Talking to a specialist

Health promotion consultations are available at any health promotion or health education centre, giving you the chance to have a one-to-one discussion with a range of specialists.

Would you like to learn more about the workshops and consultations available to you at health promotion and health education centres? Have you decided to change your lifestyle, but don’t know where and how to start? Here are some of the reasons why you might want to take advantage of a consultation:

  • you would like to learn more about how to maintain and strengthen your health
  • you would like to devise a realistic plan for changing your lifestyle with the help of a specialist
  • you need support or help to change your health-related behaviours
  • you need support to learn various motor skills
  • you would like to talk to someone about improving your mental health
  • you need support to join theSvit screening programme for the early detection of precancerous changes and colorectal cancer
  • you would like to know how to join Dora (the national breast cancer screening programme) or Zora (the national screening programme for the early detection of precancerous changes in the cervix)
  • you have already taken part in a workshop at a health promotion or health education centre, but would like to know if you’re on the right path to maintaining the changes you have made to your lifestyle

One-to-one consultations are carried out by registered nurses, physiotherapists, psychologists, dieticians and kinesiologists. You can find out which specialists are available, and when you can arrange a consultation, by contacting your local health promotion or health education centre.

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Consultations have become the point of entry into the system when seeking out high-quality information on health.

Health promotion centre Kranj
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At introductory consultations, participants find it easier to ask questions and set out their reservations regarding the workshops.

Health promotion centre Slovenska Bistrica