In this last episode of series two we have tried something a little different.  Through the interviews we noticed some themes about the role of family and friends and the benefit of making access to health support easier.  You will hear from a number of people about ways to get health help close to home. You will hear some familiar voices talk about the topics of telehealth and mental health. You will also hear some new ones on how family members can help.

Interested in the topic and looking for more?

This episode has snippets from previous episodes, to hear them in full go to the following episodes:
John ‘Jumbo’ Suholz – AFL to Life with Depression
Mal Coutts – From Footy Coach to Rural Outreach Worker
Corinne Heintze – Alone, But not Lonely
Robyn Kelm – The Art of Listening

Dr Rob Grenfell is also a familiar voice on the series. You can hear Dr Rob on other important topics in the following episodes:
Ill From the Animal World
Special Edition – The need to know of COVID (Oct 2021)

Skin Cancer
Peter and Hannah French spoke about organising a skin check. Want more information about skin cancer?

•  Listen to our episode ‘Saving Your Skin’
• Check out the Cancer Council, Better Health Channel and Health Direct websites.

Telehealth
Dr Rob talked about some of the benefits of telehealth for those living in rural and regional areas, but what is it? You can find information on what it is, benefits of it, stories of using it and more here.

Live in a rural and regional area? Want to know more and get tip on your healthcare options? You can find information at the Better Health Channel and Health Direct.

Find information on WWHS telehealth services here. Or contact your local health service to see what they offer.

Mental Health
Jumbo and Robyn spoke about being there for friends or having friends be there for them. You can find information on how to help someone or information on mental health matters at:
Better Health Channel
Health Direct
BeyondBlue 

Check out these fact sheets on Depression, Relationships and family, and Stress.

Some services available are:

• Rural Outreach Program - Phone: 1300 688 732  or visit: http://ruraloutreach.org.au 
• The National Centre for Farmer Health’s Online Psychology Service 
• The WWHS's 

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