My Region - Goldfields

Rural Health West convened a workshop last year in the Goldfields to develop strategies to address workforce shortages in Kalgoorlie- Boulder and surrounding communities. As a result, the Goldfields Regional Health Professionals Network (GOHPN) was established. The role and the implementation of the GOHPN have been funded by contributions from participating agencies to formalise the collaboration between Rural Health West, WA Primary Health Alliance, The Rural Clinical School of Western Australia, WA General Practice Education and Training, WA Country Health Service, 360 Health + Community and the Goldfields-Esperance GP Network to address the issues currently facing the Goldfields.

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Despite the inclement weather, Amity Health, Hope Community Service, Centrecare, Bay of Isles Community Outreach (BOICO), Escare, LifeSPAN and WA Primary Health Alliance along with the Esperance Alcohol and other Drug Harm Reduction Group hosted the Health and Wellness PitStop at the Bunnings on Friday 28^th June 2018. Supporting the health and wellbeing of men needs to be recognised as a whole-of-community issue. This should include a focus on promoting and facilitating men's healthy living and strengthening health and community service delivery to men.

The Health Check PitStop provided an opportunity for community members to obtain free quick and... Continue reading

Do you live in Kalgoorlie Boulder and identify as a person who is LGBTIQ+, or are you a family member, friend, loved one or ally to the LGBTIQ+ community?

Be a part of a co-design workshop exploring ways to better connect rural and regional LGBTIQ+ communities across Western Australia.

This co-design workshop will explore the needs of local LGTBIQ+ people and aim to identify initiatives that will better support and connect LGBTIQ+ people living in rural and regional communities.

Details

Date: June 29, 2019, 9am to 4pm

Venue: Goldfield Arts Centre

Sign up online or contact Bella Broadway for more... Continue reading

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) is commemorated each year on 15 June to highlight one of the worst manifestations of ageism and inequality in our society, Abuse of the Older Person. The Aboriginal communities and culture, WACHS uses the terminology abuse of the older person as opposed to elder abuse out of consideration for Aboriginal communities and culture.

Abuse of the Older Person is global and includes physical, emotional, sexual and financial abuse and also neglect. In Western Australia abuse affects 1 in 20 older people, and will likely continue to increase if nothing is done.

WEAAD is about... Continue reading

In this month’s Better health, together video, WA Primary Health Alliance CEO, Learne Durrington chats to Chorus CEO, Dan Minchin about loneliness and the social connectedness pilot we have funded in the Mandurah area. The pilot will look into and address the barriers people have to accessing community services, with the aim of better linking primary and community care.

In this month’s Better health, together video, WA Primary Health Alliance CEO, Learne Durrington is joined by Sustainable Health Review Chair, Robyn Kruk to talk about the WA Department of Health’s recently released Sustainable Health Review Final Report.

During its development, WA Primary Health Alliance has played a key role in representing the voice of the primary care sector and will continue to do so as part of a newly agreed strategic partnership with the Department of Health, WA.

The partnership is intended to enable the joint planning, priority setting and funding of coordinated care, giving priority to the delivery... Continue reading

In this month’s Better health, together video, WA Primary Health Alliance CEO, Learne Durrington chats with Principal Advisor and Research Director, Dr Danny Rock about depression and our recent campaign to bring about awareness of this common mental health condition.

WA Primary Health Alliance have launched an important campaign, Depression looks different for everybody, which aims to raise awareness of depression, encourage people to talk about their feelings and urge them to seek help.The campaign captures personal stories of depression as mini documentaries and in artworks to help people recognise the symptoms of this mental health condition that impacts about... Continue reading

In this month’s Better health, together video, WA Primary Health Alliance CEO, Learne Durrington sits down with Suicide Prevention Manager, Sharleen Delane to talk about our work in WA’s three Suicide Prevention Trial Sites, as well as the important role of community in suicide prevention.

WA Primary Health Alliance is leading three Suicide Prevention Trials in Western Australia, located in the Kimberley, the Midwest and the Peel, Rockingham and Kwinana regions.

Learn more about our suicide prevention initiatives and watch the video here.

For past videos, head to the Better health, together page.

What is Grow Local?

Grow Local was developed by WA Primary Health Alliance (WAPHA) in 2017 in response to difficulties in recruiting and retaining culturally appropriate mental health workers to support Aboriginal people.

It was identified as a need during the filming of Bus of Hope, a documentary that followed a group of people from Leonora as they embarked on a journey to Alice Springs, sharing their personal stories of how suicide has impacted their lives and their tight-knit community.

It is a specially designed Certificate IV in Mental Health whose objectives are to:

- Train local people who... Continue reading

To end the year, WA Primary Health Alliance CEO, Learne Durrington is joined by Board Chair, Dr Richard Choong to reflect on the journey so far, our impact on the primary care sector and what success will look like in five years from now.

WA Primary Health Alliance is making an impact on the fabric of the healthcare environment through our role in creating the right conditions to ensure the best possible health outcomes for all Western Australians, particularly for those who fall through the gaps.

Bridging the divide between what are in effect the two different health systems and... Continue reading