As you are aware, obesity is becoming an increasingly important issue in our local community with almost 25% of Australian children currently overweight or obese. If current trends continue, by 2050 it is likely that the incidence of child obesity will be closer to 50%!

The NSW Parenting Program:
What is it and who is it for?
The NSW Parenting Program implementing MEND (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition…Do it!) is part of a national initiative offering free healthy lifestyle courses for children 7- 13yrs old who may not fit within the ideal weight range and their families. 

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GWAHS Launches Health Plan For The Future

The Greater Western Area Health Service has launched its Corporate Strategic Plan that focuses on the future of its services for and its communities and patients.

Greater Western Area Health Service Chief Executive Dr Claire Blizard said the plan was underpinned by the directions of the State Plan: A New Direction for NSW and provides a blueprint for what GWAHS hopes to achieve during the next five years.

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Blood lead trends in children aged less than 5 years in Broken Hill 2008 

Greater Western Area Health Service has released the report "Blood lead trends in children aged less than 5 years in Broken Hill 2008". The report details that blood lead levels in Broken Hill children aged under five years continue to fall.



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Greater Western Area Health Service

It is with pleasure that I present the 2007/2008 Greater Western Area Health Service (Greater Western AHS) Annual Report.

While much has been said about Greater Western AHS being the largest in NSW, it is the people and our partners who have made the service the success that it is today. We have more than 7000 employees who provide health services to the regional, rural and remote areas of the State and this annual report is a testament to their commitment.

Dr Claire Blizard CEO

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Information sheet - Restoration of Heritage Building at Bathurst Hospital

The purpose of this information sheet is to keep you informed of what work has happened – and what will be proposed – at the Heritage Building at Bathurst Hospital.


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Rural and remote nursing - challenging, capable, collaborative and crucial!

• Are you often the first line of clinical management/care for individuals, families and the community at your health care facility?
• Does your role as a RN take you across many rural or remote specialties?
• Do you work with no on-site medical and allied health support?
  
• By necessity is your rural or remote clinical expertise required to be at an extended level?
• Are you looking to progress your career path to a Nurse Practitioner?

If you ticked any of the above and want to greatly improve access to primary health care using evidence based protocols in a collaborative environment then the OBN Certificate may be the course for you!

Build your capacity to meet the diversity of rural health care through the OBN course

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Proposed Greater Western Area Health Service Cluster Structure

A document has been released to outline a proposed new cluster structure for Greater Western Area Health Service (Greater Western AHS).

At the core of the proposed Cluster Structure is the reduction in the number of Clusters and the strengthening of Cluster management to allow local health service managers the ability to focus on the delivery of core clinical services. The existing Clusters will be aggregated into four Clusters each with a dedicated Cluster Executive Team.

The document explains the factors underlying the change, the proposed Cluster model and benefits of the new structure to the community and organisation. It provides a map of the proposed Clusters and organisation chart.

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Greater Western Area Health Service Lachlan Valley Health Service, Service Plan

The Service Plan, prepared by the Greater Western AHS in conjunction with Colleen Wilson Health Strategies Pty Ltd and Sirius Economics has been endorsed by NSW Health. The development of the Plan has included consultation with medical, nursing and allied health professionals, health service management and staff and community representatives.

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Greater Western Area Health Service Dubbo Futures Plan

The Dubbo Health Services Future Directions Strategy has been prepared for Greater Western Area Health Service with advice from clinicians, management and community representatives to inform the development of health services in Dubbo LGA over the next ten to fifteen years.

The Strategy provides a high level overview of the health service needs of Dubbo and the surrounding communities to the year 2021 and the major strategic and service development issues that need to be addressed over the next five to ten years to enable the Health Services to respond to those needs effectively.

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