Alpine Health is a multi purpose service that is dynamic and innovative in its approach to meeting the health needs of the Alpine Shire communities.
Our mission is to 'Improve the health and well-being of communities' and our vision is to be a recognised leader in the improvement of the health of communities.
As a team of dedicated staff, volunteers and community members we strive to continually expand and grow our services to provide ongoing and relevant care to residents in an environment that is constantly changing and challenging.
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Daniel van der Ploeg acheives successAlpine Health would like to congratulate Daniel van der Ploeg on being awarded his Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance on March 15th 2010. Daniel has been attending Wodonga TAFE for 2 years and has been employed with Alpine Health as an Allied Health trainee in Mt Beauty. In recognition of his success Wodonga TAFE has also awarded Daniel a certificate of outstanding achievement.
Nurses Board of Victoria offers courses in 2010Alpine Health has been approved by the Nurses Board of Victoria (NBV), to offer an Initial Registration Overseas Nurses (IRON) course and a Return to Practice (RTP) course. These courses will be applicable for Division 1 & 2 nurses that have been deemed suitable for the appropriate course, by NBV. Each course is twelve weeks in duration.The program will address contemporary health care issues currently facing Australian communities. The student will experience the complexities of nursing care needed to meet the expertise expected of a registered nurse. This stimulating program is aimed at delivering a generalist clinical placement that embraces the nursing skills necessary to competently deliver safe health care. The Start Date for the first or next Course is the 31/5/10. Click here for more information |
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Diabetes Week 11 - 17 July 2010 Diabetes AustraliaVic will launch a new campaign on Sunday 11 July to mark the ALPINE STATISTICS 2001 - 2009 - Increased number of people with diabetes by 256 cases to 507, a rise of 101% - Increased prevalence by 2.07% to 3.99% prevalence - Has 0.7 new cases diagnosed each week - Is ranked number 36 of 48 rural areas in terms of prevalence and 41 of 48 in terms of number people with diabetes (Diabetes Australia) |
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