Health Speak

How much thinking have you done about money since the pandemic started? How much you’ve got, how much you’ve lost, how much you’ve saved, how much you’re entitled to, how much you’ll need to get through to whenever this thing ends?! In this episode Penny Terry takes a look at how this pandemic has affected the money that is going in and out of our bank accounts, and in and out of our communities. We get into the nitty gritty of actually looking at your spending with financial planner Nick D’Emden from Findex in Launceston. Sarah from the Low Head Tourist park shares a little about how she’s re-looking at her future business opportunities. Mental health clinician Caroline Thain helps us with those tricky money conversations, and also gets us wondering how we continue to care about this pandemic even when, at some stages, it can feel gone. We then catch up again with Dr Nicolas Hookway, sociologist and Senior Lecturer at the University of Tasmania about how we can create better community structures to help us live well during a pandemic into the future. Plus some thoughts from our favourite fitness instructor Kylie Moore and real estate agent Maureen Lacey about how we prepare for the future.SHOW NOTES:Dr Nicholas Hookway drew his four points from colleague Associate Professor of Sociology at Woolongong University Roger Patulny. Check out his article as featured in The Conversation here: https://theconversation.com/reconnecting-after-coronavirus-4-key-ways-cities-can-counter-anxiety-and-loneliness-136606You can find out more about Nick D’Emden and Findex here: https://www.findex.com.au/office/launcestonNick passed on these links:Findex Covid-19 Resource Centre: https://insights.findex.com.au/covid19/Australian Government Covid-19 Services: https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/individuals/subjects/coronavirus-covid-19-and-how-we-may-helpAustralian Government Treasury Support Information: https://treasury.gov.au/coronavirus/householdsHere’s a link to a budget planner, one of many you will find with a quick internet search:https://moneysmart.gov.au/budgeting/budget-planner

Does it take a crisis (or pandemic) for us to think a bit more deeply about what’s going on for other people? If so, what are the skills that we need to be a useful crisis buddy? In this episode Penny Terry takes a look at those little things that people are doing to keep an eye on others. We continue to follow the experience of tourism and hospitality manager Bianca Welsh who explains what she’s doing in her workplace to keep an eye on her employees and describes that extra weight of responsibility that we’re all feeling right now to support others. Mental Health Clinician Caroline Thain gives us the 101 of the ‘check-in’ conversation while Dr Nicholas Hookway, Senior Lecturer in Sociology at University of Tasmania, reminds us of the special role that community groups play in keeping us connected, and how we maintain these connections during a pandemic. Which is no surprise to our favourite fitness instructor Kylie Moore who describes how she’s seen the lives of her clients change once they become a member of a community group. Plus, it wouldn’t be an episode about helping others through a crisis if we didn’t talk about food; our ‘go-to’ supporting tool! Dietitian Ngaire Hobbins gives us some tips to make sure our efforts to provide for others doesn’t go to waste.

For many of us we feel like we’re just getting on with life, despite social distancing. But when we stop and think about how many little things have changed in our lives since we were first told to keep 1.5 meters distance and clean ALL THE THINGS…. there’s a fair old list! First up in this episode Penny chats with the marvellous Maureen Lacey and Kylie Moore as we take a look at what it’s been like implementing the practical changes in workplaces and the 'interesting' ways in which people respond. Plus Bianca Welsh from the tourism and hospitality industry gets us thinking about the many new policies and procedures and how they have changed people’s relationship with work. Which leads us into a conversation about the ‘feels’ of social distancing. Dr Nicholas Hookway, Senior Lecturer in Sociology at University of Tasmania helps us to understand loneliness and its distinction from social isolation. Then we check back in again with mental Health Clinician Caroline Thain who’s got some great hacks for reminding others to maintain their distance, and Clinical Psychologist David Bakker is back to help us understand and ‘do’ self-care.

Turns out we all have habits, that we're probably not even be aware of, that help us get on with... life! During a time when there is heaps of change and our routines are all out of whack (cue pandemic), it's pretty easy to break those helpful habits and replace them with helpful ones. In this episode Penny Terry goes deep on habits, why we need them, how we form them, how we break them as she starts to make a plan to 'fix' them. She gets the low down from podcast regulars Clinical Psychologist David Bakker and Mental Health Clinician Caroline Thain, checks in with fitness instructor Kylie Moore (and some of her clients!) and finds out about helpful food habits with Dietitian Ngaire Hobbins.SHOW NOTES:Find out about the awesome Healthy George Town program here:https://georgetown.tas.gov.au/healthy-george-town-programs/You can find out m ore about Clinical Psychologist David Bakker and his app mood mission here: http://moodmission.comDavid Mentioned a couple of habit apps.You can check out Habitica here: https://habitica.com/static/homeOr Streaks here: https://streaksapp.comKylie Moore runs Sherriff Health and Fitness:https://www.facebook.com/Sherriff-Health-Fitness-1773868172887751/If you’d like to get in touch with Caroline Thain – just message Health Speak on social and Penny will pass on her details:Instagram: @podcasthealthspeakFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/healthspeakpodcast/And you can get in touch with Dietitian Ngaire Hobbins here: https://www.ngairehobbins.comIf you or someone you know needs support with mental health right now please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or you can click through to Beyond Blue here https://coronavirus.beyondblue.org.au/

One thing that’s certain, is that dealing with uncertainty is hard. Which really sucks right now as uncertainty seems a constant state during COVID-19! So how do we live well amongst the uncertainty of a pandemic? In this episode Penny Terry gets teary as she hears about dealing with the loss of control from Bianca Welsh who is deep in the tourism and hospitality industry. George Town locals Maureen and Kylie talk about those skills that have helped them cope with uncertainty. And Penny gets some tips from the experts as Mental Health Clinician Caroline Thain explains what our brain is doing, and Clinical Phycologist David Bakker gets us excited about an app that will help us track our moods.SHOW NOTES: Find out about the awesome Healthy George Town program here:https://georgetown.tas.gov.au/healthy-george-town-programs/You can check out the Mood Mission app here: http://moodmission.com/#home-sectionYou can find out more about Bianca Welsh here:https://www.stillwater.com.auhttps://www.stillwater.com.au/seven/https://blackcowbistro.com.auMaureen Lacey works for Harcourts East Tamar:https://easttamar.harcourts.com.auKylie Moore runs Sherriff Health and Fitness:https://www.facebook.com/Sherriff-Health-Fitness-1773868172887751/If you’d like to get in touch with Caroline Thain – just message Health Speak on social and Penny will pass on her details:Instagram: @podcasthealthspeakFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/healthspeakpodcast/If you or someone you know needs support with mental health right now please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or you can click through to Beyond Blue here https://coronavirus.beyondblue.org.au/

In Season Three of Health Speak, we go beyond the hand hygiene to work out what other key skills we need to live WELL during a pandemic (with others and in our own minds)! Penny Terry goes out into the community, into businesses and chats with experts to see what people are doing to 'deal' with this pandemic, what works and what doesn't, as we all do our best to live through it.We'll laugh, we'll cry, we'll remember and we'll learn, as we up-skill, in those life-skills that are crucial right now. By the end of the season you'll have a full COVID-kit, bursting with tools to help you get on with life.

For some social and community services the demand for support has gone up during during COVID-19, however two local services say they've seen a drop in referrals or enquires from people with addictions. So what's going on? And how can we help? Stephen Hill from City Mission and Hilary Ivery from Relationships Australia talk about what they've seen, what their clients tell them and have some really practical things we can all do (or just think about) right now.SHOW NOTES:Relationships Australia Tasmania are waiving its usual client fees for the next three months.You can call on 1300 364 277 or send an email to admin@reltas.com.auhttps://www.tas.relationships.org.auYou can check out all the support services at City Mission at www.citymission.org.au or call on 6335 3000 or contact Missiondale directly on 6391 8013 or email missiondale@citymission.org.auHousing Connect is a one-stop shop for ALL your housing and support needs. One assessment for everything from emergency accommodation to a long-term home. You can call on 1800 800 588

There seems to be a handful of common words we're all using to explain our lives right now. For Monique and many of her friends, that word is 'confusing'. Monique is the Members President of Speak Out, which is both a membership organisation for people with intellectual disability and an advocacy service. In this episode, Monique talks about what's changed and what's helping her get through the days. Speak Out Advocate Jo Ellis shares the sorts of things the people she supports need help with and how her service is changing to meet their changing and growing needs. The things we learn in this episode are both heartbreaking and awesome, plus there are plenty of things to add to that list of ways we CAN help others, from our homes. SHOW NOTES:You can find out more about Speak Out here: https://www.speakoutadvocacy.org

When we hear someone is unwell or going through treatment, often our first instinct is to cook them food, or offer to look after the kids, or visit them in hospital. All those things just became more risky, than helpful. So how can we help people with compromised immune systems, without risking making them more sick. Meg Archer knows what it's like to have a community rally round her and also knows how vulnerable this virus makes her now. Meg reckons you can give the casserole a miss and runs us through plenty of other ways we can help. You'll also meet Robyn McKinnon who works in private practice as a mental health social worker and is a front line health worker, as she gives us some simple things that we can do to 'work with' the system, help people who are unwell AND help the health workers who are looking after them.

What have you lost since...well, since COVID-19? Some things are really obvious, like job loss or a lost routine, but others are not so obvious, like how having those things made us feel. In this episode of Health Speak, Penny Terry talks with Dan who is currently dealing with what he’s lost, and checks in with mental health clinical Caroline Thain from Headspace, who gives us some practical ways to support people dealing with loss, even when we can’t pop round for a visit.SHOW NOTES:The Tasmanian mental health support line for advice, assessment and referrals - 1800 332 388Interstate callers can dial (03) 6166 6333If you or anyone else is in immediate danger call 000The Beyond Blue coronavirus mental wellbeing support service is 1800 512 348 or you can check out their online resources at beyondblue.org.aueheadspace provides free online support and counselling to young people 12 - 25 and their families and friends - visit headspace.org.auLifeline - 13 11 14

Thinking about what ‘self isolation’ during COVID-19 might mean for women and children who are experiencing family violence can be tough going. It can also make us feel pretty helpless when we’re stuck in our homes either unsure how to help and not confident we’d be able to help in a safe way. In this episode Survivor Advocate Deb, and CEO of the Women’s Legal Service in Tasmania Yvette Cehtel, both talk us through a list of ways that will help us recognise when help is needed and be able to help from where ever we are.SHOW NOTES:Women's Legal Service TasmaniaTelephone Legal Advice Line – 1800 682 468The telephone advice line is the first point of contact for all legal advice and assistance.Calling our 1800 number is free from landlines and most mobiles (some phone companies do charge for calling 1800 numbers, so please check before dialling). You can call the 1800 service from anywhere in Tasmania, and the call will not be displayed on your telephone bill.All calls are completely confidential.The 1800 line operates between 10:00am and 4:00pm each weekday. Outside of these hours you can leave a message with your name and number, and they will call you back (please indicate if it is safe for us to leave a message on your voicemail).Family Violence Counselling and Support Service1800 608 1229:00am to midnight Weekdays4:00pm to midnight Weekends and Public Holidays.Offers professional and specialised services to assist children, young people and adults affected by family violence.Engendered EqualityEngender Equality (formerly SHE) is a statewide Tasmanian not-for-profit organisation that supports people affected by family violence.Engender Equality IS NOT a crisis service.HOBART(03) 6278 9090LAUNCESTON0428 162 216NORTH WEST TASMANIA0428 057 415Engendered Equality operates during normal business hours. However, counsellors may be able to provide appointments outside normal business hours if you ask them.Sexual Assault Support Service (SASS) Southern Tasmania1800 697 877Provides 24/7 support, information and counselling in Southern Tasmania to males and females of all ages who been victim of recent rape or sexual assault or sexually abused at any time of their lives.Family Violence Response & Referral Line1800 633 937Provides 24/7, including public holidays, information and referral service by which callers are able to access the full range of response, counselling, information and other support services provided by Safe at Home.1800RESPECT1800 737 73224 hour national sexual assault, family and domestic violence counselling line for any Australian who has experienced, or is at risk of, family and domestic violence and/or sexual assault.Lifeline13 11 14Lifeline has a national number who can help put you in contact with a crisis service in your State.Anyone across Australia experiencing a personal crisis or thinking about suicide can call 13 11 14.TASMANIAN SHELTERS:NorthKarinya Young Women’s Service (young single women 13-20 years)P: (03) 6331 0774Magnolia Place Launceston Women’s Shelter (women and women with children)P: (03) 6344 5322SouthAnnie Kenney Young Women’s Emergency Accommodation (young single women 13-20 years)P: (03) 6272 7751Hobart Women’s Shelter (women and women with children)P: (03) 6273 8455Jireh House (women and women with children)P: (03) 6232 3850McCombe House (women and women with children)P: (03) 6228 1099North WestWarawee Women’s Shelter (women and women with children)P: (03) 6425 1382Oakleigh House (men, women and families)P: (03) 6430 4120Youth, Family and Community Connections – Burnie Youth Accommodation Services (male and female 13-20 years)P: (03) 6431 9230Youth, Family and Community Connections – Youth Crisis Accommodation Service (male and female 13-20 years)P: (03) 6424 7375Wyndarra Centre Inc.P: (03) 6452 1981West Coast Crisis Accommodation and Referral ServiceP: (03) 6471 4748

Health Speak is back, but like our world right now, it's different too. Season one showed us the many way our health professionals could help us , and this season will show us the many ways we can help others, from our homes. Because, well #stayhome #COVID

It’s been a wild(-ly educational) ride dropping in to chat with some of the MANY health people who work in our communities so we’ve pulled together a short recap for you. While this season has come to an end, your listening doesn’t need to as this series will be up in cyber space forever! We'd love for you to scroll back through the feed and make sure you (and your friends and family) are right up to date, making sure you have a good understanding of exactly who is out there to help us be as healthy as we can be. But before you go, we’ve got a little job for you… Have a listen and see if you’ve got 2 minutes (max) to help us, and heaps of other people, out. Big thanks!

There's a pretty good chance that you will have heard of a Speech Pathologist before, but I doubt you've been given the full rundown of all the different things they can help with. In fact, there are so many even Speech Pathologists themselves have trouble reeling them all off in one breath! Abby Milroy has a particular specialty where she helps kids use both high tech devices and very low tech devices; whatever it takes to help them find their voice.SHOW NOTES:Abby works at Engage Therapy in Launceston, Tasmania. www.engagetherapy.com.auYou can find all more about what Speech Pathologist can help you with by checking out www.speechpathologyaustralia.com.au They also have a handy link to help you find a therapist near you.

How’s your body feeling today? While most people don’t love to hear your complaints, Osteopaths love hearing what’s going on with your body and your mind, trying to work out the cause of any pain or discomfort and then working out how to fix it, in a way that will work for you. So how do they do that? Well it's less about your bones and more about the bits around your bones as Osteopath Marshall Anderson explains in this week’s episode of Health Speak, including his explanation of what 'cracking your back' is really all about.SHOW NOTES:You can find out more about what Osteopaths do by checking out Osteopathy Australia at https://www.osteopathy.org.au/about-osteopathy/osteopathy---you They’ve also got a handy link to help you find a practitioner near you.You can find more about about Marshall and his team here - http://www.launcestonosteopathy.com.au/ourteam

What’s the first image you get in your mind when you think about aged care? I bet it’s not an image of a group of health workers bringing three tones of sand into an aged care home so the residents could have a day at the beach?! Aged care brings so many different skill sets and experiences together, from workers, to family members, volunteers and clients. In this episode of Health Speak, Jackie Howard explains that aged care services is a hugely rewarding area to work in where the learning never ends.SHOW NOTES:You can use this link to find an aged care provide where you live https://www.myagedcare.gov.au/find-a-provider

What services to you think you’d be getting if you went to visit a clinical social worker? Michelle Nicholson reckons it’s the best job in the world. She says she gets to work with the most incredible people in the world even though many of her clients are sceptical about her job before their first appointment - that is, until she opens the window... well, not literally but it's the perfect way to describe how Michelle does what she does as a clinical social worker in this episode of Health Speak.

There’s a fair bit of detective work involved for many people who work in health care, but they don’t all use Dermatoscopes (a torch and magnifying glass all in one) everyday! Sue Basson does. Sue is a GP who has specialised in skin cancer and now that’s pretty much all she does, and her waiting room is full. In this episode of Health Speak Sue shows you how interesting her job can be, explains exactly what happens when you go for a skin check, what she’s looking for and what so many of us get wrong about our skin how it’s affected by the sun. Reckon you’re getting it wrong too?SHOW NOTES:If you’re looking for a doctor that specialised in skin cancer, the Australasian Skin Cancer College have a handy link on their website that might help you find the right person in your area. https://www.skincancercollege.org/locate-a-doctor/Plus as Sue says, remember you can always check in with your local GP too.

This episode of Health Speak is a bit different. It’s less about supporting our own health and more about supporting other people’s health, in a way you probably don’t spend much time thinking about (which is fair enough because only 1% of people will ever be able to help like this). This episode talks about organ donation and Penny asks some questions she’s never even considered before: What happens in the operating room during retrieval? What are families hesitant about? Do people prefer to donate some organs over others and who supports these families? This is the job of people like Verity Shugg and Guy Vanderkelen who are donation specialist nurses at Donate Life.SHOW NOTES:Here's the link for you to register right now or cruise around the website to find out more information. You just need your Medicare number and you'll be done in one minute https://donatelife.gov.au/register-donor-today

Talking about smoking can be tricky. Whether you are the smoker or it’s someone you care about, the conversation can get awkward and people can feel judged or lectured. So how do the good conversations, the ones that work, sound? Sue Hearn is a team leader at Quit Tasmania and in this episode of Health Speak she takes Penny on a tour of the call center, busts some myths about her role and shows you how a quitline call works.SHOW NOTES:In case you missed it, the Quitline number is 13 78 48. You can also get in touch with them online by checking out the website for your state based service (quittas.org.au for the Tasmanian service where Sue works) or as Sue mentions, you can have a conversation with a health professional you trust and be referred to Quitline by them.

You might expect that a Dietitian would put you on a diet, yet Milly Smith isn't a big fan of that word. Milly is an accredited practicing dietitian and she works one on one with people for all different sorts of reasons and helps them lay the foundations for a healthier and happier life. Need someone like her? This episode will give you a taster (pardon the pun) of what her job is all about plus you’ll get some handy food hacks to get you started.SHOW NOTES:If you’re looking for an accredited practicing dietitian, the Dietitians Assocation of Australia has a search function here: https://daa.asn.au/find-an-apd/The DAA also has other handy links including information about where dietitians work (https://daa.asn.au/what-dietitans-do/what-do-dietitians-work/) and more info about what they do (https://daa.asn.au/what-dietitans-do/).

If you’ve ever wondered why someone would want to be a podiatrist and work with people's feet all day – you will not only have it explained in the next twelve minutes, but will also want to book yourself an appointment! Lyndsey Wright clearly loves her job, and we can’t help but love her humour, her stories and how much she gets out of helping people look after their feet.SHOW NOTES:You can find out more about the types of issues Podiatrists can help you with via the Australian Podiatry Association website: https://www.podiatry.org.au/about/what-is-podiatry and they also have a cool function that let's you find a podiatry service near you.You're local state health department will offer outpatient services which you can find by searching online - Here's the link for the Tasmanian service (where this podcast is produced): http://outpatients.tas.gov.au/clinics/podiatry

We know that pharmacists tell us how to properly use our medicines, on this episode of Health Speak we learn how to properly use our pharmacists! Pankti Ajay takes Penny Terry on a tour of the chemist and explains why her job is so much more than slapping a label on a box.

We’re back to sorting out your plumbing – in our first episode we looked at the bottom half of your pipes and in this episode we’re up the top. David Murray is an esophagogastric surgeon who deals with your digestive track and also specializes in weight loss surgery. We talk about everything from concerns to symptoms to costs as David unpacks some of what’s involved with fixing problems with your pipes and tubes.

How does having a job - the right job for you - affect your health? On this episode, Penny Terry wanders into an employment agency and introduces you to Alexis who witnesses everyday the many many different things that link your health with your job; from injury to income, resilience to routine… and everything in between.SHOW NOTES: Here's a few links that will help you find a list of the disability employment services providers near you and other background information about these services:https://www.jobaccess.gov.au/service-providers/disability-employment-services-providershttps://disabilityemployment.org.au/provider-search/tas/https://www.dss.gov.au/our-responsibilities/disability-and-carers/programmes-services/disability-employment-serviceshttps://www.jobaccess.gov.au/people-with-disability/available-support/1631Alexis works at CVGT Australia - https://www.cvgt.com.au/about-us/

There can be many health people involved in getting you the right diagnosis – some you meet, some you don’t. Some will know you by face, and others will know you by name and know other... bits of you. During this episode Penny Terry takes the microphone into the Pathology lab to meet a just a few of the many people who play a role in getting you a diagnosis.

Walking in to see some health professionals can be pretty straight forward, but visiting others can feel pretty scary, for all sorts of reasons. In fact, Dr Marzena Rybak finds people are scared of her even when she meets them at a bbq! Marzena is a Psychiatrist and has plenty of myth busting to do about her job, her treatments and her patients.SHOW NOTES:You can find more info about psychiatrists, treatments and mental illnesses and disorders by visiting the Royal Australia and New Zealand College of Psychiatrist website - https://www.yourhealthinmind.org/psychiatry-explained/whats-a-psychiatrist Health Direct also provides information and help in finding a practitioner: https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/psychiatrists-and-psychiatryDr Marzena Rybak's rooms are located at St Helens Private Hospital in Hobart, Tasmania.

You may expect that a cancer service could be a fairly morbid place to work, but Cancer Care Co-Ordinator Jen Morling says it’s almost always opposite. Jen learns so much from her patients from renovating tricks to resilience tips, as she goes about her day to day job of doing whatever is required to make the process of cancer treatment smoother and clearer – within a health system that is complex and with a diagnosis that usually doesn’t come with a perfect science.SHOW NOTES:There are so many resources available for patients and carers dealing with cancer, from government sites, specialist information to support services. Here are just a few to get you started but your local 'Jen' will help you out with what you need.https://canceraustralia.gov.au/affected-cancer/cancer-support-organisationshttps://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/cancer-prog-servhttps://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/service_information/services_files/launceston_general_hospital/treatments_and_services/holman_clinic_launceston_general_hospital

Chances are you’ve heard of physiotherapy, but I doubt you’ve heard it explained quite like this. Physiotherapist Stewart Williamson tells Penny Terry that part of his job is sort of like fixing rusty gates. Stewart works with people who come and see him for any number of reasons; from back problems to foot problems, even for ear problems… and he also works with elite athletes who usually have no "problems" at all.EPISODE NOTES:Find out more about Stewart and his work here: https://leaphealth.com.au/team-member/stewart-williamson/You can get some more details information about the role of physiotherapist from the Australian Physiotherapy Association via this link: https://choose.physio/what-is-physioAnd, if you need to find a physiotherapist outside of the hospital system, the APA also has this handy link to help you find one near you: https://choose.physio/findaphysio

There are lots of broad job titles or health words that we just throw around without really understanding or ever asking what they really mean - like 'Youth Health Worker' or 'holistic health care'. In this episode Penny Terry walks inside a youth health service and chats with Tom, a youth health worker, to find out about the many different things that he helps young people with day to day. SHOW NOTES:Find out more about The Link where Tom works here: https://thelink.org.auSome of the other health services that are provided to young people for free in Tasmania can be found here: https://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/service_information/services_files/youth_health_services

There are lots of different ways that health services are paid for, which means sometimes you’ll need your medicare card, other times your bank card, and sometimes no card at all. The systems behind health care funding are complicated and certainly not yet perfect, as health administrator Phil Edmondson discusses with Penny Terry on this week’s episode of Health Speak.

Do you feel like everyone is talking about ‘Mindfulness’ yet you missed the critical explainer about what it means to be ‘mindful’ or how it can help your health? On this episode of Health Speak, Penny Terry talks with clinical psychologist and mindfulness trainer Miranda Stephens and finds out exactly what we do when we’re being mindful, hears about the different ways to learn about and practice mindfulness and gets a idea of when some specific training might be useful to your health.SHOW NOTES: If you'd like to find out about the free programs Miranda runs, you can get the info you need here: https://mindfulnessaus.com.auThe Government's Health Direct explains the benefits of mindfulness here: https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/benefits-of-mindfulness Some of the more popular mindfulness apps include:https://www.smilingmind.com.auhttps://www.headspace.comhttps://www.calm.com

Primary Health Services have been referred to as the poor cousin of hospital services… but have you ever heard what Primary Health actually refers to? On this episode of Health Speak Penny Terry walks into a building that is the base for heaps of different health services that are available to you in the community. She finds out what Primary Health really means, meets Nurse Practitioner Meredith Prestwood and gets the low down on one innovative program that uses Corollas and backpacks to keep people out of hospital… literally.SHOW NOTES:You can find out more about the program Meredith is part of - the Community Rapid Response team - here: https://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/ths/community_rapid_response_service_comrrs/community_rapid_response_service_brochureIf you want to find out about how Primary Health Care services operate in Australia you can find some details herehttps://www1.health.gov.au/internet/publications/publishing.nsf/Content/NPHC-Strategic-Framework~phc-australiaYou can also search online for Primary Health Care services in your region or state for more locally specific information across both the public and private sectors.

How far down your list of health priorities is your hearing? The average time people put off having their hearing checked is seven years! In this episode of Health Speak, Penny Terry chats with audiologist Clare Combey to find out why we seem to be so lax when it comes to looking after our hearing health, particularly when it can have some very dire consequences on the quality of our lives, our relationships and our health. Plus, you might also be missing out on some really cool tech that now comes built into hearing aids.SHOW NOTES:If you've got more questions about the job of an audiologist, check out Audiology Australia https://audiology.asn.au/Home Clare works for Hearing Australia who are the largest provider of government funded hearing services in Australia. You can find out more about them here www.hearing.com.auYou can find out about the Australian Government's hearing services program here www.hearingservices.gov.au

The first thing Marcus Burston does when he meets a new client is explain his job. Marcus is an Exercise Physiologist, also known as an EP or an Exercise Phys. Marcus reckons most people either turn off or quickly turn the other way as soon as they hear the word exercise, afraid that he’s going to make then run five kilometres. In this episode of Health Speak Penny Terry learns why an exercise physiologist is more like an Engineer and less about turning you into an elite athlete... unless of course, that's what you want!SHOW NOTES:You can find out more about Marcus and his team here http://www.accessinjury.com.au/about-us/Or you can get some more information about what Exercise Physiologists do by doing a quick search online. A good place to start is by checking out the peak professional organisation Exercise and Sports Science Australia - https://www.essa.org.au

Are you likely to go and see someone when you don’t understand their job title? For some Occupational Therapists, helping people understand what they do and how that relates to their title can be the first hurdle. In this episode of Health Speak you meet Gina McKendrick who’s been an Occupational Therapist for 25 years. She’s a master at explaining what she does, why it's important and has a brain full of interesting stories that perfectly explain her job and why she still loves it all these years later.SHOW NOTES:There is some great info about OT's, how they can help you and where to find one on the Occupational Therapy Australia websitehttp://aboutoccupationaltherapy.com.au

Chances are there is someone at your local council who spends time creating programs and spaces to help you stay active and be healthier. So how do they do that? In Axel’s case, he’s a Recreation Officer and he deals with... well, best let him explain. But put simply, he reckon most of his job is about helping people from his community find fun ways to be as healthy as they can be.

Sam Beattie doesn’t usually get a spontaneaous eruption of applause when she tells people she’s a Diabetes Educator. People are either confused or underestimate the work she does. As Penny Terry learned in this episode of Health Speak, living with diabetes comes with a lifetime of learning… and a munted pancreas... and a need for a big handbag.Show notes:You can find out more from the Diabetes Australia websitehttps://www.diabetesaustralia.com.auOr get more details about the role of a diabetes educator at the Australia Diabetes Educators Associate websitehttps://www.adea.com.au/about-us/

There’s plenty of Health Speak and debate around the length of a standard GP appointment and how that’s paid for. But have you ever been taught what you should do and say to get the best from what is a reasonably short appointment? Most of us haven’t… we just sort of feel our way through. During this episode of Health Speak Penny Terry asks General Practitioner Dr Ross Lamplugh, who now manages more than 30 medical centers across Australia, how you can get the best bang for your health buck.SHOW NOTES:You can find out more about Dr Ross Lamplugh here https://www.ochrehealth.com.au/about-ochre-health/management-team/Both the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and the Australian Medical Associatio have info on their websites about the role of a GP, you can find it using these links.https://www.racgp.org.au/education/students/a-career-in-general-practice/what-is-general-practicehttps://ama.com.au/article/general-practice-facts

You probably think you know what going to the Dentist is all about, so chance are you don’t go often enough, right? Yeah, most of us have the same thoughts about a visit to the Dentist but Dr Jazlyn Patrick explains that things have changed! Jazlyn works as a dentist in both the public and private systems and amongst other things she introduces Penny Terry to Mr Scrapey, explains why there is a TV on the ceiling and gives a quick lesson in brushing your teeth... have you been doing it wrong? SHOW NOTES:You can find Jazlyn Patrick at The Dental Surgery http://thedentalsurgery.com.auJazlyn mentioned the Australia Dental Association has some good videos about how to brush your teeth and how to floss. You’ll find them here: https://www.ada.org.au/Your-Dental-Health/Oral-Health-Video-ResourcesPlus you can find public dental services in your state or territory via this link: https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/dental-1?Open=&utm_source=health.gov.au&utm_medium=redirect&utm_campaign=digital_transformation&utm_content=dental

Ever wondered why someone would want to be a colorectal surgeon? Yep, that’s the person who’s responsible for looking after your bum… inside and out. While you wouldn’t expect people to publicly thank a bum doctor for fixing their anal fissure, this is the sort of reception Dr David Lloyd gets. He’ll give you a brand new perspective on why your bum is so important, why you need to look after it and what happens when you go to visit him.FIND OUT MORE:Subscribe to the show: www.playpodca.st/healthspeakFollow the show on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/healthspeakpodcast/Follow the show on instagram: @podcasthealthspeak https://instagram.com/podcasthealthspeak?igshid=t3sg21mdu3t2Email the presenter Penny Terry: penny.terry@healthytasmania.com.au Find out more about City Park Radio: https://cityparkradio.comSHOW NOTES:More about David: https://davidlloydcolorectal.com.auInformation about good bowel (and bladder) health: https://www.bladderbowelhealth.org.auInformation about bowel cancer: https://www.bowelcanceraustralia.orgNational bowel screen information:http://www.cancerscreening.gov.au/internet/screening/publishing.nsf/Content/bowel-screening-1The Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand: https://www.cssanz.org

Turns out a bum doctor isn’t too different to a plumber and a disability employment service is kind of like traffic control! Welcome to “Health Speak?” the short podcast that bans the big words and rejects the health jargon so you can find the help you need to be as healthy as you can be. Subscribe to this podcast NOW to meet the people you didn’t know you needed in your life.