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19 February 2025
New pregnancy vaccine provides protection against RSV for newborns
Pregnant women now have access to a free RSV vaccine that will help protect their baby during its most vulnerable months.
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18 February 2025
Sunshine Coast Health welcomes more than 100 nursing and midwifery graduates
More than 100 newly graduated nurses and midwives are taking their first steps into their careers, ready to provide care and support to patients across the Sunshine Coast region.
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27 August 2024
Get to know the Jabba Jabba team
Home visits to new families, health checks on newborn babies, chats about vaccinations and wellness checks with parents is all part of a day in the life for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child health team, also known as the Jabba Jabba
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18 June 2024
NOURISH service keeps our littlest Sunshine Coast babies out of hospital
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Sunshine Coast University Hospital is offering a new service to parents and babies that will see families returning home sooner.
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22 February 2024
Fresh dental vans roll into Sunshine Coast schools with new look
Sunshine Coast Health is welcoming the arrival of two new vans to its fleet of mobile dental clinics.
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08 February 2024
Public Health Alert – Pertussis
Sunshine Coast Health's Public Health Unit has seen an increase in the number of pertussis (whooping cough) cases in the community in recent weeks.
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05 February 2024
Public Health's hand washing tips to avoid classroom illnesses
With the school year now in full swing, the Sunshine Coast Public Health Unit is urging parents to talk about hand washing with their little ones, to help curb the spread of illnesses.
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31 January 2023
Free workshops for parents perplexed with their child’s toilet difficulties
Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS) is holding free, 3-hour workshops for parents and carers of children (aged two years and over) who are experiencing difficulties with their bowel, including chronic constipation, withholding/refusal,
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25 January 2023
Ensure your child has a healthy smile on their dial in 2023
With children now back in the classroom, the Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS) is encouraging parents to make use the free dental care available for eligible students in prep through to grade 10.
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19 January 2023
Taking the guess work out of back-to-school lunches
With students getting ready to head back to school next week, Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS) paediatric dietitian Eden Mansell is encouraging parents to set their children up for success when it comes to their lunch box.
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13 September 2022
Rapid diagnosis critical to protecting children from deadly Sepsis
More than 18,000 Australians suffer from sepsis every year, 5000 of those affected will die, and of those who survive, half are left with a disability or impaired function.