Rose Hargrave, the Youth Health Nurse is available on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in A Block. Ms Hargrave can be contacted on (07) 3327 1514.
The Youth Health Nurse works with young people, school staff and parents to:
promote health and wellbeing
create a supportive, healthy school environment
connect people with other support services.
The Youth Health Nurse can provide health and wellbeing information about:
Health concerns
Relationship issues
Sexual health
Emotional health, stress, depression and anxiety
Puberty
Risk taking
Healthy eating, exercise, weight and eating problems
Or anything that affects health and wellbeing.
Confidentiality
Young people have a right to confidentiality when accessing health services. As a health service provider, the Youth Health Nurse respects this, but there are some things which the nurse must refer, or act upon, such as information that puts a young person’s safety at risk.