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TDHS continues to put the spotlight on our wonderful health and care workers in 2021 giving you the opportunity to get to know more of our “Champions of Change” who work at our healthcare service working together for a healthy community. This month, our new video...
The International Day of Happiness is an annual event organised by the United Nations to promote the idea that feeling happy is a global human right. The theme for this year's International Day of Happiness is "Keep Calm. Stay Wise. Be Kind" and is, of course,...
Today was an important day at TDHS. Our aged care residents and Priority 1A staff received their Pfizer vaccines to help protect them from the COVID-19 virus. In this video our CEO Rebecca Van Wollingen further explains today’s vaccinations and when other workers and members of...
By Amanda Nash TDHS Community Health Nurse This week is Sleep Awareness Week (March 14-20) and this Friday (March 19) is World Sleep Day. This annual event highlights the importance of sleep health and encourages the public to prioritise sleep to improve their overall health and well-being. The...
Coeliac Australia’s 2021 Coeliac Awareness Week Campaign (13-20th March) aims to raise awareness to Australia’s low coeliac disease diagnosis rates....
Corry Kerr has become the third annual winner of Timboon and District Healthcare Service’s (TDHS) ICARE Dr Peter Fox Staff Award. The virtual awards were held via Zoom last week and also saw John Fox, the son of the late Dr Peter Fox, recognised with the...
By Amanda Nash (TDHS Community Health Nurse) With the 2021 flu season not far away, all Australians — and especially those in vulnerable groups or age brackets — should arrange vaccination against seasonal influenza during the month of April. Whilst flu vaccination does not prevent against COVID-19, a...
This year, World Salt Awareness Week will take place from March 8 to 14 with the slogan: “More flavour, Less Salt!” COVID-19 has changed our lives in many ways, including how we eat. Restrictions meant less socialising and eating in restaurants and spending more time at home....
In this month's TDHS vlog, community engagement officer Sabine McKenzie and community health nurse Amanda Nash discuss; 😷 Current services restrictions due to COVID-19 🦠 COVID-19 and the importance of getting tested 🍷 FebFast 🧠 Epilepsy Awareness Month 👒 Melanoma March 👂 Hearing Awareness Week and more...
Amanda Nash cried tears of joy when she drove into her hometown of Port Campbell for the first time with hearing aids. “I couldn’t work out what the noise was…it was the waves and it was only then I realised that I hadn’t heard that for...
