Welcome to the Upper Hume Primary Care Partnership Website
Our partnership is building healthy communities in the Shires of Wodonga, Indigo and Towong and the Kiewa Valley of Alpine Shire.
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Quality health and
wellbeing information
for everyone.
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Latest PCP News
Upcoming Events
- Strategic Planning session for the 2009-2012 plan of the Upper Hume PCP - 7th May - 9.30 am to 4.30 pm Cafe GRove in Wodonga - this will be facilitated by Susan Benedyka.
Registration required - email interest to jmoore@uhchs.vic.gov.au
Service System Development work
Rural Men Connect Forum - was held on 18th March 2009. The full report on outcomes and findings will be out soon. This one day forum brought together organisations and individuals with a stake in the wellbeing and future of rural men and male adolescents with the practical aims of: Creating greater awareness about connecting with rural men, Sharing successful experiences in programs and services, Developing new skills and practice,Building strong community links and networks
ConnectingCare - is our chosen e-refferral provider for the Hume Region. We are in the early implimentation phase.check your agencies details www.connectingcare.com.au Ask in your organisation what's happening and register yourself online for a username and password. if your agency wants to participate or know more Call Daniel Whiting 02 60491912 or email dwhiting@bordergp.org.au
Training to support staff to establish and use the e-Referral system is available regularly or on request.
PCP Reports
- Report on Promoting Health in Nursing Practice for the 2nd year undergraduate nurses undertaking their health promotion practicum in May 2008 with organisations in our local area. This is the fourth year of this collaboration with La Trobe University in Wodonga.
- Women Gathering In Dry Times Evaluation August 2008 This is one of the funded Drought innititiaves for our area through the PCP.
- PSTT Final PSTT report May 2008 - Partnerships in Safer Sex and Testing was a 10 month project funded by Family Planning Victoria and led by Upper Hume Communtiy Health Service. Significant need identified for improvement in education and service levels.
- Friends for Life Program Evaluation January 2008 this initiative trained over 40 teachers and welfare workers in our area to deliver the Friends program into schools. The aim to build the mental health and resilience of young people in surviving the tough and stressful time of the drought.
Other local training
Recent Health Information
- New youth mental health website to help raise awareness of symptoms of depression and anxiety, and to help youth get help: Youthbeyondblue
The site was launched on 19 May and is part of beyondblue: the national depression initiative.
“It Takes Two To Tango” is a publication by Women’s Health Goulburn North East and was designed, created and written by young mother Tanya Pawlosky. Tanya tells in easy English the story of her pregnancy from beginning to end, and the first weeks after. The purpose of this book is to help women understand what is happening to their body and their emotions during pregnancy and it offers an avenue for discussion and action plans for workers supporting or caring for women with intellectual or learning disabilities.
The book fills a gap in available resources for this very disadvantaged group and is unique in its very positive and uplifting presentation as a scrapbook of memories. This resource would be useful for those
members of your organization who work with pregnant and parenting young women. Copies may be ordered by calling
03 5722 3009 . The first copy is complimentary and the remaining copies are $30.
Useful resource Child Protection: a guide for Parents and Family Members The guide focuses on what happens if the Department of Human Services becomes involved in people's lives.
National preventative health strategy discussion paper Australia the Healthiest Country 2020
The National Preventative Health Taskforce is calling for submissions on its discussion paper and associated technical papers.
Submissions are due 2 January 2009. Read more...
Because Mental Health Matters: A new focus for mental health and wellbeing in Victoria. The Consultation paper outlines the new vision for Victoria’s mental health services and proposes priorities for action and possible solutions to identified needs.
Contact:
Executive Officer:
Judith Moore on 02 6022 8894 or jmoore@uhchs.vic.gov.au
Chairperson:
Leonard Peady 02 6022 8888 CEO of Upper Hume Community Health Service lpeady@uhchs.vic.gov.au