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01 December 2008

20th anniversary of World Aids Day

1 December 2008 is the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day – one of the world’s most recognised commemorative days.

01 December 2008

Achievements in Aged Care - First Anniversary Report Card

The Minister for Ageing, Mrs Justine Elliot today released a Report Card of Achievements i...

01 December 2008

Medicare-Eligible MRI Unit for Sutherland Shire

The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon today announced that an additional Medica...

01 December 2008

Reimbursements now available for breast prostheses

Australian women who have had a mastectomy as a result of breast cancer will welcome the n...

30 November 2008

$1.6 billion COAG investment in Closing the Gap

Australian Governments will invest $1.6 billion in Indigenous health to help close the app...

30 November 2008

A stronger health workforce - more doctors and nurses

The Rudd Government will invest $1.1 billion in training more doctors, nurses and other he...

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Drinking Nightmare

The National Youth Alcohol Campaign 'Drinking nightmare' aims to contribute, along with a range of initiatives, to a reduction in harms associated with drinking to intoxication by young Australians.

Skin Cancer Awareness

This is the third summer of the campaign which aims to capture the attention of young Australians and increase their awareness of skin cancer caused by exposure to the sun.

Scholarships for Nurse Practitioners

The scholarships will have a particular emphasis on increasing the availability of nurse practitioners in rural and remote settings and in areas of such need as aged care, mental health, women’s and men’s health, and drug and alcohol health care.

How do you measure up?

The Measure Up campaign aims to raise awareness of healthy lifestyle choices and the links between lifestyle behaviours and the risk of chronic disease.

2007 Australian National Children's Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey

The results of the 2007 survey were released on Friday 3 October, 2008. The survey collected data on food intake, physical activity levels and the physical measurements of over 4,000 children across Australia and is the first survey of its kind to involve both government and the food industry.