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Doutta Galla provides high quality, culturally appropriate and accessible primary, community and mental health services with a particular focus on the most vulnerable and disadvantaged in the cities of Melbourne and Moonee Valley.
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Doutta Galla Chronic Disease Resource Centre

The Doutta Galla Chronic Disease Resource Centre provides the community and health providers with information, resources and tools to help in the management of the following long term health conditions:

1. Arthritis
2. Diabetes Type 2
3. Heart disease
4. Lung conditions such as Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease

Doutta Galla Community Health Service assumes no responsibility for the content of any other website which is accessible from this Resource Centre.

Although our website has news, information and events and we strive to keep this information up to date, Doutta Galla Community Health takes no responsibility for errors or omissions, actions based on this information and the accuracy or authenticity of website content.

A link from Doutta Galla Community Health does not imply endorsement of the organisation or its services by Doutta Galla Community Health.

What is a chronic disease?

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Chronic disease otherwise known as a chronic condition is a long term health condition that people live with for more than six months.
Doutta Galla Community Health provides people living with one or more of the long term health conditions (mentioned above) with ways to better manage their health.
Given the challenges faced when living with a long term health condition(s), care coordinators are available to assist you in the development of skills to better manage your health and get the most out of your life.
Eight out of ten of our clients are living with a chronic condition. A chronic condition is a prolonged condition which requires ongoing treatment, or treatment for a period of at least three months. Examples are asthma, diabetes, heart disease and arthritis.

"Increasing the effectiveness of adherence interventions (i.e. self-management support) may have a far greater impact on the health of the population than any improvement in specific medical treatments" (World Health Organisation)

"Chronic diseases are amongst the most prevalent, costly and preventable of all health problems leading to an increasing burden both on our health care system, and on individuals with chronic conditions." (National public health partnership, 2001)

Early Intervention Chronic Disease Management (EICD)

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Doutta Galla Community Health received funding in 2009 to increase service delivery to people with chronic disease and build in new components of care that are consistent with evidence based chronic care. DGCH focusses upon community based early intervention services for people with chronic diseases to make it easier for people living with chronic conditions to manage their general health.

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