Mabel Park State High School's GP clinic is a first in kind for Queensland State Schools, offering students free access to a General Practitioner one day per week. Aligning with the Department of Education's State School Improvement Strategy 2021-2025, the GP clinic incorporates a range of priorities, principles and improvement measures contributing towards 'Every Student Succeeding'.
Operating in partnership with UQ Health Care, and supported by the Childrens' Health Queensland Hospital and Health Services, the clinic has successfully completed the initial trial phase and is now embedding additional allied health services including psychology. Further expansion will include services and other health professionals based on identified student needs.
This important health and well-being initiative positively impacts students, staff and the broader community. For further information please read the
GP Clinic fact sheets (PDF, 579KB).
School-based Youth Health Nurse
The School-based Youth Health Service is delivered in partnership with Children's Health Queensland to address the health and wellbeing of students and the school communities in select state secondary schools. Nurse Jordan Traynor is Mabel Park State High School's Youth Health Nurse. Nurse Jordan is on site every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday during term.
Nurse Jordan provides:
- Individual health consultations with assessment, support, health information and referral options related to:
- Healthy eating and exercise
- Relationships
- Personal and family problems
- Feeling sad, worried and angry
- Sexual health
- Smoking, alcohol and other drugs
- Growth and development
- Promoting health and wellbeing with a "whole school approach" to support the development of healthy school environments.
- Making recommendations on health resources to support curriculum, teaching and learning activities in schools.
School-based Youth Health Nurses do not provide medical treatments, first aid, medications, physical examinations, or ongoing counselling.
Referral information
Parents or students can self-refer or a referral can be made by a health professional or member of the school staff.
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