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MNCDGP Annual Report 2008-2009

The Electronic MNCDGP Annual Report 2008-2009

Australian Better Health Initiative

What is the Australian Better Health Initiative

The Australian Better Health Initiative is part of the Council of Australian Government's 4 year plan - '$1.1 Billion injected to health' announced in 2006. ABHI is directly funded by the Department of Health and Ageing until 2010. There are five focus areas:

Quit Cafe - Free Smoking Cessation Group

The Quit Café is a free smoking cessation support group run by a Psychologist and a Medical Student with a special interest in smoking cessation which meets on the second Tuesday of each month from 6-8pm at Coffs Harbour Hospital, Education Room ME025.  See attached Poster for further information.

Shared Care Wound Management

This project is a collaboration between the North Coast Area Health Service and the Mid North Coast Division of General Practice.

The overall aim of the project is to develop and implement a systematic and shared care model of wound management that will include the patient, their carers, GPs, Community Nurses, Practice Nurses, Residential Aged Care facilities (RACF), pharmacists, podiatrists, Indigenous Health Workers and other health professionals.