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By TDHS Dietitian, Emily BoyleTry for 5 is an annual nutrition campaign run by Nutrition Australia that encourages all Australians to increase their vegetable intake to the recommended five serves per day.The campaign runs each October during National Nutrition Week.In Australia only 4% of adults...
Malnutrition can impact people of all ages, shapes and sizes – sometimes affecting the most unlikely of people, according to Timboon and District Healthcare Service’s (TDHS) new dietitian Emily Boyle.Yesterday marked the start of Malnutrition Week (6-9 Oct) and Ms Boyle said it was important...
In this month's TDHS vlog, community engagement officer Sabine McKenzie and community health nurse Amanda Nash are joined by new social worker Hayley Weel.They discuss;😷Current services restrictions due to COVID-19 COVID-19 and the importance of getting tested 🌸 Breast Cancer Awareness Month 💙 National Carers Week 👩⚕️ New...
The discovery of an ultimately harmless lump in her right breast in 2013 might have saved Julie Harkin’s life.While the lump she had felt turned out to be a benign cyst, it was the catalyst for scans that unfortunately found a cancerous grade three (fast...
Karla Cornelissen has endured debilitating migraines for more than three decades. They come on without warning and have ruined hundreds of nights out over the years.She was 18 when she started getting them. Now 50, Karla is pinning her hopes on a common theory that...
Enid O’Connor loves her job as a diversional therapist/activities coordinator so much she doesn’t even call it work – she calls it play....
Today is R U OK? Day; a national day of action when Australians are reminded that every day is the day to ask “Are you OK?” if someone in your world is struggling with life’s ups and downs.The challenging times 2020 has thrown at us...
It's Women's Health Week - a great reminder to check in on your own health and to keep making positive changes that can last a lifetime.TDHS Well Women's Clinic is continuing to take appointments and our Women's Health Nurse Amanda Nash is reminding women to...
In this month's TDHS vlog, community engagement officer Sabine McKenzie and community health nurse Amanda Nash discuss;COVID-19 and the importance of getting tested Therapy Dog Awareness Month Free face masks available at TDHS thanks to volunteers Women's Health Week (Sept 7-11) R U OK?...
September is Therapy Dog Awareness Month and you might remember our video last year showing how TDHS patients and staff alike are looking forward to our beautiful volunteer therapy dog Sasha and her owner/handler Jenny’s daily visits.Research has shown that the presence of a beloved...