WA Country Health Service has a range of health programs that promote health among the entire spectrum of the regional popluation—male, female, children to aged, indigenous, mental health etc. There are also programs providing financial assistance.
Illness and death rates among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are significantly higher than those of the non-indigenous population. The WA Country Health Service (WACHS) works with communities to ensure they receive culturally appropriate health care that meets their needs.
Allied health professionals in the WA Country Health Service (WACHS) cover a full range of therapeutic and technical disciplines, and are located all over regional Western Australia to better serve their country communities.
WA Country Health Service (WACHS) offers a range of free child development services for families of children from birth to 18 years of age. We support families of children who are experiencing developmental delays or difficulties in areas such as eating, hearing, talking, understanding, movement, hand skills, and social/play skills.
WACHS Child Health Services are one element of the overarching Healthy Country Kids Strategy, along with Child Development Services and School Health. This strategy aims to ensure that all children in Country WA benefit from quality child health and development services that support their optimal health development and wellbeing.
Long-term conditions and disease are placing increasing pressure on individuals, families, carers, the community and the health system. WA Country Health Service (WACHS) has introduced a number of initiatives to help people with long-term conditions, and to help service providers become more informed about the principles and specific skills to support self-management.
The WA Country Health Service Command Centre is the latest innovation in country health care, bringing together new and existing services in a 24/7 ‘virtual’ clinical hub.
The purpose of the Live Organ Donor Travel and Accommodation Reimbursement scheme is to assist permanent residents of regional Western Australia to participate in the Western Australian live organ donation program.
