Video – Colin and the Men’s Shed
Colin Perry shares health issues discussed at kitchen table conversations and community forums.
Colin Perry shares health issues discussed at kitchen table conversations and community forums.
Health Consumers Tasmania is again running its free 3-hour training sessions for patients, carers, community members and health staff. The three-hour stand-alone session covers the role of heath consumers representatives, and theory and practice of health consumer engagement. Sessions for health staff are held separately to those for patients, carers, community members. Details for these sessions…
Who conducted the survey?Since 2020, Tasman Voice for Health (TVH) has advocated for community and consumer issues to help improve access to local services for health and wellbeing. We have worked together with services and the community, building connections and sharing knowledge to support community-wide conversations for desired change.Why the survey?Through this work, it was…
Lisa and Megan had a great time at EcoFEST on Saturday April 6, promoting the work of Central Coast Garden Growers and Get Active working groups.
Central Coast Region What is happening in the Ulverstone Health and Wellbeing Network (HWN) so far? 29 kitchen table conversations were undertaken, 25 hosts trained and a total of 213 community members engaged. Central Coast Voice for Health – CCVH is community group consisting of 5 local members established to coordinate placed based initiatives and…
Dorset Region What is happening in the Scottdale Health and Wellbeing Network (HWN) so far? 22 kitchen table conversations with 17 hosts trained and a total of 136 community members engaged. Better Health 4 Dorset – community group consisting of 22 local members established to coordinate placed based initiatives and investment in local health priorities….
Huon Valley Region What is happening in the Huon Valley Health and Wellbeing Network (HWN) so far? 23 kitchen table conversations with 25 hosts trained. 128 community members took part. Huon Valley Voice for Health – community group consisting of 10 local members established to coordinate placed based initiatives and investment in local health priorities….
Strengthening and empowering the community and consumer voice is important for many reasons. Health Consumers Tasmania provides training on Over the last 12 months to June 2023, Health Consumers Tasmania has trained We have now trained 263 consumers and 212 health staff, a total of 475 participants, with places like Neighbourhood House in Ravenswood and…
12 monthly report 2022 – 2023 In sharing some of the highlights of Health Consumers Tasmania over the 12 month period, we would like to thank all the consumers that have worked so hard and contributed to shaping our health services. Whether you have been involved in committees, boards, working groups, through hosting or participating…
Placed based – Community Led Interventions A Partnership Introduction Health Consumers Tasmania was asked to undertake a health needs assessment of those living on the Tasman Peninsula. We said yes but for it to work, we asked for three things to occur: We wanted the community to do it We wanted the community to be…