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Dandenong Community Health Services
Dandenong Community Health Services are located at
229 Thomas Street
Dandenong Victoria 3175
Tel: 03 8792 2200
Fax: 03 8792 2201
What is a Community Health Service?
The service aims to:
- Provide direct and confidential health care to individuals and groups in a
community setting.
- Address the health needs of the local community by providing services and
information which is flexible, responsive and accessible.
- Provide programs which focus on the well being of the whole person.
- Promote aspects of health care and prevention.
Who can use the services?
People of all ages who live,
work or go to school in the Dandenong area (previous municipal boundaries).
How can you use the services?
- Contact us directly by
phoning or dropping in to the service for information, or make an
appointment.
- A referral is not
necessary.
- An interpreter will be
available at your request.
What services do we offer?
- Counselling
- Health Information/Resources
- Health Education &
Promotion
- Dietetics
- Family Planning Clinic
- Occupational Therapy
- Community Health Nursing
- Speech Pathology
- Physiotherapy
- Community Midwifery
- Program for supported
Residential Services' Residents
- Financial Counselling
- Mobile Youth Health Service
- Life skills Programs ie.
Parenting, Healthy Eating
- LIAISE - Integrated Program
for Adults with Acquired Brain Injury
- Albanian Women’s Health
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- Break Even - Southern
Gambling Counselling
- Southern Continence Service
(Councils of Dandenong, Casey & Cardinia)
- Kingston Aged Care
Assessment Team
- Bunurong Linkages
- Silver Circle Home And
Community Care (HACC) - Assessment and
Personal Care Services
- South Eastern Centre Against
Sexual Assault (SECASA)
- Slow to Recover Program -
Acquired Brain Injury services
- Brotherhood of St Lawrence -
Child Psychology
Other services available are:
- Community Child Health
(Victoria Training Program in Community Child Health)
- Sexual Assault
Counselling
(Provided by South East Centre Against Sexual Assault)
Support Groups
- Solace - Self Help
Group for Widows and Widowers
- Detour - Social
interest and support group for people with Acquired Brain Injury
- Women's Young at Heart
- for women 50 years and over.
- Carer's Support Group -
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- Arthritis Support Group
- No-Bend Garden Group
- Heart of Mine - Walking
Group
Hours of Operation
Monday to Friday
9 am to 5 pm.
Answering machine after hours
After hours appointments are
available on Wednesdays for specific services.
(For information contact the Centre)
Fees
Currently minimal
fees are charged.
$6.50 for Health Care Card Holders & $10 for non-Health Care Card Holders.
Please note that all fees are negotiable.
Carer's
Support Group
CARERS WANTED ! ! !
Caring for someone at
home can be mentally and physically exhausting. Giving carers a short break and
an opportunity to meet other carers from the community are some of the aims of
the new carers’ group established by Dandenong Community Health Service.
Guest speakers are invited
during these monthly meetings to discuss various carer issues and concerns. To
end each session, participants are encouraged to let their hair down and join in
the singing, dancing, relaxation, massage or exercise. Social outings is another
group activity that is done on a regular basis.
For more information, please
contact Grace Hernandez (Community Health Nurse) on 87922264
To view the activities
calendar, click here.
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To provide consumer feedback, complaints and compliments email :
feedback@southernhealth.org.au