgotten victims of drug abuse despite being on the frontline, says Premier Steve Bracks. A Caroline Chisholm Centre for Health Ethics conference on May 24 will focus on human embryo research, manipulation and ethics. Country men need help with health An innovative program aimed at extending the life expectancy of men in rural Victoria challenges the notion that ‘real men’ don’t need regular health check-ups. Community Care Foster families join the circle of care Minister for Community Services Christine Campbell has paid tribute to more than 2,400 foster carers in Victoria. Victoria joins world-wide neighbourhood Neighbourhood Houses across Victoria are now portals to the world-wide web of information since being put online by a Government initiative. A multicultural conference aims to address problem gambling issues within culturally-diverse communities and to facilitate links between services. Pam White is Community Care Director New Department of Human Services’ Community Care Director Pam White joined the Victorian Public Service in the early 1980s as a project officer in the then Department of Community Welfare Services. Juvenile Justice Young women the focus of seminar Delegates to a Juvenile Justice seminar were told of overseas and Victorian initiatives to stop young women progressing through the criminal system.
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