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Our Healthy and Active Minds program is an interprofessional service designed to equip participants with the knowledge and practical skills to support both emotional and physical wellbeing. Each session combines health education with hands-on strategies, empowering you to apply these skills in your everyday life.

The topics facilitated each week include:

• Topic 1: Stress Management - Part 1

Stress is a physical and emotional reaction to changes and challenges in our lives. Some levels of stress are helpful, however stress becomes a problem when it is continuous or “chronic”. This type of stress can lead to fatigue, muscle tension, headaches, nausea, and more serious health problems such as hypertension and heart disease.

 • Topic 2: Stress Management - Part 2

How people’s bodies react to stress is unique for every individual and being a normal part of life, it is important to understand how to identify when you are stressed and learn strategies to manage this. 

• Topic 3: Beating the Blues

What is Depression?  Causes of Depression?  What can we do about it?

Mental illness can have an impact on a person’s cognitive, behavioural and social functioning. Those with a mental illness struggle to engage in their regular work, social and physical activities. Exercise is an effective component of management. Doing something is better than doing nothing at all. Let us share ideas on how! 

• Topic 4: Sleep Tips and Tricks

How much sleep do you normally get per night?  Is it enough? Sleep, was long considered just a block of time when your brain and body shut down. Thanks to sleep research studies, it is now understood that certain stages of sleep are needed for us to feel well rested and energetic the next day, and other stages help us learn or make memories. 

• Topic 5: Mindfulness

Mind Full OR Mindful? Have you ever noticed that when you are doing familiar tasks like cleaning or cooking that your mind is thinking about something else?  This is often called being on 'autopilot mode' and not being in touch with the 'here and now'. Mindfulness can be seen as the opposite of being on 'autopilot mode' and experiencing the world in the 'here and now'.

• Topic 6: Making the Most of Retirement

What does retirement mean to you? Adjustment – often before entering retirement, you kept to a schedule, now you are free to structure your day as you please. Isolation – Humans are social creatures. How are you engaged with friends and family now? Social contribution – Who says you have to fully retire? Engage in volunteering doing the activities you choose to do and enjoy!

The Healthy and Active Minds Educational sessions are held from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM — Tuesdays at the Toowoomba Campus and Thursdays at the Ipswich Campus — and are also available via telehealth at both locations. Participants can choose to attend the full 6-week program or register for individual sessions based on their needs and availability.

*Session dates are subject to minimum participant numbers*

The Healthy and Active Minds Circuit programis designed to enhance both your physical and mental wellbeing! Each session combines fun, circuit-style exercises with helpful tips to improve your daily routine. Led by interprofessional health students, each session offers a different focus, so you’re always engaged. Each session starts with a tip or trick you can use at home to enhance your lifestyle, followed by a social circuit-style workout.

Sessions are offered 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM, Mondays and Thursdays at the Ipswich campus.

The Exercise Physiology Clinic, in partnership with the Interprofessional Health Clinic, now offers internal clients the opportunity to participate in student-led group exercise sessions. This service is designed to support clients in increasing the frequency of their physical activity and serves as an additional step in their transition to community-based care.

Given the stable and well-managed nature of participating clients, this initiative also creates valuable interprofessional learning opportunities for students across various health disciplines, who can engage in group-based exercise placements as part of their training.

For more information, please visit the ‘91原创 Clinics: Exercise Physiology Clinic’ webpage.  Exercise Physiology Clinic.

Our Health and Wellness Kickstart service provides an overview of your current health status, helping to detect early signs of medical conditions before they become more serious. Through general health screening, we assess your risk for lifestyle-related conditions such as heart disease, kidney disease, and type 2 diabetes. You'll also receive practical, personalised advice on how to reduce modifiable risk factors, empowering you to kickstart your health and wellness journey. Plus, participation can connect you with Health on Target (HOT) and Healthy and Active Minds (HAMS) programs within the Interprofessional Health Clinic for supported care and guidance.

Our Health on Target Services offer a holistic approach to supporting individuals with chronic health conditions. These sessions focus on screening for health risks, chronic disease management, and the development of personalised healthcare plans tailored to each client's needs and goals. Delivered over a 12-week period, the program utilises education, planning and guidance to help clients better understand and manage their condition, improve their overall health, and enhance their quality of life. Services are provided by a collaborative team of interprofessional health students, ensuring a well-rounded and person-centred experience.

The Interprofessional Health Clinic - Child and Youth Service will include a service for children and adolescents to provide relevant assessment and time-limited, goal-driven intervention. This may include both individual and group-based interventions, and education sessions.

Depending on the individual client needs, clients will be able to access interprofessional and discipline-specific assessment (when required) to inform ongoing goal-driven intervention.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Children, adolescents and families.
• Who either do not have a formal diagnosis, or do not have access to funded services through schemes such as NDIS.
• Complex or acute care needs at risk of requiring specialised medical care whilst engaging in clinical activities.

Stride is a 12-week, individually tailored exercise program, designed by the University of Western Australia, which targets students and community members suffering mental health difficulties. This program fosters a mentee-mentor partnership to utilise exercise in managing or alleviating mental health distress and to target person-centred goals participants may have.