Address:
13-25 Helm STREET, KANGAROO FLAT, 3555

Billing:
Fees Apply

Wheelchair access:
Yes

Diabetes Educators are health care professionals who have expertise in diabetes education and care. Diabetes educators assist people with diabetes to adapt to life with Diabetes, set goals for implementing and adjusting self-management practices as their diabetes, life or circumstances change.

Bendigo Community Health Services offer individual appointments with Diabetes Educators or a monthly education program for people newly diagnosed with diabetes or people who need to update their knowledge on diabetes.

The Diabetes and You group covers topics on nutrition, exercise, medications, complications, setting goals, foot care and general health and lifestyle management principles.

Address:
13-25 Helm STREET, KANGAROO FLAT, 3555

Billing:
Fees Apply

Wheelchair access:
Yes

Dietitians are health care professionals who have the qualifications and skills to provide expert nutrition and dietary advice to both groups and individuals.

Bendigo Community Health Services offer individual appointments with a Dietitian as a part of our care for people with Diabetes. The Dietitian service is only open to clients who have Diabetes and are already actively involved with the Bendigo Community Health Services Diabetes Educators, Podiatrists, or GP's.

Cost:
$5 per individual consultation with Dietitian

Address:
13 Helm STREET, KANGAROO FLAT, 3555

Billing:
No Fee

Wheelchair access:
Yes

Address:
13-25 Helm STREET, KANGAROO FLAT, 3555

Billing:
Other Option

Wheelchair access:
Yes

Provides home based child care for children up to 12 years of age in the homes of approved care providers.

Address:
13 Helm STREET, KANGAROO FLAT, 3555

Billing:
Bulk Billing Available

Wheelchair access:
Yes

Address:
13 Helm STREET, KANGAROO FLAT, 3555

Billing:
Other Option

Wheelchair access:
Yes

For young people under 21 years, individual sessions and support available, also they do Initial Contact: Self Referral.

Address:
13 Helm STREET, KANGAROO FLAT, 3555

Billing:
No Fee

Wheelchair access:
Yes

The Refugee Health Nurse Program
The Refugee Health Nurse Program (RHNP) is funded through the Department of Health and has the following three aims:
• Increase refugee access to primary health services
• Improve the response of health services to refugees’ needs
• Enable individuals, families and refugee communities to improve their health and wellbeing

The RHNP can provide services to newly arrived people from a refugee background or who are asylum seekers.

Included in the role of the Refugee Health Nurse is to provide:
• Health and social needs assessments
• Facilitate and coordinate referrals to health and community service providers, eg: GPs, dental health, nutritionists, school nursing program, torture and trauma counseling and hospitals etc.
• Enable individuals, families and refugee communities to improve their health and wellbeing
• Work with health promotion programs to provide health promotion interventions specific to refugees
• Support the Community Health Service to develop culturally responsive and high quality refugee health and wellbeing assessment and service provision

Referrals can be made through the IHSS program, local service providers, general practitioners and self-referrals.

The RHNP is located at BCHS Eaglehawk Site - 3 Seymoure St Eaglehawk. Assessments can be provided at the BCHS Eaglehawk or Kangaroo Flat sites or by arrangement.

Address:
13 Helm STREET, KANGAROO FLAT, 3555

Billing:
Other Option

Wheelchair access:
Yes

Refugee Minor Program
The Refugee Minor Program is a service provided by the Australian Government to support unaccompanied children/young people in their settlement to Australia. This service is overseen by Department of Human Services and works in collaboration with Department of Immigration and Citizenship, AMES and BCHS.

The Refugee Minor Program
• Assists children/young people of refugee background who arrive in Australia without parents
• Supports the care arrangements of unaccompanied children/young people who may be living with relatives or in foster care arrangements
• Supports to prevent placement breakdown
• Focuses on the best interests of the child/young person
• Acts as a delegated guardian until the child/young person;
- turns 18 years old
or
- is granted Australian Citizenship
or
- is reunited with a parent in Australia (whichever occurs first)

Department of Immigration & Citizenship refers refugee minors to the Department of Human Services who is turn make the referral to the Refugee Minor Program in Bendigo (BCHS).

The Refugee Minor Program is located at BCHS Kangaroo Flat Site - 13 Helm St, Kangaroo Flat.

Address:
13 Helm STREET, KANGAROO FLAT, 3555

Billing:
Fees Apply

Wheelchair access:
Yes

The Early Intervention Respiratory Program focuses on delivering a high standard of care for people that have been diagnosed with a respiratory condition/disease.

The Services will provide education around:
* Correct use of medications;
* Device technique;
* Disease process and education of their condition;
* Development of strategies around behaviour changes;
* Look at barriers for optimum health outcomes;
* Spirometry testing and interpretation of results;

The clinic is faciliated by a Community Health Nurse who is trained in Asthma Education and Respiratory Nursing.

Address:
13 Helm STREET, KANGAROO FLAT, 3555

Billing:
Other Option

Wheelchair access:
Yes

This program assist and supports families to develop, maintain and strengthen their independence, skills and well being.

Address:
13 Helm STREET, KANGAROO FLAT, 3555

Billing:
Fees Apply

Wheelchair access:
Yes

BCHS provides Physiotherapy Services to people of all ages. Physiotherapy involves using exercise, manual techniques and advice to improve function and assist rehabilitation after injury.

Our Physiotherapists can assist you with:
* Assessment and management of miscoskeletal pain/injury;
* Improving outcomes after surgery;

We now offer a service for children. This includes:
* Plagiocephaly/torticollis assessment and management;
* Developmental physiotherapy;
* Gait assessment (eg: in-toeing, out-toeing, toe walking);
* Management of muscoskeletal injuries in children.

Address:
13-25 Helm STREET, KANGAROO FLAT, 3555

Billing:
Bulk Billing Available

Wheelchair access:
Yes

The BCHS Podiatry Service is primarily Home and Community Care funded which is for frail, aged and clients with a disability. It is accessible for clients with Health Care Cards or pensions (not DVA Gold Card Holders, as they are covered for private Podiatry). Our service has a waiting list as times for new patients and people are then seen according to urgency, medical need and health conditions.

Podiatrists are qualified to identify and treat the cause of foot pain which can occur due to problems with biomechanics (structure of the foot), inappropriate footwear, growths (corns and calluses etc), disease (diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis), infection or injury.

It is recommended that you visit a podiatrist if:
* You have pain in your feet;
* You have skin or nail problems (ingrown toenails, corns, skin rashes)
* You have a foot injury;
* You have health problems such as diabetes or arthritis;
* You have recurrent trips and falls;
* You have problems getting shoes to fit comfortably;
* You have lumps, bumps, bunions or misshapen toes.

Address:
13 Helm STREET, KANGAROO FLAT, 3555

Billing:
Other Option

Wheelchair access:
Yes

'Moving Forward' is a 9 session group designed to help women recover from Post Natal Depression (PND). It will provide opportunities for sharing and receiving information and support. Option of an evening session with partner.