1300 806 258
The Get Healthy Information and Coaching Service® is a FREE and confidential phone based service. We offer culturally appropriate coaching and materials for our Aboriginal participants.
Is this program for me?
If you identify as being Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, this program is for you.
The Service is open to anyone aged 16 years and over.
You will get your own personal university qualified health coach to help you make healthy lifestyle changes.
Your health coach could help you to:
- Eat healthily
- Get active
- Reduce alcohol intake
- Achieve and maintain a healthy weight
- Gain or maintain a healthy amount of weight during pregnancy.
What’s included?
- Your own personal health coach
- Yarn with Aboriginal Liaison Officer
- Up to 13 confidential coaching calls over six months - all at a time and day that suits you
- Motivation and support to set your own healthy lifestyle goals
- Information and a journal containing information specific to Aboriginal communities. This will help you track your goals and actions.
- Help to overcome any problem areas
- Option to re-enrol for coaching or get six months of SMS based coaching for FREE.
How do I get started?
Starting your Get Healthy Journey has never been easier. Complete our simple online form today or call 1300 806 258.
Alternatively you can ask your GP or Allied Health Professional for a referral to the Get Healthy Service at your next appointment.
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Parminder
- 33 Years Old
- Get Healthy Graduate
"It was very hard to start but once you do it's too easy and now it's become part of my everyday life."
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Roger
- 56 Years Old
- Get Healthy Graduate
"It was very good having that person, it gave you some motivation and justification because if I hadn't done the right thing I was honest and told her, she didn't judge."
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Ian
- 58 Years Old
- Get Healthy Graduate
"I have gone from being an overweight guy who didn't exercise, to now where I consider myself very fit, very healthy. This has turned my life around!"
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Laurel
- 50 Years Old
- Get Healthy Graduate
"One thing my health coach taught me was about calories, I am now very mindful of calories as well as 5 servings of fruit and vegetables... it's been a great learning experience."
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Elizabeth
- 63 Years Old
- Get Healthy Graduate
"My husband eats a lot better, not a lot of junk, but if he indulges I can say no and not let it worry me which makes me feel better in myself."
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Wendy
- 41 Years Old
- Get Healthy Graduate
""We do a lot more as a family now, especially with the kids... I am not embarrassed to get into a swimming costume, I feel more comfortable""
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Joe
- 60 Years Old
- Get Healthy Graduate
""Being able to make positive life changes, and being able to do that in front of friends and family has been important""
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Rebecca
- 40 Years Old
- Get Healthy Participant
""I get excited every couple of weeks when my health coach calls. I really like the way my coach talks and shows she cares. She helps me make realistic goals."
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Maria
- 49 Years Old
- Get Healthy Graduate
"“I would highly recommend this Service for anyone who would like to become healthy or even just gain a better understanding about their food and exercise habits.”"
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Christine
- 29 Years Old
- Get Healthy Graduate
"I am now the healthiest I have ever been. These lifestyle changes are part of my life now"
