The “Prevent Alcohol and Risk-related Trauma in Youth” (P.A.R.T.Y.) Program based at Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) is a dynamic, interactive health promotion program for youth. It is intended to promote injury prevention through reality education. The P.A.R.T.Y. Program was developed by an emergency nurse in Toronto, Canada, in 1986 in response to high numbers ofmore…
Paraplegic Benefit Fund Australia (PBF) is a not-for-profit organisation established and working to reduce the incidence and impacts of spinal cord injury in Australia. Paraplegic Benefit Fund (PBF Australia) was founded by the late Sir George Bedbrook (West Australian world-renowned spinal surgeon) in 1984. Sir George’s vision was to: 1. Reduce the impact to individualsmore…
The Population Health team consists of Health Promotion Officers that work with the community to implement injury prevention initiatives. Health Promotion Officers are based in Geraldton, Carnarvon, Morawa and Mullewa. We work with a range of services including Allied Health staff, community organisations, state agencies and Local Government.
Finest care to the furthest corner is the motto of the RFDS – we predominately work in emergency retrieval and have Primary health care programs to focus on improving the health and welling of the communities we service.
The Department of Education’s Road Safety and Drug Education branch is a government funded organisation that helps to keep young people safe, by: targeting teachers, parents, children and young people in early childhood, school and community settings, focusing on the prevention of harms related to road trauma, and alcohol and other drug use, developing andmore…