Community Health provides support for you and your newborn baby right through to your child's early years through services such as our Child Health Clinics.
For appointments and information regarding these services, phone Community Health Intake on (02) 6207 9977 between 8am–6pm weekdays.
For parenting advice after hours, counselling and assistance contact healthdirect Australia on 1800 022 222.
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Support for you and your baby
Community Health provides support for you and your newborn baby right through to your child's early years through services such as our Child Health Clinics.
Community Health provides important information, advice for you and your family on topics including:
- Baby and child health;
- Development and growth of your baby;
- Nutrition and feeding issues;
- Sleep issues;
- Keeping your child safe;
- Toddler behaviour issues;
- Parenting;
- Adjustment to parenthood;
- Postnatal distress/depression
Child health checks - drop-in or by appointment
Brief consultations without appointment are available through our drop in Maternal and Child Health (MACH) clinics. Longer appointments are also available for health checks as specified in your childs Personal Health Record (PHR Blue Book).
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For appointments and information regarding these services, phone Community Health Intake on 6207 9977 between 8am 6pm weekdays.
Specialised services
Community Health also offers specialised services, such as day stay services across two locations for parents with babies under 4 months with settling and feeding issues.
In partnership with ACT Health, the Canberra Mothercraft Society operates the QEII Family Centre which offers treatment and support for families with children up to three years of age in a residential setting.
Family doctors (GPs) provide the whole range of immunisation services as recommended in the Australian Standard Vaccination Schedule. (Contact your family doctor for an appointment.)
Child, Youth & Womens Health Program offers the National Immunisation Program at immunisation clinics.
Who can use these services?
All families with children in the ACT.
Service access
For appointments and information regarding these services phone Community Health Intake on (02) 6207 9977 between 8am – 6pm weekdays.
For AFTER HOURS parenting advice, counselling and assistance contact healthdirect Australia on 1800 022 222.
Cost
Most of Community Health's parenting support services are provided free of charge.
