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21 November 2008

Young Drinkers Targeted In Ad Campaign

The Australian Government launches a series of “in your face” advertisements aimed at tackling the binge-drinking epidemic among young Australians.

21 November 2008

Asthma pilot program in community pharmacies

Community pharmacists will be able to offer ongoing assistance to asthma patients who are...

20 November 2008

Queensland Transition Care Places- Out of Hospital and Back Into Their Homes

Australian Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, today announced a further 16 transition ca...

19 November 2008

Minister launches best practice publications for care workers

More than 1000 copies of a new publication focusing on care workers for older people in th...

18 November 2008

Chair of Health and Hospitals Fund Advisory Board

Mr Bill Ferris AC appointed as Chairman of the new Health and Hospitals Fund Advisory Boar...

17 November 2008

National Binge Drinking Strategy

Nineteen community projects across Australia will receive a total of $3.6 million in the f...

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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.