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NSW Peer Education Centre

The COTA NSW Peer Education Centre provides informative and interactive sessions to groups throughout New South Wales on a variety of health and wellbeing issues affecting people over 50.

About Peer Education

Peer Education is the process of people who share common ground teaching and learning from one another. COTA NSW Seniors Peer Education Centre trains older people to talk to other older people about healthy ageing issues.

About the Sessions

Sessions are free of charge
Sessions are run by fully trained volunteer Peer Educators.
Most sessions are available throughout NSW.
Sessions have a practical focus including discussion of simple strategies to deal with the issues raised
Sessions are designed to be interactive - attendees are encouraged to share their own ideas and experiences.

Available topics

The COTA NSW Peer Education Centre has Peer Educators trained in a variety of topics:

Energy Efficiency - The Power to Change- In partnership with EnergyAustralia
This session focuses on reasons to reduce consumption of electricity with knowledge of simple and practical steps that can be taken. Listen to tips on simple low cost/no cost ways with energy saving facts.
Beyond maturity blues - raising awareness and promoting understanding of depression in older Australians.
Quality Use of Medicines - aiming to promote healthy ageing through increased awareness of how to get better results from medicines, how to avoid mix-ups and where to access reliable information.
Brand Name or Generic: Choosing Medication Wisely -sessions aim to educate consumers about generic medicines and how to make the choice between brand name and generic.
More Than Medicines - Living Well - sessions centre on being an active partner in managing your health; lifestyle changes; assessing medical information; and adherence to treatment. Prior to having this session presented, groups must have completed the Quality Use of Medicines and Brand Name or Generic: Choosing Wisely sessions as pre-requisites.

What now?

If you would like to Book a Session for your club, organisation or group, please Contact us for more information

VOLUNTEER - If you have a passion for educationand health and enjoy working with a range of people, contact SPEC (02) 9286 3868 to find out more information.