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Program Partners

Find out who works hard behind the scenes to bring you Activate NT

General Practice Network NT, together with the City of Palmerston, Darwin City Council, and platinum sponsor MBF; with additional support from the Department of Health and Families (DHF), bring you the Activate NT - MBF Healthy Lifestyle Challenge for 2010.


Contact Us

E-Mail

Activate-NT@gpnnt.org.au 

Phone

Lynn:  (08) 8982 1032

Fax

(08) 8981 5899

Location

General Practice Network NT
1st Floor, Stuart House
5 Shepherd St
Darwin NT

Office Hours

Monday - Friday
8:30am to 4:30pm (CST)

Postal Address

GPO Box 2562
Darwin NT 0801


About

The ‘Activate NT - MBF Healthy Lifestyle Challenge’ is a community driven 9 week program run annually in Palmerston and Darwin in the Northern Territory. The program has been running in Palmerston under the name ‘Palmlesstonnes’ since 2006 and in Darwin under the name ‘DarwinLite’ since 2008. In 2010 the program will run from the 12 April until the 13 June. General Practice Network NT partners with the City of Palmerston and Darwin City Council to co-ordinate Activate NT, with thanks to our Platinum sponsor MBF.


2010 Activate NT Planning Has Begun

Submitted by Activate-NT on Thu, 2009-11-19 11:31

2010 planning is kicking off.

Community input is integral in the organisation, planning and running of the Activate NT - Healthy Lifestyle Challenges.

If you are interested in being on the Community Committees in Darwin or Palmerston and being involved in the planning for next years challenge please contact Lynn Lee on 8982 1032 or lynn.lee@gpnnt.org.au to find out when the next meetings will be scheduled.


Cancer Prevention and Early Detection

Submitted by Activate-NT on Tue, 2009-05-05 11:53

Cancer prevention
It may surprise you to learn that at least one in three cancer cases are preventable and the number of cancer deaths could be reduced significantly by choosing to live a cancer smart healthy lifestyle.

More than 13,000 cancer deaths each year are due to smoking, sun exposure, poor diet, alcohol consumption, inadequate exercise or being overweight.

There are some simple steps you can take to minimise your cancer risk. Click on the following link to see the seven steps to reducing your risk: Cancer smart lifestyle fact sheets

Click read more below for information on early detection and screening programs.


Our Contact Details

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Phone
(08) 8982 1000

Testimonials

‘I really appreciated the opportunity to participate in a program with variety - it was really great. the ability to have so many choices that you could vary each day provided the momentum to keep doing something every day - even Sundays.’

 

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