Tuesday 26 April 2016

Pneumonia Among Older Adults Report

PneuVUE Study - A New View into Pneumonia Among Older Adults Report
“Did you know that 24% of older adults aged 50 years and older in Europe believe car accidents cause the highest number of deaths in their country compared with the 4% for pneumonia – in reality, pneumonia is responsible for almost 4x as many deaths!” - PneuVUE (Adult Pneumonia VaccineUnderstanding in Europe) Study
On 25th April 2016, Ipsos on behalf of Pfizer launched the A New View into Pneumonia Among Older Adults Report with findings from one of the largest pneumonia awareness surveys, involving over 9,000 adults aged 50 years and older in nine European Union Countries. 
Dr. Jane Barratt, Secretary General of the IFA is on PneuVUE’s Expert Panel and examined the results of the study which demonstrated varying levels of knowledge and particularly low awareness of pneumonia prevention. 
Some key findings from the report include:
·         Older adults lack understanding of the potential risks of pneumonia and how to prevent it, which causes over 120,000 deaths every year in Europe.
·         Only 3 out of 10 older adults are aware that it is possible to be vaccinated against pneumonia.
·         The decision to have a pneumonia vaccine was prompted by a family doctor or specialist in 75% of cases, demonstrating the important role of healthcare professionals in protecting people at risk.
Prevention of pneumonia and its consequences is a critical element of healthy ageing allowing older adults to long full lives where they can contribute socially and economically to their community and society.

FROM: International Federation of Ageing (IFA)

Monday 25 April 2016

NATIONAL NEWSLETTER

The OWN AUSTRALIA NATIONAL QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER, "KIT" is now available free of charge to all financial members. Be sure to get your copy!
Non-members are able to purchase the newsletter through our website or contact us.

Monday 18 April 2016

CHANGE.ORG - HELP SAVE THE WORKING WOMEN'S CENTRES

Dear eS4W Council Members and Partner Organisations,

The National Working Women’s Centres, (eS4W State Based Members :NTWWC, WWCSA and QWWS) are asking for the Alliance’s support and fellow member organisations’ of eS4W’s support to “Save the Working Women’s Centres” whose future funding is in jeopardy.  Please refer to the Briefing Notes attached.

So how can we help:

eS4W will:

·         be sending a letter of support for WWC to Minister Cash
·         following the twitter #tags (below)
·         posting on eS4W’s facebook and website

The WWCs are asking your organisations and networks to also show your support by:

·         Sending the attached letter to the Federal Government and/or revise to your State Government MP
·         Participate in the change.org petition (information below)
·         Follow the twitter #tags (below)
·         Post on Facebook and your webpages

CHANGE.ORG - HELP  SAVE THE WORKING WOMEN'S CENTRES

The National Working Women's Centres have just launched our change.org petition, Twitter and  Facebook campaigns as well as developing information on our websites: www.org.auhttp://www.ntwwc.com.au and http://www.wwcsa.org.au/ with more to come!

IF YOU SUPPORT OUR SERVICES TO CONTINUE, PLEASE SIGN or WRITE (SAMPLE LETTER <ATTACHED>) - WE ONLY HAVE A SMALL WINDOW OF INFLUENCE BEFORE THE ELECTION



The following are our Twitter hashtags:

#savewwc
#saveworkingwomenscentres
#workingwomencentres


Your support is VERY valuable to The Working Women’s Centres


Sunday 3 April 2016

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AN UPDATE TO LAST POSTING:



Medicare cheques are stopping—make sure you register your bank details
Registering your bank account details with us is the easiest and quickest way to receive your benefit.
Do you have a Medicare benefit to claim?
From 1 July 2016 cheques will no longer be issued for Medicare benefits. To receive your benefit you will need to register your bank account details with Medicare.
When registering your bank account details, ensure your personal details are up to date.
You can register your details:
·         online—by using your Medicare online account via myGov, or the Express Plus Medicare mobile app
·         by completing a Bank account details collection form and returning it to a service centre or by posting it to:
Department of Human Services
Medicare
GPO Box 9822
in your capital city
·         by calling us on 13 20 11* or if you are deaf or have a hearing or speech impairment, you can use the National Relay Service to contact us.

Once you have registered your bank account details with us, your Medicare benefit will be paid directly into your bank account.

* call charges apply


Medicare cheques are stopping—make sure you register your bank details
Registering your bank account details with us is the easiest and quickest way to receive your benefit.
Do you have a Medicare benefit to claim?
From 1 July 2016 cheques will no longer be issued for Medicare benefits. To receive your benefit you will need to register your bank account details with Medicare.
When registering your bank account details, ensure your personal details are up to date.
You can register your details:
·         online—by using your Medicare online account via myGov, or the Express Plus Medicare mobile app
·         by completing a Bank account details collection form and returning it to a service centre or by posting it to:
Department of Human Services
Medicare
GPO Box 9822
in your capital city
·         by calling us on 13 20 11* or if you are deaf or have a hearing or speech impairment, you can use the National Relay Service to contact us.

Once you have registered your bank account details with us, your Medicare benefit will be paid directly into your bank account.
* call charges apply