The Barwon South West Public Health Unit (BSWPHU), hosted by Barwon Health, has developed the Barwon South West Population Health Catchment Plan (the Catchment Plan).
The Catchment Plan was...
Little Growers was a joint initiative between Bellarine Community Health (BCH) and Geelong Regional Libraries Corporation (GRLC), developed as a pilot project to engage preschool children with...
A new health partnership is aiming to make Geelong the most active city in Australia.
Local health collaboration Active Geelong has been working with Barwon Health’s Healthy Communities Unit...
As cases of Buruli ulcer increase yearly across Victoria, a recently published study by a collaboration of researchers from Barwon Health, Deakin University and CSIRO, Australia’s national...
Jean Hailes Women’s Health Week, held this year 4-8 September, is Australia’s largest event dedicated to the health and wellbeing of all women, girls and gender-diverse people.
Every...
Spending time in the garden is suspected to have caused Lance Strong to develop an ulcer on his Achilles.The Highton 75-year-old noticed what “started off as a small chafe” on the back of his...
Barwon Health's small grants program aims to promote mental wellbeing in the Geelong community. The innovative submission for Cultura’s Healthy Minds Program was one of the successful applicants....
Increasing antibiotic resistance is being detected in infections caused by Shigella bacteria (shigellosis), especially among men who have had recent sexual contact with other men. It is...
The Barwon South West Public Health Unit (BSWPHU) Community Partnerships team recently invited partners working in health prevention and promotion across the Barwon South West (BSW) region to come...
Vaping is on the rise, especially in young people who have never smoked. Schools and families have made it clear they cannot address it on their own.
The Barwon Health Healthy Communities...
