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on-site cancer
screening
Above: The Incolink Bus will
provide on-site health checks
to construction workers In
Victoria and Tasmania. Image
courtesy of Charlie Suriano
V
ictoria-based Incolink, in partnership with
the Australian Prostate Centre, has taken
a proactive step in the screening process for
prostate cancer.
Incolink recently launched a programme to
undertake cancer checks for construction
workers, promoting awareness and early
detection of the disease, which is diagnosed in
over 20,000 Australian men each year.
The mobile health bus – staffed by two
GPs and a nurse – will visit Victorian and
Tasmanian construction sites giving workers
free health checks, including a PSA blood test
that may indicate the early stages of prostate
cancer. It will also test for cholesterol levels,
bloodpressure,BMIanddiabetes.Incolink is offering
construction
workers health
checks on-site,
including screening
for prostate cancer,
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EMM-HH-5211205-TS-Incolink CEO Dan O’Brien says the bus would
play an important role in improving construction
workers’ health and wellbeing.
“Too many Australians, particularly men,
put off a trip to the GP because they’re too
busy or just not keen to discuss their health
issues,” he said.
“Being regularly assessed for key risk factors is
crucial to preventing a range of health problems
and giving patients the best chance of a healthy
life through early intervention measures.”
Last year Incolink launched its innovative
suicide-prevention programme called Bluehats
to help workers doing it tough by providing
someone to talk to on-site.
O’Brien says the health checks would be
voluntary and confidential, while helping put
workers in touch with other support services
when needed.
“Seeing a GP or nurse is often the first step in
talking about something that’s been bothering
you physically or mentally,” he said.■ To register, visit: http://www.incolink.org.au/
wellbeing-support-services/incolink-bus