Lauren Hughes, a Narara Valley High School student, has been awarded Central Coast Group Training’s School Based Trainee of the Year Award.
Hughes, is studying a Certificate III in Allied Health to work towards her goal of becoming a nurse.
“I always knew I wanted to work in health.
“I want to help educate other young people about the inequalities Aboriginal people face and I want to help people improve their health,” Hughes said.
Hughes is actively working towards this goal, having helped develop an information booklet to assist Aboriginal people with diabetes improve their understanding and management of their health.
Newsletter,
Feb 6, 2017
Dr Andrew Montague, Central Coast Local Health District