Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month is an annual event held each May to raise community awareness of the social and personal impacts of domestic
Are you a senior Victorian considering whether to have a COVID booster, or know someone who is? Not sure if COVID boosters are needed? Confused
Gippsland PHN is offering general practice staff, including nurses and non-clinical employees, free access to its Employee Assist Program (EAP). EAP offers confidential sessions with
Status: Active Date issued: 27 April 2022 Issued by: Dr Angie Bone, Deputy Chief Health Officer (Environment) Issued to: Health professionals and the community Key messages Carbon monoxide is
An extensive picture of Gippsland’s health and wellbeing has been detailed in the Gippsland Primary Health Network’s Health Needs Assessment 2022-2025. A requirement from the
This upcoming Heart Week (2-8 May 2022) presents an opportunity for health professionals and the public to start a conversation about heart health and take
The Cancer Council Victoria has launched a new online training package to help general practitioners identify patients who are at risk of genetic cancers such
Selected population groups who are at greatest risk of severe illness from COVID-19 are now eligible for an additional vaccination. The Australian Technical Advisory Group
Cancer Australia, in partnership with the Australian Government Department of Health, has started the early scoping of a potential national lung cancer screening program. As
Status: Active Date issued: 13 April 2022 Issued by: Dr Angie Bone, Deputy Chief Health Officer (Environment) Issued to: Health professionals and Victorian community Key messages Poisonous mushrooms including
A high proportion of people in Gippsland consume alcohol at risky levels compared to the rest of Victoria. This was revealed in one of two
Date issued: 6 April 2022 (update to 11 March 2022) Issued by: Associate Professor Deborah Friedman, Deputy Chief Health Officer (Communicable Disease) Issued to: Health