[Margaret Pilkington]

I agree with you Wynonie......the Wellness clinics don't hit all the people who need to be targetted.....in fact the people who do need to go to the clinics do not attend. I don't mean this in a derogatory sense......... but the lower socio-economic groups are the ones who need this service the most because, frequently their life styles are the ones that cause the most concern for health. The people who attend the Wellness clinic are those who are already doing what they can to improve their health.
That is why I think the mobile check up centres work well in Oz......all kinds of folk are picked up just as they do their daily shopping or pick up their benefits etc. The fact that they give out freebies is an additional draw too I'm sure.