Better Health

Empowering long-term healthy behaviours using evidence-based practices

CPA’s Better Health program is a 10-week program delivered by CPA’s ESSA Accredited Exercise Physiologists (AEP) in collaboration with Accredited Practicing Dietitians (APD) from Kinela. 

The purpose of the program is to build capacity in the participant through a targeted approach incorporating an evidence based methodology to facilitate positive behaviour change. 

The program is tailored to each participant’s individualised goals and a multidisciplinary approach will be applied to enable life changing health & wellbeing outcomes. 

The primary focus of the program will be to increase capacity in the individual to empower long term healthy behaviours. 

Register your interest today!

Contact us directly or complete the form below to enquire.

What does it involve?
  • Assessment session with CPA ESSA accredited exercise physiologist (AEP) & Kinela Accredited Practicing Dietitians (APD) 
  • Weekly structured exercise session
  • Education and resource sharing related to physical activity guidelines for people with disabilities to support health & well-being maintenance 
  • Weekly consultation with Kinela dietician
  • Health education sessions to support sustainable healthy habits which involves the use evidence-based modules with tracked learning outcomes 
  • Review assessment to measure progress and provide detailed report for NDIA/ Medicare purpose
What are the outcomes?
Who is the program for?
  • Children and adults aged 7 years +
  • Participants looking to develop and maintain ongoing healthy behaviours
  • Participants looking to achieve and maintain healthy weight range 
  • Participants seeking support to improve their overall health & wellbeing 
  • Families (parents, partners) and carers looking for support to enhance their understanding of how to support their child/ client to be healthy 
  • People living with chronic health conditions e.g. diabetes or hypertension

Register your interest today!

Contact us directly or complete the form below to enquire.

This service is available at

Cerebral Palsy Alliance Allambie Heights centre

Allambie Heights centre

187 Allambie Rd, Allambie Heights NSW 2100
ask@cerebralpalsy.org.au
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This service can be funded by your NDIS package

  • Capacity Building - Improved Health and Wellbeing (Category 12)
  • Capacity Building - Improved Daily Living (Category 15)

Enquiry form

We will respond as soon as possible, between Monday-Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm

Frequently asked questions

Infants 12 months or younger are eligible if they have the following:

  • Clinical history indicating risk for cerebral palsy


Risk factors include (but not limited to) prematurity, birth defects, genetic conditions, intrauterine growth restriction, hypoxia-ischaemia, seizures, neonatal stroke, infection

  • Abnormal neuroimaging-MRI or Cranial Ultrasound (CUS) indicative of possible motor impairment
  • Motor dysfunction

 

This might include abnormal General Movements, very low scores on standardised assessment (e.g. below 10th percentile on AIMS), poor head control after 3 months, hand asymmetry after 4 months, not able to take weight through feet after 5 months, not sitting at 9 months.

Priority will be given to infants who have not previously seen a neurologist.