Workhealth Begins Rolling Out in Regional Victoria
Source: Victoria. Premier. Media Release
"A pilot of the Victorian Government’s world-first initiative to screen workers for preventable diseases has been highly effective, with two in three workers referred to a general practitioner for further medical attention, Premier John Brumby, announced. In Bendigo, Mr Brumby said following the success of the WorkHealth health checks pilot, the program would begin rolling-out in regional Victoria with the first locations in the Geelong, Bendigo and western regions. “Our Government is taking action to tackle the epidemic of chronic disease which threatens our economy, our quality of life and our longevity,” Mr Brumby said. WorkHealth is the first program in the world to target the connection between chronic disease and workplace injury across an entire workforce – it will save lives and set a new international standard for workplace health and safety. "