From September 2020, the Australian Neighbourhood and Community Houses Association and UNAA Victoria are presenting a series of monthly webinars to explore why and how Neighbourhood Houses and Centres can engage with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Each webinar will explore one SDG in depth and include speakers from Neighbourhood Houses and Centres already working to progress this Goal.

SDG 3 Good Health and Welbeing will be the focus goal of this session, with the discussion looking at current and potential future links between Social prescribing and Neighbourhood House and Community Centres.

Social prescribing enables GPs and allied health care professionals to refer patients, whose health or mental health is affected by non-medical factors, such as housing, financial stress, health literacy, loneliness or social exclusion, to non-medical support services.

The Centres in focus will be:

--Redland Community Centre (Queensland)

--Highett Neighbourhood House (Victoria)

Presenters

>Moderator: Nicole Battle, President, Australian Neighbourhood and Community Houses Association (ANHCA)

>Sophie Arnold, Executive Manager, UNAA Victoria

>David Perry, Policy and Research Officer, Neighbourhood Houses Victoria

>Kara Mansley, Wellness Officer, Redland Community Centre

>Melanie Tighe, Manager, Highett Neighbourhood Community House

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