Metropolitan Health
Intensive care boost
for sick children
Victoria's sickest kids now have a dedicated children's,
or paediatric, intensive care unit (PICU) at Monash Medical Centre
providing the best possible medical care.
Fight against hospital
superbugs
Victorian public hospitals will use a new weapon
in their fight against the worldwide problem of hospital-acquired
infections.
Books a help for families
A three-book series aims to help families coping
with the devastating diagnosis of brain tumour in a young child.
General News
Volunteer support for
amputee rehab
Melissa Noonan, 39, spent four months in Royal
Talbot Rehabilitation Centre after her leg was severed in a train
accident at Brighton Beach station in September 2003.
Project helps children
stay at school
More vulnerable children are staying at school
to complete their education in Victoria's north-east as a result
of a joint project by the Departments of Human Services and Education
and Training (DEET).
Website links patients
to latest cancer trials
Victorian cancer patients can now access information
about new cancer treatment trials with the click of a button, thanks
to a new online database.
Projects aimed at
student wellbeing
A School Focused Youth Service (SFYS) forum in
Broadmeadows showcased initiative projects undertaken in 2004 for
young people at risk of being disengaged from their school, family
and community.
Equipment helps vet
zoo patients
Werribee Mercy Hospital has donated a truck-load
of medical equipment to Werribee Open Range Zoo.
The Alfred digs biomodels
Pioneering Alfred Hospital technology is being
put to good use in the fields of anthropology and palaeontology.
$26 million for Victorian
medical research institutes
Victorian medical researchers are leading significant
international research and development projects thanks to a doubling
of infrastructure grants since 1999, says Minister for Innovation
John Brumby.
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Public Health
Alfred leads national
hepatitis C studies
Two Alfred Hospital staff members are leading the
investigations for two major national studies on hepatitis C.
Trio warns women of
the danger of heart disease
Three inspirational women, all current or former
outpatients of Caulfield General Medical Centre's Cardiac Rehabilitation
Unit, are highlighting the dangers of female heart disease and the
added risk for those who have diabetes.
Centre to be world-class
A new, world-class centre will lead the way in
research into the three most pressing health problems facing Australia—diabetes,
obesity and osteoporosis.
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Disability Services
Community unit
opening reunites brothers
The opening of a Community Residential Unit in
Preston has reunited the Zyka family.
Forum focuses on
family matters
The Down Syndrome Association of Victoria Family
Matters Conference will address the impact that living with
a child with Down syndrome has on the family, carers and the broader
community.
Football fever grips
Yooralla centre
Participants in Yooralla's St Albans and Coburg
FirstBase programs donned footy jumpers, scarves and beanies for
a day of football fun.
Group supports women
with a disability
The new Women's Help West support group in Laverton
provides information, friendship and fun to women with a disability.
New booklet for teachers
A new booklet helps staff working with deaf and
hearing-impaired students in mainstream schools.
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Office for Children
Kit connects kindergarten
teachers and kids
A kit for teachers and parents will boost the participation
of Aboriginal children in kindergartens.
Early childhood expert
leads forums
The head of one of the world's most progressive
and comprehensive early years policy initiatives has led several
Office for Children forums.
Design guide on line
A new internet site will help those involved with
the planning, design, alteration, extension and construction of
premises housing children's services.
Symposium to focus
and child and family welfare
A national symposium in Melbourne will bring together
international experts in the field of child and family welfare.
Students sample life
of country kinder teachers
A group of Monash University students training
to be kindergarten teachers has just completed a teaching round
in the Department of Human Services Loddon Mallee Region.
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Aged Care
Regional roadshow
on dementia awareness
Health and aged care sector leader Nancy Hogan
will be guest speaker at a series of regional dementia awareness
forums.
Kyabram and District
Health Services Power Pals group
Kyabram and District Health Services community
and allied health departments are conducting a weekly gentle strength
training program for community members.
Equipment to give residents
a lift
Kyabram Nursing Home has taken delivery of new
manual handling equipment after receiving Department of Human Services
funding of $22,040.
Comment sought on
strategies to counter elder abuse
Minister for Aged Care Gavin Jennings has called
for public submissions on strategies to prevent physical, financial,
sexual or psychological abuse of older people.
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Housing
Revamp delivers new
homes
Single people in St Kilda on low incomes now have
access to high-quality, affordable apartments.
Heritage landmark
saved for social housing
Clifton Hill's landmark House of the Gentle Bunyip
has been spared the bulldozer and will come to life again as social
housing following a $3.4 million makeover.
Mental Health
Extra health help
for St Kilda homeless
Mental health professionals will be based at St
Kilda's Sacred Heart Mission under a new program to help link homeless
people with support services.
UK expert in Ballarat
A visiting international psychologist has been
training Ballarat Health Psychiatric Services staff and conducting
workshops.
Austin mental health
facility under way
Austin Health's new, purpose-built mental health
facility is taking shape.
Rural and Regional Health
Nurse initiative
helps refugees
Victorian refugees—some of whom are not eligible
for Medicare services—will have free access to specialist nurses
under a new half-million dollar Government program.
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Early
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