The Christchurch Doctors is delighted to welcome our new Health Improvement Practitioner, Sarah Mckinnon, to our team.
Health Improvement Practitioners are qualified health professionals, with experience in physical and mental health, who have completed specialist training in the Te Tumu Waiora (to head towards wellness) primary mental health model, there is NO CHARGE to see Sarah.
Sarah is a registered health professional with previous experience in Mental Health, Early Intervention with families including behavioural challenges in children and supporting wellbeing holistically. She has worked collaboratively with people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities and believe in working together in partnership to produce the best possible outcomes.
The HIP is part of the General Practice team and sees people of all ages and stages of life, who are experiencing health related problems that are impacting on daily function and wellbeing. The HIP can support you to make a behavioural change plan based on the issue that is most important to you at the time of being seen.
Some areas where a HIP can support are in the following:
- Stress, anxiety and depression
- Sleep problems
- Finding meaning and purpose
- Living with chronic health conditions
- Family violence
- Healthy relationships
- Behavioural challenges in children
- Healthy lifestyles
- Connecting with community/social services
- Family/whānau support