Community Support Programs

We have been providing Health and Lifestyle Assessments (HLA’s) to farm men, women and agricultural workers at field days, education workshops and farmer gatherings across Australia since 2009.

What is a Health & Lifestyle Assessment?

Our farmer Health and Lifestyle Assessments are a 20-minute health assessment and include a lifestyle survey covering health behaviours, farm practices and social and emotional wellbeing. The assessment includes cholesterol, blood glucose and blood pressure readings along with diabetes risk, BMI and eyesight testing.  They are conducted by trained agrihealth professionals and aim to:

• identify health and wellbeing risk factors in agricultural producers, farm workers and associated industries;
• provide knowledge and skills to assist rural people to enhance their health, wellbeing and safety practices;
• identify health indicators in agricultural regions to better target future research and service delivery.

We can offer a number of community information sessions on a range of health, wellbeing or safety topics.  Our presenters are trained agrihealth professionals who understand the challenges of living and working on the land.  We will work with you to determine the most appropriate topics to suit your needs.

We can also provide take home resources such as the Managing Stress on the Farm, Managing Health on the Farm or Managing Safety on the farm booklets.

Our interactive workshops focus on supporting the health and wellbeing of farming communities and typically run over 2.5 to 3 hours and include:

• An overview of rural and farming health
• The effect of tough times on farmer health
• The flow on effect of poor farmer health
• Diet and nutrition
• Heart health and physical activity
• Identifying and understanding stress
• Navigating through tough times
• Farm safety practices
• Interactive group activities and discussions