The flood waters that hit the Northern Rivers of NSW in February/March 2022, were catastrophically disastrous and the consequences continue to be a huge challenge across many areas of life.
The Health Clinic is a roaming clinic created in response to the flood devastation by Naturopaths Monica Shepherd and Sarah Bradshaw. It has been operating since the week of the first flood and is a practitioner led initiative of free health services, available to flood affected people.
The Health Clinic is a team of naturopaths, osteopaths, chiropractors, acupuncturists and massage therapists who provide physical, emotional, herbal and nutritional support, to help people return to wholeness following what is likely, one of the most traumatic experiences of their lives.
We want to continue offering this important service to the Northern Rivers at large, and will be travelling around with our team and free dispensary in order to provide support and stress relief for those most affected by the flood. So far we have been helping in Mullumbimby, Upper Main Arm, Wilson's Creek, Cabarita Beach, Tyalgum, Crabbes Creek, Burringbar, Woodburn, Coraki, Uki and Murwillumbah.
The clean up and recovery will be a long, long process and people need help now and on-going. Stress and mould exposure can negatively impact the health of individuals and communities, so we want to ensure that The Health Clinic can continue its work longer term.
Your donation will help a flood affected person or family by:
- sponsoring consultations with our practitioners for immediate or on-going care
- providing stress and anxiety relief
- providing much needed heaters or hot water bottles to keep warm in open houses (many without walls) heading into winter
- reducing exposure to mould & mould related illness
- offering body therapies to support the physical body after heavy lifting, cleaning & long term stress
- giving them access to high quality herbal and nutritional supplements
- giving them access to care, education and advice from degree qualified, fully insured practitioners
- building resilience for community, by community
When you donate, you also subscribe to the updates about the progress of our program. We want you to see the on-going progress of your donation so you can also see the impact you are making. Thank you, thank you.
