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Coronavirus: Information for patients and families 22 April 2020 All you need to know about Coronavirus and the health of your child. We know that this is a scary and challenging for parents who are worried about their child and family's wellbeing. We've gathered information and resources to help you answer some questions and provide some reassurance as we face this challenge. Service changes In response to the restrictions around Coronavirus, we've made some changes to how we deliver our services. Find out more below: Community Health Child Health Child Development Service Mental Health Perth Children's Hospital Resources HealthyWA HealthyWAhas daily updates and information about Coronavirus for the Western Australian community. Department of Health, Western Australia TheDepartment of Healthincludes the latest information and impacts on health across the state. Department of Health, Australian Go...
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Join the flu fight! Get your child's flu vaccination today 20 April 2020 The influenza vaccination program is here and with the risks around Coronavirus (COVID-19), now is the time to get your child vaccinated. What is influenza (the flu)? The flu is an illness that typically affects the nose, throat and lungs, and can spread easily. One in three children who catch the flu are hospitalised and most flu-related hospital admissions and deaths occur in previously healthy children. The best way to prevent the flu is to get the influenza vaccine. The vaccine will give your child immunity for up to 6-12 months. Getting the flu vaccine for free The flu vaccine is free for: Children aged 6 months to year 6 of primary school Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and children who have medical conditions including: asthma chronic lung, liver, kidney, heart and neurological conditions impaired immunity cancer diabetes metab...
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Celebrating our nurses: Celeste Coleman 28 February 2020 International Year of the Nurse & Midwifecelebrates the invaluable contribution that nurses and midwifes make to global healthcare. At CAHS, we're profiling the diversity of roles and people that make up our nursing services. Meet Celeste Coleman. Celeste is a Clinical Nurse Specialist in our Gender Diversity Service, atPerth Children's Hospital. Tell us about your background and how you became a nurse I started my nurse training in 1993 at Curtin University. Funnily enough I was told I didn’t have a 'nursing personality'. But here I am 27 years later, and still loving it. I always wanted to be a nurse, never anything else and I wouldn’t change a thing! I have worked in medical, surgical, nursing education and psychiatric from neonates to adults in just about every aspect of the job both here and overseas. What made you want to be in a leadership role? I got into the Gend...
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Congratulations to our Stars of CAHS winners 17 February 2020 Last Friday, Aboriginal Health Worker Josie Ford from Armadale Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, was presented with her Stars of CAHS Award by CAHS Chief Executive Dr Aresh Anwar and PCH Foundation's Heiko Plange, representing our award sponsors. “Josie had an idea to create an Aboriginal health and wellbeing festival in response to the growing number of suicides in the Aboriginal community and she made it happen! About 18 months of hard work later, the festival took place. It was so successful it is now going to be an annual event. People like Josie are few and far between, she cares so much about what she does, and digs deep and gives so much of herself to her role. This festival was a huge undertaking and a real positive action to address the causes of suicide in Josie’s community. The world needs more people like Josie. The festival and her role in it really ...
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Expressions of interest open for new Midland Health Hub 11 February 2020 The Child and Adolescent Health Service has secured funding to build a community hub for children's health in Midland. The community hub will co-locate community health, mental health and other services in a ‘one stop shop’ approach. The intention for this first hub is in providing a contemporary designed facility that provides integrated and coordinated health services in partnership with key government and non-government collaborative partners. The hub aims to provide: Co-located, integrated and coordinated services that meet consumer needs Improved access in an area of community demand and population growth Culturally safe, appropriate and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CaLD) people Long-term care for chronic conditions in the community, helping to prevent hospital admissions and manage acute care demands ...
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22/06/2021