Thank you to the Western Bulldogs Community Foundation’s Sons of the West for writing this guest post on their men’s health program.   What is the Sons of the West? The Sons of the West is a free men’s health initiative aimed at addressing common health concerns of men living or working in Victoria’s west. […]

Thank you to Edmund Rice Services for writing this blog about their new community development project.   Edmund Rice Services is a community-based organisation which aims to support people living, working or visiting Mt Atkinson, a new housing development in Rockbank in Melbourne’s West. Once completed, Mt Aktinson will house 20,000 residents and provide approximately […]

Community participation in the recruitment process – a case study Why include community in the recruitment process? Working with community is a key part of many staff roles at HealthWest. Involving community in the recruitment process allows the selection panel to observe how candidates interact with community members in a task-focused situation. Additionally, HealthWest values […]

Thank you to Australian Multicultural Community Services (AMCS) for writing this guest post on their services. AMCS is a not for profit organisation providing help at home and other support services to seniors and their carers, in Melbourne and Greater Geelong.                 Early Support At AMCS we have […]

Thank you to Stanlake Cancer Centre for writing this guest post on their services.                 Stanlake Cancer Centre Stanlake Cancer Centre is a not for profit organisation which organises a rapid and coordinated approach to specialised cancer care in Melbourne’s west. By covering the gap that sometimes exists […]

Thank you to for Diabetes Victoria for writing this guest post on the upcoming Diabetes Expo. Diabetes Victoria is the leading charity and peak consumer body working to reduce the impact of diabetes.             Connecting the diabetes community at Diabetes Expo 2017 Diabetes Victoria will be connecting the diabetes community […]

Thank you to Bridging the Gap for writing this guest post on their programs and professional development:   What is Bridging the Gap? Bridging the Gap is a partnership response to health and health care inequalities for families of refugee background. Women of refugee background are less likely to access and remain engaged in pregnancy […]

Thank you to Werribee Mercy Hospital for writing this guest post on the Healthy Happy Beginnings program. Werribee Mercy Hospital is a general hospital providing surgical, medical, maternity, newborn, renal dialysis, emergency, mental health, rehabilitation, aged and palliative care services in the south west region of Melbourne.     People from refugee backgrounds often experience […]

Thank you to Tweddle Child and Family Health Service for writing this guest post on the Working Out Dads program. Tweddle offers interventions to infants, children and their families to promote the restoration of health and wellbeing where there is distress and disruption in the infant-parent relationship.                 […]

Thank you to Diabetes Victoria for writing this guest post on the Life! program. Diabetes Victoria is the leading charity and peak consumer body working to reduce the impact of diabetes. Statistics about type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke in Australia are alarming, and preventing these serious conditions has never been more important. Every […]