The Get Healthy Service – Falls Prevention is Everyone’s Business
April is Falls Prevention Month. This year’s annual campaign, Falls Prevention is Everyone’s Business, aims to help Australians find appropriate exercise programs to meet their needs and interests.
Research shows that exercise of any type can reduce the risk of falling by 23%.
The Get Healthy Service is a free NSW Government healthy lifestyle program that provides tailored health coaching and online support.
Your patients can be referred to receive physical activity or healthy eating coaching and will be supported to reach their personal health goals.
The benefits of healthy eating and physical activity for older people include:
Strengthening bones and muscles
Improving balance to reduce falls risk
Managing or reducing risk of chronic diseases
Refer your patients by visiting gethealthynsw.com.au/health-professionals, through medical software (Medical Director, Best Practice), or via HealthPathways in the Lifestyle and Preventive Care Pathway.
If you have any questions, call the dedicated Get Healthy Clinician.
Immunisation Weekly Update: Federal ministers and national media react to falling vaccination rates Be mindful of measles before and after Hajj COVID-19 vaccine update and new resource Flu Vaccine Updates ‘Possible but rare’ RSV vaccine risk First Nations maternal vaccinations poster Federal ministers and national media react to falling vaccination…
Immunisation Weekly Update: CESPHN seeking Immunisation Working Group clinical representatives Lunch and Learn: Measles awareness and prevention in 2025 Concerns rise as vaccination rates continue to fall The latest influenza vaccination coverage data Access to existing Q Fever statements in the Q Fever Register to end 30 June 2025 Have…
Immunisation Weekly Update: Lunch and Learn: Measles awareness and prevention in 2025 Australia on track for record number of flu cases Free SMS recall – 2025 Quality Improvement programs Large-scale revamp of Handbook immunocompromised chapter In case you missed it… Beyfortus™ (nirsevimab) eligibility expansion Access to the Australian Immunisation Register…
Immunisation Weekly Update: Lunch and Learn: Measles awareness and prevention in 2025 New vaccination resources released Immunisation Handbook chapters updated Pharmacist Vaccination Standards updated Mpox disinformation corrected by experts New report on COVID-19 health impacts History of immunisation in Australia resource updated Lunch and Learn: Measles awareness and prevention in…
Immunisation Weekly Update: Updates to NSW Pharmacist Vaccination Standards Free ‘RSV Protection for Infants’ modules Updated vaccine co-administration resource Report Q fever vaccination records before 30 June Flu vaccine orders and updates Your experience matters: Have your say on vaccine storage Respiratory Surveillance Report Updates to NSW Pharmacist Vaccination Standards…