Community Health

IMPACT Community Health Service provides health services for residents in the Discovery Coast region. The Discovery Coast comprises a population of more than 6000 people from the townships and surrounds of Agnes Water, Seventeen Seventy, Baffle Creek/Wartburg, Rosedale, Lowmead, Miriam Vale, Bororen and Turkey Beach.  IMPACT delivers primary and allied health care services, including clinical services, lifestyle and wellbeing support and access to key health programs. We operate through the following programs:

• Rural Primary Health Service: Our program is federally funded by the Primary Health Network (PHN) to provide community nursing and allied health services in the Discovery Coast region; and
• Supporting Local Health Services: We support the attraction and retention of health services to our region, by offering our facility for use by other health providers to deliver their service locally.

Discovery Coast Office
07 4902 2000
2 Rafting Ground Road, Agnes Water QLD 4677

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IMPACT Community Health Service has been running solid this month delivering the 2020 FLUVAX Clinic across the Discovery Coast visiting each of the communities in the region. Our locally based clinics have allowed older residents to access the clinic in their home community and as a result of COVID-19, we have seen an increase in numbers. Our Nurse Immuniser Pip Burton is being kept busy providing immunisations, so far tallying 16 days - 355 clients in 6 towns.

Our free FLUVAX is available to:

• All people aged over 65 years;
• Children aged 6 months – under 5years;
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People Aged  5 years – under 65yrs;
• All pregnant women; and
• Individuals with medical conditions that predispose them to severe influenza.

Along with Fluvax, Pip can vaccinate for Pneumovax, Zostavax and Childhood Immunisations.

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Our primary clinic is situated at 2 Rafting Ground Road, Agnes Water and offers a range of clinical and allied health appointments and programs. We also have clinics at:

• Miriam Vale – OzCare building, Roe Street
• Turkey Beach – Community Centre
• Baffle Creek – Sport and Rec Ground
• Lowmead Hall
• Rosedale Hall

Our services may include home visits when the client is eligible and Telehealth sessions.

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IMPACT Community Health Services