GBCH Public Health Service
Our Public Health nurses, Kelly, Kendall and Caroline work in the community to promote health. Public health nursing is a free service, it is about educating and promoting health and well-being across the community and working to prevent diseases amongst the public. Our Public Health nurses work with health strategies to help our community move toward best health practices and outcomes.
Public Health nurses undertake a variety of roles including:
Providing health education and assessment in schools
Providing advice on child related issues
Running immunisation programs in schools
Organising and running public health campaigns to help prevent disease
Visiting people in their homes to provide health assessments
Referring clients to other health professionals
Providing follow-up care for people with notifiable diseases such as tuberculosis and meningitis – and work to help stop the spread of such diseases
You can contact Kelly, Kendall or Caroline on (03) 525 0102 or Kelly: 027 286 9283, and Kendall: 027 385 3715
