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Sunshine Coast outreach program combats youth isolation

Georgia Beard · CMN237 Podcast Georgia Beard A Sunshine Coast youth outreach program is connecting with local high school students to reduce the harmful impacts of COVID-19 on mental health. Partnering with Maroochydore State High School, the program has reached out to the vulnerable students and children of essential workers required to attend school. Program […]
5 years ago

Local hospitals adapt for coronavirus cases

Sunshine Coast health workers are adjusting their usual hospital operations in response to a potential influx of local COVID-19 patients. As an unprecedented crisis, the coronavirus pandemic has demanded new technologies and healthcare plans to reduce the spread of infection. Sunshine Coast University Private Hospital (SCUPH) Registered Nurse Jenna Philpot said COVID-19 response departments have […]
5 years ago