Health Information

A Wellbeing Plan for Aussie Kids

A Wellbeing Plan for Aussie Kids has been developed by CSIRO to provide parents with information on healthy foods and habits. The aim of this Plan is to make eating well and being active a higher priority for all families.

www.csiro.au

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) is Australia's national agency for health and welfare statistics and information.

www.aihw.gov.au

Beyondblue: the national depression initiative

Beyondblue is a national, independent, not-for-profit organisation working to address issues associated with depression, anxiety and related substance misuse disorders in Australia.

www.beyondblue.org.au

Bladder and Bowel Website

The Department of Health website provides information and advice on the prevention and management of bladder control and bowel problems. It also provides information on continence health promotion, early intervention and support for consumers, their families and carers, as well as health professionals, service providers and researchers.

www.bladderbowel.gov.au

Cancer Learning

The Cancer Learning online hub is an initiative of Cancer Australia. The Cancer Learning hub is designed for use by all health professionals involved in providing cancer care: clinical practitioners, both specialist and non-specialist; administrators; and educators.

www.cancerlearning.gov.au

Cancerscreening.gov.au

Provides links to the BreastScreen Australia program; the National Cervical Screening Program; and the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program. Provides up to date information on breast, cervical and bowel cancer, the programs and where to get extra information.

www.cancerscreening.gov.au

Environmental Health

This section of the Department of Health and Ageing website contains information on those aspects of public health concerned with the factors, circumstances, and conditions in the environment or surroundings of humans that can exert an influence on health and well-being..

www.health.gov.au

Foreign Language Support - Health information kit for new arrivals

This page links to a welcome kit for new arrivals to Australia that has information about Australia's main health programs, including Medicare. The kit is translated into 19 community languages and has useful information for everyone, even if they have lived in Australia for some time.

www.medicareaustralia.gov.au

Health and Wellbeing

HealthInsite's Health and Wellbeing area provides links to HealthInsite topic pages on issues that affect your health, such as fitness, nutrition, mental health and drugs, as well as information on health-related issues, such as health insurance and the health system, legal issues and biotechnology.

www.healthinsite.gov.au

HealthInsite

This site provides a wide range of up-to-date and quality assessed information on important health topics such as diabetes, cancer, mental health and asthma.

www.healthinsite.gov.au

Measure Up

The Measure Up campaign aims to reduce the risk factors contributing to Australians suffering from a chronic disease.

www.measureup.gov.au

Mental Health and Wellbeing

This section of the Department of Health and Ageing website contains information on mental health and wellbeing.

www.mentalhealth.gov.au

METeOR home

METeOR is Australia's repository for national data standards for health, housing and community services statistics and information. The system was developed by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) as a Metadata Online Registry.

meteor.aihw.gov.au

National Breast Cancer Centre (NBCC)

The National Breast Cancer Centre (NBCC) was established by the Australian Government in response to community concerns about the human cost of breast cancer. It provides comprehensive and easy-to-read information to help women with breast or ovarian cancer understand their diagnosis, treatment and support options.

www.nbcc.org.au

National Indigenous Health Equality Council (NIHEC)

The National Indigenous Health Equality Council (NIHEC) provides national leadership in responding to the Australian Government's commitment to closing the gap on a range of health-related areas where Indigenous Australians experience disadvantage.

www.nihec.gov.au

National Pregnancy Support Helpline

The National Pregnancy Support Helpline provides counselling and support to women, their partners or their families, who are experiencing an unplanned pregnancy or who are uncertain about continuing with a pregnancy. Counselling on the Helpline is free, confidential and professional, and is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

www.health.gov.au

National Public Toilet Map

The National Public Toilet Map (the Map) shows the location of more than 14,000 public and private public toilet facilities across Australia. Details of toilet facilities can also be found along major travel routes and for shorter journeys as well. Useful information is provided about each toilet, such as location, opening hours, availability of baby change rooms.

www.toiletmap.gov.au

Nutrient Reference Values

NRV's (nutrient reference values) are a set of recommendations for nutritional intake based on currently available scientific knowledge. This website allows health professionals to quickly and easily determine nutritional needs without having to consult complex tables for every nutrient. Users will also have access to recommendations, based on scientific evidence, about how to optimise what to eat in order to reduce the risk of chronic disease.

www.nrv.gov.au

Nutrition and Healthy Eating

The Government provides guidelines and recommendations for Australians to encourage healthy eating that will minimise the risk of the development of diet-related diseases within the Australian population.

www.health.gov.au

Nutrition and Physical Activity

This section of the website contains information on nutrition and healthy eating, physical activity and promoting healthy weight.

www.health.gov.au

Patient Education

This section of the Department of Health and Ageing website links to information on a wide range of health topics such as communicable diseases, HIV and AIDS, lifestyle prescriptions, organ donation and palliative care.

www.health.gov.au

Promoting Healthy Weight

Specific information on overweight and obesity is provided, including: prevalence of overweight and obesity; How overweight and obesity is defined; Calculate your BMI (for adults only); Causes of overweight and obesity; Health consequences; Economic consequences.

www.health.gov.au

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