Spirit of the Wheatbelt

  Northam

Northam is situated approximately 98 kilometres from Perth along the Great Eastern Highway. The town is a major regional centre in the Wheatbelt, with industry mainly in agriculture such as cereal crops and sheep. The town provides a wide range of community activities including swimming, football, cricket, hockey, basketball, horse racing and golf. Northam is famous for the annual Avon Descent whitewater race which begins in the town itself and finishes the next day in Perth.


Northam Regional Hospital
Northam Regional Hospital is a major site in the WR and operates services including aged care, accident/emergency, pathology and radiology. Built in 1997, the hospital is one of the newest buildings in the WR. The Northam Regional Hospital campus also incoporates Community Health, which offers services including Aboriginal health and social workers.



Services Provided by
Northam Regional Hospital
  		• Aboriginal Health
  		• Accident and Emergency (24 hours)
  		• Aged Care Services
  		• Allied Health Services
  		• General Medical Services
  		• General Surgical Services
  		• Maternity Services
  		• Obstetrics
  		• Palliative Care Services
  		• Pathology Services
  		• Dressing and Ulcer Clinic
  		• X-Ray Services
    		Northam Regional Hospital
    Address: Robinson Street, Northam WA 6401
    Phone: 9690 1300
    Fax: 9690 1317



    Services Provided by
    Northam Community Health
  		• Aboriginal Health Clinic
  		• Child Health Services
  		• Community Health
  		• Enuresis Program
  		• Health Promotion and Education
  		• Immunisation
  		• School Health Services
    		Northam Community Health
    Address: Robinson Street
    Postal: PO Box 337, Northam
    WA 6401
    Phone: 9690 1600
    Fax: 9690 1601



    Avon Hospice
    Northam Hospital also includes Avon Hospice, which provides a number of services for patient support.



    Wheatbelt Public Health Unit
    In partnership with communities and health care providers, the Wheatbelt Public Health Unit has a role to respond to significant public health needs which have been detected and/or anticipated.


    Our response may entail:
  		• measures to modify the living environment and community facilities,
  		• strategies to prevent and control disease and injury; and
  		• strategies to assist communities to make informed choices for a health lifestyle.


    Ways We Can Support You
  		• Develop evidence based programs.
  		• Co-ordinate the piloting of new and ongoing initiatives.
  		• Policy development and procedures.
  		• Strategic and Regional Health Planning.
  		• Population Health workforce and professional development and community education.
  		• Community development initiatives.
  		• Demographic statistics.
  		• Provide research and evaluation advice.
  		• Support health promotion programs.
  		• Assist in grant applications.
  		• Disseminate heatlh promotion resources and information.


    Services Provided by
    Wheatbelt Public Health
  		• Aboriginal Health
  		• Alocohol and Other Drugs
  		• Chronic Disease
  		• Environmental Health
  		• Immunisation
  		• Infectious Diseases
  		• Injury Prevention
  		• Mental Health Promotion
  		• Nutrition
  		• Physical Activity
  		• Sexual Health
    		Wheatbelt Public Health
    Address: Unit 3 Avon Mall,
    178 Fitzgerald Street
    Postal: PO Box 337, Northam
    WA 6401
    Phone: 9622 4320


    Wheatbelt Mental Health Service
    Wheatbelt Mental Health Service is situated in the main street of Northam and provides mental health services to the public in a confidential environment.



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    WA Country Health Service