Smoking Cessation - individual appointments and follow up with tailored advice for smoking cessation.

Ballarat Community Health - Lucas

Education or Support to cut back or give up smoking

Maryborough District Health Service

Service Description
The aim of the service is to assist people in giving up smoking and thus improve their health outcome. A Registered Nurse, Quit Facilitator, is available for group  and one-to-one sessions.

Contact:  Via Reception

Maryborough District Health Service - Community Services

MyClinic Bacchus Marsh

The Elms Family Medical Centre

Quit Smoking Program
The Quit Program aims to help individuals QUIT smoking and to support them during the process. One on one sessions are available with the Community Health Nurse who is an accredited QUIT educator.
Please use link below for more detailed service information from our website.

Castlemaine District Community Health

Advice, information and ongoing support is provided by specialist trained Nurses to help clients quit smoking. Therapy modes may include nicotine replacement therapy, pharmacotherapy, group education and behaviour modification. Clients are managed in collaboration with their GP.
For further information, contact: 8746 1100.

Melton Health & Community Services

An accredited facilitator is available to assist people to stop smoking.  Services available include:
-- Fresh Start Course - group program run over 4 weeks and involing 2 one hour sessions each week.
-- Short Course - a 2 session program.  Each session is of 3 hours duration and are held 2 weeks apart.  It is combined with Quitline support and self help sheets.
-- Workplace seminars - a 1 hour information session, used to assist in the implementation of no smoking policies in workplaces.
-- One-to-one Counselling for people needing assistance and support to stop smoking.

Fees
Fees apply.  Details available on application.

Area Serviced
Ararat & district

Initial Contact
Facilitator, Cheryl Haines, Ph: 03 5352 9327     FAX: 03 5352 9319
Email: communityhealthnurse@eghs.net.au

Additional Information
8.30 am - 5.00 pm, Mon - Fri, for inquiries.

East Grampians Health Service - Ararat

The Clinic Altona

The service offers support, education and community liaison to patients, families, general practitioners and other healthcare professionals.

Co-ordinator:	Ms Sue Casanelia

The Respiratory Outreach Program provides services to patients admitted with asthma and COPD to hospital, patients are visited and provided with information and educational material about their condition. This includes discussions about smoking cessation, vaccination recommendations, available exercise programs, use of action plans and advice re correct use of prescribed medications and inhaler devices.  Within 3 days of discharge from hospital, they will be reviewed by telephone to check on their progress.

A special hotline (Phone number 8345 6804) is in place to enable recently discharged patients with respiratory conditions to ring and talk to a respiratory nurse if they have any questions regarding their health.  The nurse will assess the patient's requirements and implement interventions as required such as suggesting the patient visit their general practitioner, come to the Emergency Department, or seek social work assistance.

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