Murrumbidgee Local Health District in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | Community organisation

Murrumbidgee Local Health District

Locality: Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 2 5943 2003

Address: 193-196 Morgan Streeet 2650 Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.mlhd.health.nsw.gov.au

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23.01.2022 An ALERT has been issued for Thunderstorm Asthma across MLHD. While the official start to the danger period is not due to commence until Monday a forecast of thunderstorms possible across most of New South Wales on Saturday has prompted an Alert. Current high pollen counts and the predicted thunderstorms can increase the risk of asthma. People who are known to suffer from asthma should carry their asthma puffer with them at all times and try to stay indoors with the windows ...and doors closed during the storm period. If you have breathing difficulties call 000 or go to your nearest hospital Emergency Department. To receive an SMS alert when the pollen counts are high and thunderstorms are predicted, go to; https://science.csu.edu.au/asthma and register for alerts.

23.01.2022 Today Marsha Holden from Maxxia presented the 2020 MLHD Excellence Awards Resilience Award to Brendan Pearson who accepted on behalf of our Health Promotion Team. The award recognises innovation in the face of adversity, which the team displayed by adapting their programs in response to lockdown requirements due to COVID-19. Our Health Promotion team is responsible for preventative health and building stronger healthier, resilient communities. They operate across a broad age... range of programs to promote healthy living, eating and exercise, from healthy eating in schools to active elderly, and maintaining good mental health. Well done to our Health Promotion Team! You can see the presentation here: https://youtu.be/uqUS_ccZVno

22.01.2022 WAGGA - we want your feedback! Feedback is now being sought from the Wagga Co-design group for the Alternate to Emergency Department. This is an excellent opportunity to have input on this valuable service and how it will support the Toward Zero Suicide Initiative within the Wagga Wagga region. ... If you would like to provide input please follow the link below and respond by no later than Tuesday 3 November. For further information contact Richard Parks Coordinator Toward Zero Suicides MLHD on 0477 710 846 or [email protected] https://rosesintheocean.com.au/murrumbidgee-lhd-wagga-wagg/

21.01.2022 As of 8.00 am on Thursday 1 October 2020. There are no further cases of COVID-19 reported in Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) over the past 24 hours, with the total number of cases in the Murrumbidgee region remaining at 56 since the onset of the pandemic. Sadly, one person passed away as a result of COVID-19 and six people were admitted to hospital with the virus. ... A total of 66,288 tests have been conducted in the Murrumbidgee region, an increase of 378 in the past 24 hours. Tests undertaken at any of the MLHD’s testing clinics are FREE and completely confidential. You can be tested at any of the following hospital clinic sites: Deniliquin, Cootamundra, Griffith, Leeton, Tumut or Wagga Wagga. Call the Murrumbidgee COVID-19 Hotline on 1800 831 099. To ensure you receive your results as quickly as possible please register to receive your results by SMS. You can find out more here: https://bit.ly/3jiD9gt

21.01.2022 Relive the excitement of Murrumbidgee Local Health District nurse Kieran Preston being named joint winner of the NSW Nurse of the Year Award for 2020

21.01.2022 We're urging parents and carers to keep young children at home if they are sick amid a rise in gastro cases. Director of Public Health, Tracey Oakman, said the warning has been prompted by notifications of several outbreaks of gastroenteritis at childcare centres and an increase in number of gastro presentations to Emergency at Griffith Base Hospital. Ms Oakman said gastro was often spread by direct contact with an infected person. Viral gastroenteritis is usually caused by n...orovirus or rotavirus. The best defence is to wash your hands thoroughly with soap and running water for at least 10 seconds before handling and eating food, and always wash your hands after using the toilet, changing nappies or assisting someone who has diarrhoea or vomiting. Infants or children in childcare or school who develop vomiting or diarrhoea should stay at home for at least 48 hours after their symptoms have stopped, Ms Oakman said. People whose work involves handling food or looking after children, the elderly or patients, should not return to work until 48 hours after symptoms have stopped to avoid spread of infection. Anyone not involved in these occupations should stay home for at least 24 hours. You can find out more at: https://bit.ly/3cISu7N

19.01.2022 Gentle Exercise classes will be recommencing in Howlong on Monday 9th November at 10.30. The weekly class is a great way to improve strength, balance and flexibility in a friendly and relaxed setting. Read up on volunteer leader Jenny below. ... For more information please email [email protected]

18.01.2022 It’s World Aids Day 2020! Hear from our own Jen Macleod Sexual Health Nurse Based in Yathong St in Wagga Wagga on World AIDS day talking about why it is so important to know your HIV status! You can hear from Jen here: https://youtu.be/V2-GTAeumjk... Find out more about HIV and AIDS at: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/ending/Pages/HIV-testing.aspx

18.01.2022 If you plan to head away this long weekend but have any COVID-19 symptoms, stay home and get tested immediately. Symptoms include fever, cough, sore/scratchy throat, shortness of breath, loss of smell, loss of taste, runny nose, joint pain, muscle pain, headache, diarrhoea, nausea/vomiting and loss of appetite. Find a COVID-19 clinic near you.... https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/symptoms-and-testing See more

17.01.2022 Virtual consultation opportunities on the Draft NSW Aboriginal Mental Health and Wellbeing Policy 2020-2025. To access the consultation schedule or to seek further information, please contact Nicola Wood at [email protected] or on 0488 188 099 or Harpreet Kalsi [email protected] on 0402 249 058.... Riverina Medical and Dental Aboriginal Corporation

16.01.2022 If you plan to head away for the long weekend but have any COVID-19 symptoms, stay home and get tested immediately. Symptoms include fever, cough, sore/scratchy throat, shortness of breath, loss of smell, loss of taste, runny nose, joint pain, muscle pain, headache, diarrhoea, nausea/vomiting and loss of appetite. Find a COVID-19 clinic near you.... https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/symptoms-and-testing See more

16.01.2022 If catching up with friends or family at your home this long weekend, be COVID safe and limit your visitors. Up to 20 visitors may visit another household at any one time. The total number of visitors includes adults and children. A member of the household is not counted as a visitor. As the home is a high transmission area, the NSW Chief Health Officer strongly recommends a COVID-Safe precautionary approach of having no more than 10 visitors at a time. ... Where possible entertain outside and keep 1.5 metres apart. Remember to wash your hands regularly and if unwell, don’t have visitors, stay home and get tested immediately. For more information: https://www.nsw.gov.au//what-you-can-and-cant-do-under-rul #visitors-allowed-at-a-residence

15.01.2022 Congratulations to McAuley Catholic Central School Tumut for winning our 'Name the Dog' competition! Our dog will be known as 'Bouncer' from here on. Look out for Bouncer in our healthy living animations: https://www.youtube.com/playlist

13.01.2022 Virtual consultation opportunities on the Draft NSW Aboriginal Mental Health and Wellbeing Policy 2020-2025. To access the consultation schedule or to seek further information, please contact Nicola Wood at [email protected] or on 0488 188 099 or Harpreet Kalsi [email protected] on 0402 249 058.... Riverina Medical and Dental Aboriginal Corporation

12.01.2022 As of 8.00 am on Friday 2 October 2020 There are no further cases of COVID-19 reported in our District over the past 24 hours, with the total number of cases in the Murrumbidgee region remaining at 56 since the onset of the pandemic. A total of 66,563 tests have been conducted in the Murrumbidgee region, an increase of 298 in the past 24 hours. ... On Monday 5 October Public Holiday, the Mobile Testing Clinics in MLHD will be closed but the following static testing centres will be open: Albury COVID-19 Clinic at Lavington Hall 9.00am - 3.00pm Wagga Wagga COVID-19 Clinic at Wagga Wagga Showground 9.00am - 12 noon Griffith COVID-19 Clinic at Griffith Base Hospital 9.00 am - 12 noon. Call the Murrumbidgee COVID-19 Hotline on 1800 831 099. To ensure you receive your results as quickly as possible please register to receive your results by SMS. You can find out more at: https://bit.ly/2ERlo97

08.01.2022 It's National Op Shop Week and we'd love to say a big thank you to the amazing volunteers at the Wagga Wagga Base Hospital Auxiliary Op Shop. Did you know they have donated over $1.7million worth of equipment to Wagga Base Hospital? It's their Spring Sale Day on Saturday so head down to 24 Fitzmaurice Street and find a treasure. The cake stall is on too, so get in early for Joyce's famous Apple Cake! ... Wagga Wagga Base Hospital Auxiliary Op Shop Op Shop Week See more

08.01.2022 A big THANK YOU to all who have responded to the MLHD survey link they received after having a COVID-19 test in our District. The valuable information you have provided has allowed us to improve the testing service. Some of the feedback included that we needed to provide more information, quicker test results, shelter from the elements and better seating arrangements for those waiting to be tested.... You shared your experience and we made the changes. But we aren’t resting on our laurels. We’re started sending out the next round of survey invitations to see if we need to improve on any further areas and to make sure what we have done has made a difference. So if you’ve had a COVID-19 test at any of our testing facilities and you receive a text message to your mobile asking you to participate we’d love you to tell us how we’ve done. Thanks again for helping us deliver what’s important to you!

07.01.2022 Celebrating Halloween this year? This Halloween remember: 1. Carry hand sanitiser with you and use it often 2. Stay in small groups under 20 people... 3. Keep 1.5 metres away from other households 4. Use a disposable bag for trick-or-treating and throw it out afterwards 5. Stay local, avoid crowded treat streets 6. Only accept lollies or chocolates that are individually wrapped 8. Don’t share your lollies with others from different households For more information visit https://www.health.nsw.gov.au//covid-19/Pages/halloween-ad

07.01.2022 Did you know that #HepC treatment is now simple and safe and it works! Nearly everyone gets cured. The old treatments didn’t work for many people. Now, over 95% of people get cured. Don’t let old stories and phobias stop you. It is not hard to get #HepC cured. ... Find out how http://hepC.org.au You can find out about our local Hep C Services at: https://www.mlhd.health.nsw.gov.au//hepatitis-c-treatment-

06.01.2022 Our team and residents at Tumbarumba Multipurpose Service have been busy this week creating a very different kind of artwork! Meet Polly the scarecrow! Polly is an entry for the Tumbarumba Garden Club Scarecrow Competition. And with Halloween just around the corner she’s sure to put a scare in any crow, and maybe a few trick or treaters!... Thanks team Tumbarumba!

06.01.2022 We’ve asked our facilities to let us know how their residents are beating the heat on these hot, hot days. Our team at Gundagai was first of the mark to send these lovely photos of their people keeping cool and hydrated! And there’s nothing like learning about hypercholesterolaema to keep everyone cool!

05.01.2022 We’re sharing some more insights about the very varied work our super Community Health nurses do across our District. Today we’d like you to meet our Diabetes Coordinator Mark Taylor, who works out of Community Health in Wagga Wagga Base Hospital. Mark spends a lot of his time working with children and families who have just received a Type 1 diabetes diagnosis.... You can hear Mark’s story here: https://youtu.be/VIyqBrE345E

04.01.2022 URGENT - Do you live in one of our border communities? We’ve increased the number of mobile testing clinics for the border region of our district following the recent rise in cases in Shepparton, Victoria. If you’re in the border region and you have any symptoms drop in to these clinics and get tested.... Our mobile clinics are at Cricket Club rooms in Morris St, Tocumwal today until 4.30pm and tomorrow (Saturday 17 October) from 8.30 am 2.30 pm. We also have a pop up testing clinic at the Sporting Complex in Echuca St, Moama today from 12.30 pm 4.30 pm and 8.30 am 3.30 pm tomorrow (Saturday 17 October). Detecting the virus early is a priority for the Murrumbidgee and will help us to discover an outbreak and stop the spread. We’re calling for people to come forward for testing, even with the mildest of symptoms, particularly for anyone who has travelled during the school holidays. You can find out about all our testing clinics including those in Deniliquin and Albury here: https://www.mlhd.health.nsw.gov.au/our-se/covid-19-services Goulburn Valley Health City of Greater Shepparton Edward River Council AlburyCity Federation Council Berrigan Shire Council

02.01.2022 Our Board Chair Gayle Murphy and Director Clinical Operations West, Cherie Puckett, are on a site visit in Griffith this afternoon. They were joined by Griffith Base Hospital General Manager, Greg Brylski for a tour of the Ambulatory Care building which opened earlier this year. Gayle and Cherie met staff on site and even got to try out some of the equipment available.

01.01.2022 Our Board Chair Gayle Murphy was very excited to have presented two awards yesterday while out on site visits. Gayle stopped in at Griffith to present the Local Health Advisory Committee Award (LHAC) Committee Individual Award to LHAC Chair Margaret King. She then travelled on to Berrigan to present the LHAC of the Year Award 2020 to our wonderful Berrigan LHAC there. ... Congratulations Margaret and the Berrigan LHAC. To find out more about the important role our LHACs play go to: https://www.mlhd.health.nsw.gov.au//local-health-advisory-.

01.01.2022 To mark the beginning of World Mental Health Month, Murrumbidgee Local Health District and Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network have released a draft three-year plan to improve mental health, suicide prevention, and alcohol and other drug services in the region, which is now open for public consultation. Find out more at https://mphn.org.au//opportunity-to-provide-feedback-on-dr #WellPeople #ResilientCommunities Murrumbidgee PHN LHAC Deniliquin LHAC