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  - Physical ActivityThe General Practitioners Association of Geelong, (The Geelong Division of General Practice,) mission statement is "To endorse and support the pivotal role of general practice in the health care of the region". This has been achieved by:
  - Weight managment Providing a more integrated health service for the people of Geelong, initiating and developing programs of change in conjunction with health authorities in the region, including Local, State, and Federal Departments of Health.
Improving communication between General Practitioners, Hospitals, other health service providers by electronic means.
The Geelong Division has been able, through their strong community liaison network, made possible for GPs to work with many relevant community services.Pregnancy Lifescripts The GP Association has a major emphasis on workforce, with short and long term strategies to recruit and retain workforce.
MoreThe Association provides support for GPs practice staffs in all areas including recruitment of GPs and Practice Nurses, GP Health and wellbeing and after-hours support.

Major Achievements: Established a wide range of services to sustain and support general practice, including GPs, Practice Staffs, Allied Health and community.

United the GPs in the region.

Influenced Local, State and Federal Health Policy. Maintained a sound financial basis for the Divisions. United the GPs in the region. Established a wide range of services to sustain and support general practice, including GPs, Practice Staffs, Allied Health and the community. Influenced Local, State and Federal Health Policy.

AGPN acknowledges the financial support of the
Australian Government.Challenges for the Future:

Maintained a sound financial basis for the Division

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The Lifescripts resources include | guidelines for assessment and managment Hot Issuesof each lifestyle risk factor within general practice. These guidelines also include a summary of the evidence linking the risk fatcor and chronic disease, the key health messages, and the evidence for the efficacy of general practice-based interventions. This evidence includes the references for reccomended reading.

Some of the reccomeded readings have been included here on the Lifescripts web site to support ease of access to this information.

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