Health management programs
There are several health management programs and services available to help you improve your health.
Get Healthy
The Get Healthy service is a free and confidential information and phone coaching service that provides information and support for you to make healthy lifestyle changes.
Anyone can contact the Get Healthy service and if you enrol in the coaching program, a qualified coach will provide information and on-going phone coaching about:
- eating healthy
- being physically active
- achieving and maintaining a healthy weight.
To find out more call 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84) or visit www.gethealthy.qld.gov.au.
The COACH Program
The COACH Program (PDF, 400 KB) is a phone coaching service that helps people with coronary heart disease, high risk of cardiovascular disease, pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes to manage their condition and reduce the risk of future complications and avoidable hospital admissions.
Your doctor will generally refer you to the program, where a qualified health professional will discuss your risk factors and treatment specific to your condition.
Support will be provided with phone calls every 4–6 weeks over approximately 6 months.
Quitline—13 QUIT (13 78 48)
The Quitline 13 QUIT (13 78 48) is a phone support, information and advice service for people who want to quit smoking. It is a confidential, free service that will provide you with help tailored to your particular needs. Counsellors are available 7am–10pm, 7 days a week.
Quitline counsellors are all very experienced at helping people over the phone who are of different ages and from different backgrounds. There are males and females, non-smokers and ex-smokers. The counsellors are understanding and supportive, because they know about addiction and how hard it can be to quit smoking. They are never judgmental about people who smoke and they are there to help smokers who want to quit to do so successfully.
Quitline counsellors can provide advice on:
- quitting, including sending you self-help materials
- identifying your smoking habits and how to manage risk situations
- making a plan to quit
- nicotine replacement therapy and other quitting methods
- how to stay a non-smoker once you have quit.
Quitline also has a team of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander counsellors. When you call 13QUIT, ask to speak with an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander counsellor. A support program including multiple call-backs is offered to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Queenslanders.
Call anywhere in Australia at the cost of a local call (higher for mobiles).
Request a call from Quitline.
Queensland Stay on Your Feet
The Queensland Stay on Your Feet program provides information for seniors about preventing falls and staying healthy and independent.
The program is for seniors and people who work with seniors, and provides:
- exercises for strength, balance, flexibility and endurance
- advice on reducing falls in the home
- risk assessment tools for professionals.
