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Health Improvement Forums

The Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry is conducting Health Improvement Forums into term of reference 7, which tasks the board with identifying opportunities to improve health in the Latrobe Valley.

These forums brought together people from the health, social services, business and education sectors to hear about their ides about what is needed.

Working group sessions were held around a variety of topics with groups reporting back their thoughts, experiences and idea to the Inquiry’s Board for consideration.

The information gathered from these forums will be reviewed along with the public’s ideas, obtained in community consultations and submissions, to help develop the Inquiry’s report into health in the Latrobe Valley, which will be delivered in December this year.

The Board encourages the community to come along and hear what is said about this important issue.

The five days of forums were held from 28-30 September and 13 and 19 October in Traralgon.

An indigenous health forum was held on 13 October at Kommall Hall, 27 Hourigan Rd, Morwell. This forum will start at 2.30pm.

Written Submissions relating to forums on 19 October must be received by 5.00pm 22 October.

ToR 7 Health Improvement – Report of D Campbell & D Clarke
ToR 7 Health Improvement – Report of E de Leeuw & M Wise

ToR 7 Health Improvement Forums Information Sheet
ToR 7 Health Improvement Forums Information Sheet accessible version

Forums guide

For more information on each of the forums please review the Health Forums Information Sheet provided above.

Monday 28 September

Health Improvement Forums Day 1 Transcript
Health Improvement Forums Day 1 Transcript – accessible version

Chronic Disease Management

  • Professor Donald Campbell, Monash Health
    Dr Stephen Ah-Kion, Latrobe Regional Hospital
    Associate Professor John Rasa, Networking Health Victoria
    Petra Bovery-Spencer, Latrobe Community Health Service
    Margaret Bogart, Gippsland Primary Health Network
    Sylvia Barry, Department of Health and Human Services

Healthy Behaviours

  • Alison Skeldon, Latrobe Community Health Service
    Dr Bruce Bolam, VicHealth
    Luke Atkin, QUIT Victoria
    Holly Piontek-Walker, Department of Health and Human Services
    Jane Martin, Obesity Policy Coalition
    Kellie-Ann Jolly, Heart Foundation
    Sara Rhodes-Ward, Latrobe City Council
    Barry Switzer, Gippsport

Mental Health

  • Kerry Scanlon, Latrobe Community Health Service
    Dr Cayte Hoppner, Latrobe Regional Hospital
    Professor David Clarke, Monash Health
    Irene Verins, VicHealth
    Jo Huggins, Relationships Australia
    Robyn Humphries, Department of Health and Human Services
    Steven Tong, Latrobe City Council

Tuesday 29 September

Health Improvement Forums Day 2 Transcript
Health Improvement Forums Day 2 Transcript – accessible version

Early Detection and High Risk Screening

  • Professor Andrew Tonkin, Monash Health
    Professor David Clarke, Monash Health
    Dr Alistair Wright, Latrobe Regional Hospital
    Dr Daniel Steinfort, Melbourne Health
    Heather Scott, Latrobe Community Health Service

Health Workforce

  • Amanda Cameron, Latrobe Regional Hospital
    Dean Raven, Department of Health and Human Services
    Professor Don Campbell, Monash Health
    Dr Simon Fraser, Latrobe Regional Hospital
    Katherine Walsh, Australian Medical Association Victoria
    Marianne Shearer, Gippsland Primary Health Network
    Pip Carew, Australian Nursery & Midwifery Federation
    Anne Coxall, Latrobe Community Health Service

Children and Youth

  • Dr Cathy Coates, Latrobe Regional Hospital
    Kate Kerslake, Latrobe City Council
    Claire Watts, Latrobe Community Health Service
    Sally Richmond, Department of Health and Human Services
    Dr Cathy McAdam, Monash Health

Wednesday 30 September

Health Improvement Forums Day 3 Transcript
Health Improvement Forums Day 3 Transcript – accessible version

Healthy Workplaces

  • Alistair Edgar, Latrobe City Council
    Angie Deegan, Worksafe Victoria
    Colin Sindall, Department of Health and Human Services
    John Guy OAM, Advance Morwell
    Steve Rieniets, AGL
    Irene Verins, VicHealth

Healthy Environments

  • Carmel Flynn, Department of Health and Human Services
    Carolyne Boothman, Community Recovery Committee
    Helen Taylor, Latrobe City Council
    Chris Webb, Environment Protection Authority
    Dr Peter Tait, Public Health Association Australia
    Dr Nicholas Aberle, Environment Victoria
    Ron Mether, Energy Australia

Social Disadvantage

  • Professor Evelyne de Leeuw, University of New South Wales
    Jayne Gallo, EW Tipping
    Kellie Horton, VicHealth
    Mary Sayers, Victorian Council of Social Science
    Sally Richmond, Department of Health and Human Services
    Steven Tong, Latrobe City Council

Tuesday 13 October

Health Improvement Forums Day 4 Transcript
Health Improvement Forums Day 4 Transcript – accessible version

Community Engagement and Communication

  • Jayne Gallo, EW Tipping
    Jerril Rechter, VicHealth
    Stephanie Charalambous, Latrobe Valley Express
    Associate Professor Marilyn Wise, University of New South Wales
    Steve Cameron, Emergency Management Victoria
    Sara Rhodes-Ward, Latrobe City Council
    Carolyne Boothman, Community Recovery Committee
    Simon Klapish, GDF Suez
    Tracie Lund, Morwell Neighbourhood House
    Wendy Farmer, Voices of the Valley
    Lisa Sinha, Gippsland Multicultural Services

Health Conservation Zone and Health Advocate

  • Ben Leigh, Latrobe Community Health Service
    Colin Sindall, Department of Health and Human Services
    Professor Don Campbell, Monash Health
    Professor Evelyne de Leeuw, University of New South Wales
    Gary Van Driel, Latrobe City Council
    Marianne Shearer, Gippsland Primary Health Network
    Peter Craighead, Latrobe Regional Hospital

Indigenous Health

  • Ninde dana Quarenook
    GunaiKurnai Land and Water Aboriginal Corporation
    Department of Health and Human Services

Monday 19 October

Health Improvement Forums Day 5 Transcript
Health Improvement Forums Day 5 Transcript- accessible version

Governance, Leadership and Sustainability

  • Cr Dale Harriman, Latrobe City Council
    John Guy OAM, Latrobe Community Health Service
    Kellie O’Callaghan, Latrobe Regional Hospital
    Kym Peake, Department of Health and Human Services
    Dr Nola Maxfield, Gippsland Primary Health Network
    Terry Symonds, Department of Health and Human Services

Last Updated on - Monday, 23 November 2015