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West Coast Primary Health Organisation

The West Coast PHO is:

A not-for-profit community trust that plans,

co-ordinates, funds and provides primary health care for West Coasters.

It is also the network of health practitioners who work out of general practices, rural clinics or medical centres up and down the West Coast.

The benefits for West Coast residents includes:

Lower fees if you are enrolled with the PHO through your general practice.

The opportunity to access a wide range of free and low cost health care services.


	Don't Get It, Don't Give It! Helen Reriti, the Executive Officer of the West Coast Primary Health Organisation, ‘walks the walk, talks the talk’ and now, takes the jab! As a health professional, Helen knew the advantage for her patients and for her family of ‘Don’t Get It, Don’t Give It’ in relation to the Influenza Virus. Now, the new head of the PHO is still leading the charge to encourage people to get a flu jab early and help prevent the complications the virus can cause. For some people, notably the over 65’s and those who already have a chronic medical condition, catching the flu can be a matter of life and death. Complications from Flu can be a killer. This year, we believe the Flu season will start much earlier than in past years, so don’t wait to get a jab, get immunised before the flu arrives.


	Diabetes Education Living with diabetes has now been made easier That’s a bold statement isn’t it? So, let me back it up. ‘Diabetes Conversations’ have been designed to share the most up to date, cutting edge information about diabetes that we currently have. Want to find out more? Check out the Diabetes Tab!


	Smokefree May 2013