BHN Women’s Health Week Education Session
Women’s Health Week Education Session Women’s Health Week has officially started, running from the 4th to 8th September. This year the focus is on supporting women to make informed decisions about their health by providing information that’s easy to understand. The theme ‘Grow your knowledge’ will feature daily topics during this week around health checks…
BHN Statement on the Voice Referendum
Better Health Network is supportive of giving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people a voice to Parliament. While we recognise that some members of our community may hold different views, we are proud to release the following statement that aligns with our commitment to health equity and our vision of health and wellbeing for all…
Working towards size inclusivity for the health of the whole community
Working towards size inclusivity for the health of the whole community Better Health Network (BHN) is calling for health and wellbeing environments to adopt more size-inclusive practices to ensure everyone can access kind, supportive and equitable health care – rather than a non-inclusive approach that results in people actually disengaging from healthcare, nutritious eating and…
National Student Volunteer Week – 7 to 13 August 2023
National Student Volunteer Week – 7 to 13 August 2023 National Student Volunteer Week, 7 to 13 August, is an annual celebration that acknowledges and celebrates student volunteers and promotes volunteering to students and young people across Australia. Volunteering is the act of helping others in the wider community, and building empathy and understanding, that…
National Volunteer Week 2023
Celebrating National Volunteer Week – BHN Change Makers Did you know that BHN volunteers make up 35% of the total workforce? In 2022 alone, our volunteers contributed over 10,000 hours to our clients and community. Now that’s a powerful group of change makers. Last week, BHN volunteers were celebrated and thanked during National Volunteer Week…
BHN Welcomes Minister for Health and Aged Care
BHN Welcomes Minister for Health and Aged Care On Wednesday 17th May, we received the Minister for Health and Aged Care, Mark Butler; Victorian Minister for Health and Ambulance Services, Mary-Anne Thomas and Member for Macnamara, Josh Burns to our South Melbourne site. The key purpose of the visit was to announce the Federal Government’s…
BHN Welcomes Prime Minister to Prahran site
BHN Welcomes Prime Minister and new funding to strengthen Medicare Last week, BHN hosted some high-profile guests from the Federal and State Governments to highlight new Federal budget funding allocated to improve access to health care for those who need it most. On Tuesday we welcomed Prime Minister the Hon Anthony Albanese and Member for…