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Get Healthy Information Service
The NSW Health Get Healthy Information and Coaching Service
is a FREE service that
could assist some of your patients make lifestyle changes that will
improve their health status.
Launched in March 2009 the Get Healthy Information and Coaching
Serviceis a freetelephone and web-based service staffed by
qualified health coaches aimed at supportingadults make lifestyle
changes regarding:
Patients can call the Get Healthy service and receive ten free individually tailored phonecoaching sessions
over a period of six months. The health coaches are not there to
offermedical advice but, provide information and ongoing
personalised support designed tohelp your patients make lasting
behaviour changes.
The primary target audience for the service
are adults, 18 years and older at risk of developing chronic
disease due to having one or more of the following risk
factors:
- Not meeting healthy eating
guidelines
- Lack of physical activity;
and/or
- Overweight
Clients with a chronic disease can also use
the service however must obtain a medicalclearance from their
Doctor before they can enrol in the service. A link to the
service
is available on the Division
website.
This FREE service provides your patients with
a great opportunity to receive ongoing support to make
positive lifestyle changes that could improve their health
outcomes.