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Healthy Living NT is the trading name of the Diabetes Association of the Northern Territory Inc. We are a charitable, independent, member based, organisation for people with diabetes and related conditions in 1980. As a consumer based organisation we are managed by a voluntary board, and are committed to the well-being of all people with diabetes and related chronic disease. Healthy Living NT is the NT Agent for the National Diabetes Services Scheme, delivering products and services to people with diabetes as part of the national contract with the Commonwealth Government held by Diabetes Australia Ltd. We also hold a number of service contracts with the NT Government, NT Primary Health Network and other funders for the provision of diabetes education and cardiac rehabilitation services. Healthy Living NT is the registered NT license holder for Life. Be In It. Healthy Living NT is committed to working for the interests of people with diabetes in the NT and beyond and to the provision of high quality services to our members and clients. We seek to make a positive difference to the lives of people affected by diabetes and related chronic diseases through the key focus areas of advocacy, prevention, detection and management. We provide information, support, education and products to all people living with diabetes and heart disease in the NT and are committed to the delivery of health promotion and preventative health activities.Heathy Living NT also auspices the Bill Raby Diabetes Fellowship which provides grant funding to youth with diabetes to help support their diabetes management and community-based organisations to conduct chronic disease related health promotion activities within their community. Members of Healthy Living NT receive substantial discounts and benefits on a range of products and services, quarterly copies of the local magazine Territory Way and the national magazine, plus a range of value added benefits. A copy of our annual report is available at the following link: https://www.healthylivingnt.org.au/files/4.2%20Annual%20Report%202020-21%20FINAL%20-%20Web%20Version.pdf
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Name: National Diabetes Services Scheme
Classification: Diabetes (Health > Diseases and conditions > Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases > Diabetes )
Beneficiaries:- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Early childhood - aged under 6
- Families
- Females
- General community in Australia
- Males
- People from a culturally and linguistically diverse background (or people from a CALD background)
- People in rural/regional/remote communities
- People with chronic illness (including terminal illness)
- People with disabilities
- Unemployed persons
- Veterans and/or their families
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Diabetes Education
Classification: Diabetes (Health > Diseases and conditions > Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases > Diabetes )
Beneficiaries:- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Early childhood - aged under 6
- Families
- Females
- Males
- People from a culturally and linguistically diverse background (or people from a CALD background)
- People in rural/regional/remote communities
- People with chronic illness (including terminal illness)
- Unemployed persons
- Veterans and/or their families
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Cardiac Education
Classification: Heart and circulatory system diseases (Health > Diseases and conditions > Heart and circulatory system diseases )
Beneficiaries:- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Early childhood - aged under 6
- Families
- Females
- Males
- People from a culturally and linguistically diverse background (or people from a CALD background)
- People in rural/regional/remote communities
- People with chronic illness (including terminal illness)
- People with disabilities
- Unemployed persons
- Veterans and/or their families
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Active Recreation
Classification: Community recreation (Sport and recreation > Community recreation)
Beneficiaries:- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Early childhood - aged under 6
- Families
- Females
- Males
- People from a culturally and linguistically diverse background (or people from a CALD background)
- People in rural/regional/remote communities
- People with chronic illness (including terminal illness)
- People with disabilities
- Unemployed persons
- Veterans and/or their families
- Youth - 15 to under 25
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