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The following services are available through Yea Community Health Services:

Diabetes Educator

Provides education, support and advice to people with or at risk of diabetes.

Dietitian

Assessments:

Assess your or your child’s nutritional needs.

Dietary Education and Counselling:

Provide dietary recommendations to help manage medical conditions including:

Diabetes
Overweight or Obesity
High Cholesterol
High Blood Pressure
Gastro-intestinal disorders
Underweight

Food allergies & intolerances
Coeliac Disease
Children’s fussy eating or growth issues
Liver Disease
Kidney Disease

Advice:

Provide practical and individual advice on healthy eating, grocery shopping, label reading, budgeting, eating out, preparing food at home and recipe medication. Provide strategies to assist with improving your child’s intake. Assess the appropriateness of, and need for, community supports.

Counselling

Providing information, support and counselling to both families and individuals.

Psychologist

Works with clients to bring about positive change in their life. Open to people of all ages who are experiencing mental or physical health problems. This may include:

- Anxiety and depression
- Personal and family relationship problems
- Eating disorders
- Adjustment to physical illness
- Addictive behaviours

- Parenting support
- Stress
- Grief

Paediatric Speech Pathology

Service provided in Kinglake only. Speech pathology for children up to the age of five.

Service Areas

The following areas are covered by Yea Community Health Services:

Yea
Toolangi
Glenburn
Highlands
Kinglake
Strath Creek
Flowerdale

Visits to areas outside those listed above may be negotiated on request.

Fees

The fees charged by Yea Community Health Services are based on the Community Health Fees Policy as directed by the Department of Health.

The structure of these fees is as follows:

No charge for children under 18 years of age.
Other fee levels are on a sliding scale and are subject to criteria.

Household Income Level	Low Income	Medium Income	High Income
	Single <$39,089	Single > $39,089 < $86,208	Single > $ 86,208
	Couple <$59,802	Couple > $59, 602 < $115,245	Couple. $ 115, 245
	Family (1 child) < $66,009	Family (1 child) > $66,009 < $118,546	Family > $118,546
	Plus $6,206 per additional child	Plus $6,206 per additional child	Plus $6,206 per additional child

Service	Low Income	Medium Income	High Income
Community Nursing	$10.30 per visit	$15.60 per visit	Full cost recovery
Counsellor/Psychology	No charge	No charge	Full cost recovery
Diabetes Educator	$10.30 per session	$15.60 per session	Full cost recovery

Dietitian	$10.30 per session	$15.60 per session	Full cost recovery
Speech Pathology (Paediatrics)	No charge	$15.60 per session	Full cost recovery

Waiting Lists

A waiting list may occur and priority is given to those with the highest assessed need.

Appointments

To make or enquire about an appointment please call: 5736 0410