South west womens health information centre

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• Coaching for health and wellbeing• Health Education• Counselling- in Bunbury and some rural towns• Activities - physical and lifestyle • Well Women’s Service including Pap Smears• Workshops eg Relaxation and Mindfulness• Yoga, walking, cycling, self defence and Zumba • Partnering and community event promotion

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Coaching for health and wellbeing

• Women’s Health has offered this service for 4 years and currently employs 2 staff who are qualified Life Coaches.

• The service is offered to all women and may be accessed by video conferencing via one of 10 Community Resource Centres

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Health Education

• This service is offered as one to one appointments with a Nurse, talks to groups and WOW (Women on Wellness) days

• In September the Centre is running a WOW day and also a week of activities for women

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Counselling- in Bunbury and some rural towns

• Counselling is offered in Bunbury and also to some rural towns through the Rural in Reach program

• It is offered one to one or via a secure video link

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Activities - physical and lifestyle

• The centre runs a program called LIFE which enables women to spend 8 sessions exercising together and looking at their food choices.

• We have partnered with the Bunbury City to offer the Recharge program of healthy lifestyle to women in the community in including Aboriginal women.

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Well Women’s Service including Pap Smears

• This service is conducted on a Monday in Bunbury in partnership with a supervising GP

• The centre uses an examination bed which is comfortable for women who have mobility or other health conditions

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Workshops and Groups

• Yoga, walking over 50’s , Mums and Bubs walking, cycling, self defence and Zumba

• Relaxation and Mindfulness

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Partnering and community event promotion

• The centre partnered with the Bunbury Runners Club to name the Womens Health Womens Fun Run for the second time

• The centre recently partnered with Country Health Services to organise the Big Pram Walk

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After hours GP Helpline

A project delivered on behalf of South West WA Medicare Local to develop a tailored information pack to 5 target groups in three areas