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Empowering farmers to thrive

We are delivering on our commitment to improve farmer health by providing greater access to farmer-specific health checks at Victorian field days, community events and through our partner organisations.

Farmers and agricultural workers can participate in a comprehensive 90-minute AgriSafe™ Clinic at:

Northern District Community Health
Primary Care Connect; and
Harrow Bush Nursing Centre – Limited appointments available in March and April only.

Alternatively, you can also take part in a 20-minute Health and Lifestyle Assessment at:

FarmWorld, Lardner Park - 25-27 March 2022; or
East Gippsland Field Days – 8 & 9 April 2022

To find out about how you can have a Farmer Health Clinic pop up in your area, please contact Cecilia Fitzgerald on (03) 5551 1847 or email cecilia.fitzgerald@wdhs.net

FIND OUT MORE HERE

We want to learn from your experiences

The National Centre for Farmer Health, in collaboration with Deakin University, is currently conducting two surveys to help inform research that will benefit our rural and remote communities.

Injury risk and safety behaviours of children on Victorian farms

A new study investigating how the behaviours, attitudes and lifestyles on Victorian farms are contributing to child farm-related injury. If you are a parent or guardian of a child aged 5-14 and would like to contribute to this research, please follow the link below or contact Jessie Adams via jessie.adams@wdhs.net.

SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES

Returning to work after a stroke

Through this study, the NCFH and Deakin University seek to learn more about the experiences of people who have had a stroke while working within a rural or remote region, and who wanted to return to work after their stroke.

If you are a rural or remote Australia who had a stroke and has returned to work, we want to hear from you. Follow the link below for more information.

HAVE YOUR SAY

NCFH Research Assistant Jessie Adams talking about the COVID-19 local support hotline

Our role in the COVID-19 response

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, a huge number of individuals, groups, and businesses stepped up to help in their local communities. We are proud to say that our NCFH team is among them, and we wanted to share some insight into the role we played in helping support our local community during the pandemic.

Most importantly we wanted to acknowledge and thank the amazing people who assisted our community during this time. From the drive-thru testing clinic to the vaccination clinic, it was incredible to see our community come together to deliver these services.

To read more about our role in the COVID-19 response in Victoria's Western District, please follow the link below.

READ MORE HERE

Each Wednesday we feature a Farmer Health fact sheet from www.farmerhealth.org.au on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. These fact sheets are a useful resource to keep you on top of your game! Check out some popular fact sheets:

Recovering from trauma: https://bit.ly/3IcIwuO
Heart Health: https://bit.ly/3loZdt0
Occupational Contact Dermatitis: https://bit.ly/3DbzgDo

Interested? Find more fact sheets here:

VIEW FACT SHEETS

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National Centre for Farmer Health
Western District Health Service,
PO Box 283, McKellar House
Tyers Street, Hamilton, Victoria 3300
Australia

Tel (03) 5551 8533

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