Lighten Up is an 8 -10 week course involving a 2 hour session once each week to motivate people to make healthy lifestyle changes. The program targets men and women over 18 who want to be more active, enjoy healthy food, cope with stress, manage their weight and improve their health and wellbeing. The program will provide information, knowledge and skills to help clients set and achieve new goals for long term health benefits. The course is free apart from the cost of the program booklet and the maximum number per program is 15 people. People who register to participate in the program are placed on a waiting list and contacted when a place is available.

Townsville Health Promotion Unit - Physical Activity



Breastfeeding, new parent support, baby health checks, access to playgroups, health promotion information.

Infant Management Parenting Service

We respond to families in crisis across Queensland 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Where possible, we keep families together, offering counselling and support services to help families help themselves. In situations where children and young people need to be removed from their parents for their own safety, we try to place them with extended family. We are focussed on preventing children from being abused and neglected, and have specialised teams of people dedicated to working with families and children who are identified as being 'at risk'. When we are notified that abuse or neglect is occurring within a family, we act quickly and focus on what is in the best interests of the child. In times of crisis, we help to place children away from harm (for both the short-term and long-term) and we work with people in the community to find alternative living arrangements for children and young people. We are committed to ensuring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are cared for in a way that respects their culture and wherever possible, are placed with extended family, community or Indigenous carers. Our work is also sensitive to the needs of children and families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Children and young people who have been separated from their families, and the people who volunteer to care for them, need support. We provide support and counselling to children and their families during times of separation and provide support and training for foster and kinship carers. We also help families and individuals to cope with relationship problems, family crises and difficulties with adolescents. Our frontline workers operate from child safety service centres around the state.
Office Hours Mon - Fri 9am to 5pm

Aitkenvale Child Safety Service Centre

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Mater Women's and Children's Hospital Hyde Park

We have 4 day stay rooms for Mums and Bubs to come if they are having sleep or feeding problems. This service is Midwifery Based and also has the back up of Gp's, Practice Nurses, Lactation Consultant and psychologist. With easy access to car parking, facilities including comfortable lounge/waiting areas, baby change bathroom, with a shower, coffee making area.

Nurture Family Allied Health Centre

Social interaction group in a community setting for the frail aged and/or socially isolated. The group has guest speakers, sing a longs, bingo, group outings and morning tea. Transport available on request.

Sunshine Support Group

Home visiting service to address the health inequalities of more vulnerable families with newborns by providing a professional service.

Townsville Child Youth and Family Health Service - Kirwan Campus

Sexual and reproductive health service, HIV & HCV testing and management, nPEP (Non-occupational Post Exposure Prophylaxis), Needle and syringe program (NSP), Contraception counselling, Emergency contraception, Counselling and management, Telephone counselling and information.

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