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Ambulance
Tel: Dial 000 in an emergency
This is a 24-hour free call number.
SA Ambulance Service (www.saambulance.com.au)
General enquiries Tel: 1300 13 62 72 Email: saasenquiries@health.sa.gov.au
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Useful phone numbers
Health Direct
A free 24-hour telephone health advice line staffed by Registered Nurses. There is an interpreter service available.
Tel: 1800 022 222
Lifeline
24-hour counselling service for anyone in need of emotional support
Tel: 13 11 14
Mental Health Crisis Service
24 hour crisis service for anyone suffering from mental health issues or their carers
Tel: 13 14 65
Parent Helpline
24 hour telephone information service for parents in South Australia with concerns about health, behaviour or parenting
Tel: 1300 364 100 (local call cost within South Australia)
Poisons information hotline
Tel: 131 126
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African Communities Health Education
Raising awareness about physical activity and nutrition
For humanitarian entrants
Run by the African Communities Council of SA
At: 59 King William Street, Adelaide
Tel: (08) 8217 9520 Email: admin@accsa.com.au
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African Women’s Health Education Group
For African women who are humanitarian entrants and have been resident in Australia for less than 5 years
Run by the African Women’s Federation of SA
At: 304 Henley Beach Road, Underdale
Tel: (08) 8161 3331 Email: me.lartey@bigpond.com
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African Women’s Mental Health Group
For eligible African women humanitarian entrants
Run by the African Women’s Federation
At: 304 Henley Beach Road, Underdale
Tel: (08) 8395 1252 Email:me.lartey@bigpond.com
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Brian Burdekin Clinic
Medical, nursing, podiatry and physiotherapy services; housing support and assistance; general social support
For those on a low income or homeless
At: 27 Selby Street, Adelaide
Open Monday and Thursday 8.30am to 4pm and Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8.30am to 1pm.
Closed first Friday of every month
Tel: (08) 8231 6226
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Child and Youth Health (www.cyh.sa.gov.au)
Provides health checks (for children aged 0-12), hearing and vision screening, behaviour management, parent information and support, parent education groups, feeding and settling management and immunisation
At: a range of sites across South Australia
Tel: 1300 733 606
Call between 9am and 4.30pm Monday to Friday
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Drop-in clinic
A nurse-led drop-in health service
For humanitarian entrants within the first 12 months of arrival
Run by the Migrant Health Service
At: 21 Market St, Adelaide
Tel: (08) 8237 3900 or 1800 635 566
Monday to Friday 9.30am to 12.30 and 2.00pm to 4.30pm
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Health Education and Life Skills Centre (Heals Centre)
Provides free foot reflexology, a memory maintenance group, a coffee group, art for everyone, a gathering place, a craft group, computer classes, podiatry, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, men’s shed, room hire and op shop
For those living in Blair Athol, Kilburn, Prospect and surrounding areas
At: 5 Clifton Street, Blair Athol
Tel: 0400 888 518 Email: info@heals.org.au
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Health Education for Service Providers
Education sessions for health service providers to build capacity for working with refugees
Run by the Migrant Health Service
At: 21 Market St, Adelaide and other sites
Tel: (08) 8237 3900 or 1800 635 566
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Health Insurance
Information about private health insurance
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Health Literacy Education
For groups and individual humanitarian entrants
Run by SA Health
Run by the Migrant Health Service
At: 21 Market St, Adelaide, language schools and other sites
Tel: (08) 8237 3900 or 1800 635 566
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Health Services Finder (www.hsfinder.sa.gov.au)
A free online directory of useful information about private and public health related services in SA
Run by SA Health
Tel: (08) 8226 6443 Email: info@hsfinder.sa.gov.au
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HIV and Hepatitis C Services (MOSAIC)
Free and confidential counselling, case management support, advocacy and problem solving support, as well as information and referrals to relevant community or health services,
For people affected by HIV/AIDS or Hepatitis C. This includes children, adolescents, women and men who are diagnosed with, or at risk of, HIV or hepatitis C, and their family, friends and carers.
Run by Relationships Australia (SA) (www.rasa.com.au)
At: 49a Orsmond Street, Hindmarsh
Tel: (08) 8245 8100 / 1800 182 325 / 1300 364 277
Email: mail@rasa.com.au
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Hospitals
Far North:
- Coober Pedy Hospital, Lot 89 Hospital Road Coober Pedy Tel: (08) 8672 5009
- Woomera Hospital, Dewrang Avenue Woomera Tel: (08) 8673 7788
Eyre and Western:
- Ceduna Hospital, Eyre Highway, Ceduna Tel: (08) 8626 2110
- Port Lincoln Hospital, Oxford Terrace Port Lincoln Tel: (08) 8683 2200
Yorke and Mid-North:
- Port Augusta Hospital, 71 Hospital Road, Port Augusta Tel: (08) 8648 5500
- Port Pirie Hospital, Corner The Terrace and Alexander Street Port Pirie Tel: (08) 8638 4500
- Whyalla Hospital, 20 Wood Terrace Whyalla Tel: (08) 8648 8300
Lower North:
- Gawler Hospital, 21 Hutchinson Road Gawler East Tel: (08) 8521 2000
Fleurieu:
- South Coast District Hospital, Bay Road Victor Harbor Tel: (08) 8552 0500
Riverland:
- Barmera Hospital, 24 Hawdon Street Barmera Tel: (08) 8588 0400
- Berri Hospital, Maddern Street Berri Tel: (08) 8580 2400
- Bordertown Memorial Hospital, 23 South Terrace Bordertown Tel: (08) 8752 9000
- Mannum District Hospital, Parker Street Mannum Tel: (08) 8569 0200
- Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital, Wellington Road, Mount BarkerTel: (08) 8393 1777
- Murray Bridge Soldiers' Memorial Hospital, Swanport Road Murray Bridge ( (08) 8535 6777
South-East:
- Millicent and District Hospital, Mount Gambier Road Millicent Tel: (08) 8733 0100
- Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service, 276-300 Wehl Street North, Mount Gambier Tel: (08) 8721 1200
- Naracoorte Health Service, 101 Jenkins Terrace Naracoorte Tel: (08) 8762 8100
Metropolitan Adelaide:
- Flinders Medical Centre, Flinders Drive, Bedford Park
Tel: (08) 8204 5511
- Lyell McEwin Hospital, Haydown Road, Elizabeth Vale
Tel: (08) 8182 9000
- Noarlunga Health Service, Alexander Kelly Drive, Noarlunga Centre
Tel: (08) 8384 9222
- Repatriation General Hospital, Daws Road, Daw Park
Tel: (08) 8276 9666
- Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide
Tel: (08) 8222 4000
- The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 28 Woodville Road Woodville
Tel: (08) 8222 6000
- Women’s and Children’s Hospital, 72 King William Road, North Adelaide ( (08) 8161 7000
- Modbury Hospital, Smart Road Modbury Tel: (08) 8161 2000
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Immunisation
Immunisation for all adults and children is provided by General Practices. To find your local practice see: (www.hsfinder.sa.gov.au)
Immunisation for new humanitarian arrivals is provided by the New Arrivals Refugee Immunisation Program, run by the Department of Health (www.health.sa.gov.au)
- Adelaide: Migrant Health Service, 21 Market Street Tel: (08) 8237 3900 or 1800 635 566
- Charles Sturt Tel: (08) 8408 1111
- Mount Gambier Tel: (08) 8384 0666
- Playford Tel: (08) 8256 0333
- Port Adelaide Tel: 1300 364 264
- West Torrens Council Tel: (08) 8416 633
For more information contact: Immunisation SectionTel: 1300 232 272
Immunisation for children is also provided by:
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Independent Living Skills Program
Life skills education for young men and women in sexual health, law and order, relationships, drugs and alcohol
For young humanitarian entrants
In Metropolitan Adelaide
Run by Refugee Services (www.dcsi.sa.gov.au)
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Initial medical assessments
Comprehensive medical assessment, care planning and service provision
for humanitarian entrants and asylum seekers in the first year after arrival
Run by the Migrant Health Service by appointment
At: 21 Market St, Adelaide
Tel: (08) 8237 3900 or 1800 635 566
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Medicare (www.medicareaustralia.gov.au)
Manages health payments
For all South Australians
Tel: 132 011
Tel: Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) 131 450 (call charges apply)
Email: medicare@medicareaustralia.gov.au
Information about Medicare
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Mental Health Services
Support for recent humanitarian entrants and asylum seekers with mental health problems
Run by the Migrant Health Service by appointment
At: 21 Market St, Adelaide
Tel: (08) 8237 3900 or 1800 635 566
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Modbury Hospital Nutrition Department
Provides healthy eating and lifestyle program (HELP), nutrition advice, diabetes support group, cooking programs and other services including the African Foodies Project
For all – optional gold coin donation for HELP and diabetes support group, costs for food for community foodies
Run by Ambulatory and Primary Health Care Services
At: Ground Floor, Modbury Hospital Education Building, Smart Road, Modbury
Tel: (08) 8161 2440 Email: Katie.belobrajdic@health.sa.gov.au
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Personal Education And Community Empowerment Service (PEACE)
Supports and assists individuals, families and communities to lead balanced and healthy lives. Particularly focused on helping people with issues relating to problem gambling, HIV and Hepatitis
For people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
Run by Relationships Australia (SA) (www.rasa.com.au)
At: 49a Orsmond Street, Hindmarsh
Tel: (08) 8245 8100 / 1800 182 325 / 1300 364 277
Email: mail@rasa.com.au
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Personal Helpers and Mentors (PHaMs)
A respectful and culturally sensitive service that helps people whose lives are severely affected by mental illness by providing services that include: someone to talk to; advice on family life and relationships; advice on health services; support with access to Centrelink, legal aid or housing; advice on banking and budgeting; help understanding cultural differences; help to become more involved in the community
For people who are 16 years or over and come from a non English speaking background and those who have been in refugee or detention centres, who are worrying or are having a hard time
Run by the Mental Illness Fellowship of SA (MIFSA) (mifsa@mifsa.org)
At: (08) 8378 4100
Free interpreters can be arranged.
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Primary Health Service - Gilles Plains
Provides healthy eating and lifestyle program, community foodies, African foodies project, community garden group and a cooking program
For anyone – small costs for some programs
Run by Department of Health (www.sahealth.sa.gov.au)
At: 489b North East Road, Hillcrest
Tel: (08) 8334 8400 Email: sally.buckett@health.sa.gov.au
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Primary Health Care Services – Parks
Pregnancy care, women’s health, immunisation, physiotherapy and massage, podiatry, medical and nursing services, speech pathology, counselling, domestic violence services, dental, community development workers, health and fitness groups
For anyone living in postcodes: 5007 to 5013
At: Trafford Street, Angle Park
Open Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm
Tel: (08) 8243 5611
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Second Story
General clinic for all health issues, counselling, young parents services, drug and alcohol services, health information and education
For 12 to 25 year olds
Run by Child and Youth Health, Department of Health
At: 57 Hyde Street, Adelaide
Tel: (08) 8232 0233
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Sexual Health Advice
Free, Confidential Sexual Health Clinics and Counselling
For all new arrivals
Run by SHine SA (www.shinesa.org.au)
Open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm (please phone for appointment)
- West: GP Plus, 64C Woodville Road, WOODVILLE Tel: (08) 8300 5300
- North: 43 Peachy Road, DAVOREN PARK Tel: (08) 8256 0700
- North/East: GP Plus, 1 Gilles Crescent, HILLCREST Tel: (08) 8300 5300
- South: GP Plus, 10 Milham Street, OAKLANDS PARK Tel: (08) 8186 8600
Tel: Sexual Health Information: 1300 883 793
Email: sexualhealthhotline@health.sa.gov.au
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Survivors of Torture and Trauma Assistance and Rehabilitation Service
Provides individual and group counselling, information, support and advocacy
For refugees who have survived trauma and torture (by referral)
Run by STTARS (www.sttars.org.au)
At: 81 Angas Street, Adelaide
Tel: (08) 8206 8900 Email: sttars@sttars.org.au
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Women’s Health & Safety
Well Women’s Clinics run by Nurses, Midwives and Senior Medical Officers. Focused on screening, assessment and education to improve women’s health and safety and the protection of children. Clinics focus on gynaecological problems and risks; women’s safety at home; counselling; group programs on body image, healthy eating, improved health and safety outcomes, mindfulness and multicultural carers.
Services are provided for women in the North, NorthEast and Western areas. All services (including female interpreters) are free of charge with a Medicare card.
Run by Women’s Health & Safety (www.health.sa.gov.au)
Services are located at:
At: 47 Dale Street, Port Adelaide
At: Elizabeth GP Plus Health Care Centre, 16 Playford Boulevard, Elizabeth
At: Gilles Plains GP Plus Super Clinic, 1 Gilles Crescent, Gilles Plains
Tel: (08) 8444 0700
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Women’s Health Statewide (www.whs.sa.gov.au)
A free health service for women state-wide aged 18 and over.
Provides health information, referral, counselling and therapeutic groups
Programs aim to improve the health and well being of vulnerable women who have significant health needs. Programs include, CALD women, Women living with HIV, Mental Health for women and the Women’s Counselling Information, Referral and Health Line, Community resources & Education.
Run by Women’s and Children’s Health Network
At: 64 Pennington Terrace, North Adelaide
Tel: (08) 8239 9600, Toll free: 1800 182 098
Tel: Women’s Healthline: 1300 882 880
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Workcover SA (www.workcover.com)
Provides protection to workers and employers in the event of workplace injury
For private sector workers in SA
At: 100 Waymouth Street, Adelaide
8:30am - 5:00pm Monday to Friday
Tel: 131855
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A list of bulk-billing doctors in Adelaide: http://www.doctors-4u.com/adelaide/abulkb.htm
A list of doctors by location: http://www.doctors-4u.com/adelaide/areas_a.htm
A list of doctors in the Murray Mallee region: http://www.mmgpn.org.au/ |
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