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15 January 2025
Box jellyfish sightings prompt warning
Health authorities are warning all Cape York, Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area residents to take care while swimming due to recent sightings of box jellyfish.
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15 January 2025
TCHHS Falls Prevention Group empowers Elders
Falls can be a significant challenge for older adults, but the Thursday Island Falls Prevention Group at TCHHS is having a positive impact.
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16 January 2025
Malaria case at Lakeland
A case of malaria has been identified in the Lakeland community, near Cooktown.
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10 January 2025
Shoe-perb effort by the TCHHS Travel team
The Travel Team have donated more thongs to the community, this time to the Australian Red Cross.
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06 January 2025
Graduation day for Deadly Start School Based Trainees
The first cohort of Deadly Start School Based Trainees (SBT) on Thursday Island graduated on Friday December 13, 2024
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13 December 2024
Take care of health and safety during flood and rain
As the wet season develops across Cape York, the Torres Strait, and Northern Peninsula Area increasingly heavy and possibly flood rains can be expected in the weeks to come.
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06 December 2024
Take precautions to avoid mossie bites
Torres Strait, Cape York, and Northern Peninsula Area residents are being urged to take all possible precautions to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes this wet season.
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06 December 2024
Stay food safe over Christmas
Christmas, hot weather and upset tummies don’t have to go together if Cape York, Torres Strait, and Northern Peninsula Area residents follow a few simple food safety tips this festive season.
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03 December 2024
Dengue alert for Torres Strait
Health authorities are warning all Torres Strait island residents to be on alert for mosquito-borne diseases with dengue fever virus continuing to occur across the region.
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29 November 2024
Finger-prick-free blood glucose monitoring project
A finger-prick-free blood glucose monitoring project for people with diabetes is under way in Cape York communities.
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27 November 2024
TCHHS ready to welcome First Nations students and graduates
TCHHS is continuing its commitment to ‘grow our own’ by providing more opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and graduates to join the Health Service.