This month is “April No Falls”, which is an international campaign that aims to encourage us to recognise the risks that falls pose and to highlight the importance of prevention, particularly for older people.
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Results from the Tasmanian Population Health Survey 2022 released
Public Health Services today released the results of the 2022 Tasmanian Population Health Survey (TPHS).
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Child safeguarding training effort builds staff knowledge and community awareness
Read about the Department of Health's ongoing commitment to significantly improve the culture across Health in Tasmania so that children and young people in our care feel safe, supported and empowered.
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Families urged to be alert to the dangers of button batteries
A media release from the Chief Medical Officer.
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Alert from the Director of Public Health for Residential Aged Care providers
An alert from the Director of Public Health (Tasmania) for Residential Aged Care providers.
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Alert: Food Recall - Poppy Seeds
Several brands and products of poppy seeds have been recalled nationally, with consumers advised not to eat affected products.
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Alert: Severe reactions after consuming drinks made from poppy seeds
Danger: Do not consume large amounts of raw poppy seeds such as home-made poppy seed tea.
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Launceston Community Forums
Read about community forums for those in the Northern Tasmanian community affected by the Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government’s Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Settings (CoI) in relation to the Launceston General Hospital.
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That’s a wrap! State HACC forum 2021
The CHSP Community Nutrition team ran two workshops at the State HACC forum held in Launceston in March 2021. In this blog we share the recipes we made on the day.