Across the southern Gold Coast, many residents cannot access suitable health care for many reasons including cost, availability and accessibility.
As a nutritionist and running coach, I believe good health is fundamental to the quality of life everyone deserves. I fully support early access to quality health care to prevent long-term chronic conditions like arthritis, asthma, cancer and diabetes.
We know that poor health outcomes can impact other areas of life, including housing and job security.
I support:
- Expanding Medicare to include basic dental care, starting with seniors.
- Making it cheaper to see the GP by ensuring that the Medicare rebate for bulk billing is boosted.
- Increasing mental health funding and growing the mental health workforce so that more people can access the care they need.
- Investing more of our health budget in preventative health measures to help reduce chronic diseases.
- Support an improved and streamlined NDIS and other foundational supports.