BCHS Quality of care 2024 digital - Flipbook - Page 17
HEALTH PROMOTION
Other programs and initiatives
Reducing tobacco and e-cigarette
related harm
Providing support after The Voice
referendum
More than 700 people were reached across
11 community education sessions with a clear increase
in knowledge evidenced through 76 entries from young
people to a design competition held about the harms
of smoking and vaping. Internally, 25 staff completed
online Quit e-modules and were supported through
two training sessions. Since 2022, 47 staff have
completed Quit training.
As members of the Bendigo Reconciliation Committee
(BRC), and supporters of a Yes vote, the referendum
results greatly impacted the mental wellbeing of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. To help the
community move forward with reconciliation we
participated in two community forums with
45 community members attending. A key outcome
from these forums was the development of a local BRC
action plan, currently being drafted.
Introduction to puberty
Eleven education sessions of this program were
delivered to 10 schools, three located in low
socioeconomic areas, reaching a total of 842 students.
Pictured above: Health promotion team
members on the O’Keefe Rail Trail
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