Core Health Consulting

Core Health Consulting Core Health Consulting helps to transform physical, mental & emotional wellness.

We work with individuals & workplaces to deliver engaging & effective courses, health promotion programs and consultation services including Mental Health First Aid Courses. If you’re looking for practical solutions to health, nutrition and fitness at work, you’ve come to the right place. At Core Health Consulting we have a range of health promotion programs to suit your business and budget – and they work! Before founding Core Health Consulting in 2007, Tammy Farrell spent 10 years working in intensive care and cardiac cath labs as a registered nurse. Working in those environments it was clear that many people simply didn’t understand how their bodies worked. Patients were arriving in intensive care after months of suffering symptoms that could have been managed much earlier. After the sudden death of a friend Tammy quit nursing and began educating people and businesses about health and wellness. Since then we’ve helped thousands of employees take action, seek help and regain their health through a range of health promotion programs that really work. We are passionate about health and wellness education and would love to help your workplace become healthier too, so, give us a call today on 1300 663 062 and let Core Health Consulting help your workplace become fitter, healthier and more productive!

Having an Employee Assistance Program is great, but it’s not enough anymore.Under the WHS Psychosocial Code of Practice,...
29/12/2025

Having an Employee Assistance Program is great, but it’s not enough anymore.

Under the WHS Psychosocial Code of Practice, you have a legal obligation to actively identify and manage risks like:

⚠️ Fatigue
⚠️ High job demands
⚠️ Low support
⚠️ Poor job clarity
⚠️ Workplace conflict

An EAP is reactive. It waits for someone to put their hand up.

But by then, the damage is often done - in the form of injuries, stress claims, or lost productivity.

What you really need is prevention.

That’s where Core Health Consulting steps in.

We deliver practical, no-BS programs like:

✔️ Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) – Giving your leaders tools to respond early

✔️ Fatigue & resilience training – Built specifically for mining, construction, and trades

✔️ CHAP – A telehealth-based workplace health program for early intervention

Let’s go beyond the bare minimum and actually protect your crew before stress turns into serious harm.

With Core Health on your team? You’re meeting your WHS duties and supporting your people.

With nearly two decades of experience on worksites across Australia, I know what really keeps teams safe... and it’s not...
28/12/2025

With nearly two decades of experience on worksites across Australia, I know what really keeps teams safe... and it’s not just PPE and paperwork.

I'm Tammy Howell, founder of Core Health Consulting. At Core Health, we deliver no-BS health education that actually works:

✓ Resilience & Leadership Training
✓ Fatigue Management
✓ Mental Health First Aid
✓ CHAP: Workplace Telehealth & Return-to-Work Support
✓ The Real Man’s Toolbox sessions

Want to prevent injuries, improve compliance and create a safer, healthier workforce? Let's talk.

You rolled out Mental Health First Aid. Your team is trained. But now what?Awareness is a powerful first step, but witho...
26/12/2025

You rolled out Mental Health First Aid. Your team is trained. But now what?

Awareness is a powerful first step, but without a follow-up plan, things fall flat:

- Mental health champions feel isolated
- Confidence drops without ongoing support
- Systems aren’t in place to manage real risks like fatigue, burnout, or recovery

That’s where Core Health steps in.

After MHFA, Core Health helps you build a culture of care with:

1. CHAP - confidential health support and telehealth for injured or struggling staff

2. Manager coaching - so your leaders feel confident, not out of their depth

3. Workshops on fatigue and psychological safety - made for tough, high-risk worksites

4. Tools for culture change - not just awareness, but action

5. Practical resources - kits, posters, and on-site prompts to keep things top of mind

6. 12-month wraparound programs - because real change takes time

Core Health turns your MHFA investment into something that lasts: safer people, stronger teams, and compliance you can stand behind.

Ready to make your training stick?

When I first started speaking in mining sites and workshops, I met hardworking blokes who could strip down an engine bli...
23/12/2025

When I first started speaking in mining sites and workshops, I met hardworking blokes who could strip down an engine blindfolded, service every tool in their shed, and plan a shutdown schedule without breaking stride. Yet when it came to their own bodies, many of them were operating in the dark.

They would tell me about chest tightness, fatigue, headaches, or sleep problems as if they were just part of the job. Most had never been taught what those symptoms could mean. No one had explained how the human body works in a way that made sense in their world.

I still remember standing in front of a room full of electricians and fitters and realising that they were listening closely, not because the information was complicated, but because no one had ever spoken to them about their health in a straightforward way. They were experts in their work, but they had never been given the tools to be experts in their own wellbeing.

That moment stayed with me. I wanted to create something practical, useful and grounded in respect for the men who keep our industries running. Something that treated health like another essential tool on the bench, not an abstract concept from a textbook.

The Real Man’s Toolbox came from that desire to bridge the gap. I wanted every reader to feel equipped, not lectured. Informed, not overwhelmed. Capable, not confused.

To this day, nothing means more to me than hearing a man say he booked a checkup, changed a habit, or understood a warning sign because he finally had the information explained in a way that made sense to him. That is the heart of my work.

What is one piece of health knowledge you wish someone had explained clearly to you years earlier?

21/12/2025

Workplaces can’t thrive when people are sick, stressed and tired. That’s why Core Health exists.

The reality is employees juggle busy, stressful lives and then show up to work expected to be productive. Without the right support, that productivity is impossible.

Our wellbeing programs give teams the tools to take meaningful steps toward better health.

From Mental Health First Aid to fatigue management and interactive sessions, we equip employees with confidence and practical strategies they can apply straight away.

For us, success isn’t about ticking compliance boxes. It’s about empowering every worker to care for themselves and their colleagues, creating workplaces where both people and productivity thrive.

Mental health training changes how people lead at work and at home. After one of our recent Mental Health First Aid cour...
19/12/2025

Mental health training changes how people lead at work and at home. After one of our recent Mental Health First Aid courses, a participant shared that they finally understood what their family members had been going through.

That’s the impact of good training.

It doesn’t just hand over a certificate.

It sharpens awareness, reduces stigma and equips people with practical tools they can use with colleagues, clients and family.

For workplaces, that means fewer blind spots. Stronger communication. A culture where workers know how to respond early, before small issues turn into costly risks.

How would things shift in your workplace if leaders had the skills to recognise, respond and support mental health?

18/12/2025

When employees are unwell, exhausted, or stressed, performance and safety take a hit. Under today’s WHS Code of Practice, leaders have a clear duty to address psychosocial hazards like fatigue, stress and low support... not just tick the box with an EAP.

That’s where Core Health Consulting helps.

We deliver Mental Health First Aid training, fatigue management programs, resilience training and tailored wellbeing sessions that give workers the knowledge and confidence to look after themselves and their mates.

Leaders gain practical tools to prevent risks, strengthen teams, and meet compliance obligations with confidence.

For us, success is more than information shared.

It’s when knowledge turns into action: workers speak up early, colleagues support each other, and businesses see lasting results in safety, culture, and productivity.

What’s one step your workplace has taken to improve health at work?

Finalising 2025 with one of our clients this week, discussing Mental Health awareness. It has been a big year for many o...
17/12/2025

Finalising 2025 with one of our clients this week, discussing Mental Health awareness. It has been a big year for many of us for many reasons.

We discussed the importance of our mental wellbeing and our workplace culture, and showing each other we care, is the first step to showing up for one another.

The importance of Leaning into a hard conversation and listening can do wonders, never underestimate the value of your time and how appreciated it is when you give a person the chance to talk.

Remember to stay healthy, stay informed.

It's not a coffee problem. It's a fatigue problem - and it’s now recognised as a psychosocial hazard under WHS law.Psych...
16/12/2025

It's not a coffee problem. It's a fatigue problem - and it’s now recognised as a psychosocial hazard under WHS law.

Psychosocial hazards are costing businesses more than lost productivity. A tired crew is a dangerous crew:

- Slower reaction times
- Increased risk of injury or microsleeps
- Low morale and higher turnover
- More sick days

At Core Health Consulting, we deliver fatigue education and practical health training that’s tailored for mining, construction, and trade teams.

Our programs don’t just tick a box - they reduce incidents, improve alertness, and help you meet your legal obligations under the Psychosocial Code.

Book a session. Change the culture. Save lives.

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Too many workplaces do the training, tick the box, and move on. But the truth is: real change doesn’t come from certific...
14/12/2025

Too many workplaces do the training, tick the box, and move on. But the truth is: real change doesn’t come from certificates.

It comes when people do something with what they learned.

That’s what happened here.

After completing Mental Health First Aid, this crew created a walking group called workMATES.

No agenda. No big announcement. Just a consistent way to keep talking, checking in, and showing up.

This is what impact looks like.

So, if your team has done the training…

What have they done since?

If your WHS strategy doesn’t cover mental fatigue, stress, and job pressure, you’re not compliant with the latest Code o...
12/12/2025

If your WHS strategy doesn’t cover mental fatigue, stress, and job pressure, you’re not compliant with the latest Code of Practice.

The new regulations make it clear that you must identify and manage psychosocial risks at work, too.

That includes:

- Exhaustion from long hours
- Unclear roles and expectations
- Work pressure with no support

Core Health helps business leaders in mining, construction, and trades meet their legal duties with training that’s built for the realities of your job sites.

- Mental Health First Aid training that sticks

- Fatigue management your crew actually listens to

- Telehealth programs that support your workers

Not sure where your gaps are? Let’s talk.

Refresher Mental Health First AidIt has been an amazing week of training.I would like to congratulate these extraordinar...
12/12/2025

Refresher Mental Health First Aid

It has been an amazing week of training.

I would like to congratulate these extraordinary Hunter based professionals from a variety of industries including Mining, Rail, Finance, Defence, Engineering Construction and Early Childhood on completing their Refresher MHFA training. It was wonderful seeing you all again 3 years on 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Practising what they preach, supporting their peers and their community.

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