Web Links

Health Information

General

• Better Health Channel – A to Z of fact sheets on a wide range of conditions www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au
• Diabetes Victoria – Information on Diabetes and services www.diabetesvic.org.au
• Diabetes Australia – Information on Diabetes and services www.diabetesaustralia.com.au
• Heart Foundation – Fact Sheets for Heart Health www.heartfoundation.org.au/Pages/default.aspx
• Asthma foundation – Information about Asthma www.asthmaaustralia.org.au
• Cancer Screening – Government website on cancer screening www.cancerscreening.gov.au
• Quit – Information on smoking cessation www.quit.org.au
• Turning Point – Information for people with drug and alcohol problems www.turningpoint.org.au

Men's Health

• Prostate Cancer foundation of Australia – Information on Prostate Health www.prostate.org.au/articleLive

Women's Health and Contraception

• Family Planning Victoria – Fact sheets on sexual health and contraception www.fpv.org.au/health-fact-sheets/
• Pap Screen Victoria – Fact Sheets www.papscreen.org.au/browse.asp?ContainerID=factsheets
• Breast Screen Australia – for information on Breast Screening www.breastscreen.org.au
• Jean Hailes Foundation – Information about menopause www.jeanhailes.org.au

Sexual Health

• Melbourne Sexual Health Service – Facts sheets on Sexual Health www.mshc.org.au/FactSheets/tabid/253/Default.aspx

Children, Immunisations and Parenting

• Royal Children's Hospital – Kids Health Information for Parents www.rch.org.au/kidsinfo/factsheets.cfm
• Raising Children's Network – Information for Parents on nutrition, development, behaviour, education http://raisingchildren.net.au
• Immunisation Fact Sheets www.health.vic.gov.au/immunisation/fact-sheets/factsheets
• Common reactions to vaccines www.docs.health.vic.gov.au/docs/doc/Common-reactions-to-vaccines-

Pregnancy

• Listeria – The facts on Listeria in Pregnancy www.health.vic.gov.au/ideas/diseases/listeria_facts
• Royal Women’s Hospital – A to Z fact Sheets www.thewomens.org.au/AtoZFactSheets

Mental Health

• Australian Psychological Society – to help locate a psychologist in your area www.psychology.org.au
• Eating Disorder Foundation of Victoria www.eatingdisorders.org.au

Cancer Services

• Australian Cancer Council, infomration and resources on cancer http://www.cancer.org.au/
• Cancer Council CALD Directory - Culturally and Language Diverse resources http://cald.cancer.org.au/Home.htm

Other Related Services

• Wise Women's Business – Kerry Hampton, Natural Fertility Educator http://www.wisewomanbusiness.com
• AFA Podiatry - Access For All Podiatry http://www.afapodiatry.com.au
• Royal Women's Hospital http://www.thewomens.org.au
• Royal Children's Hospital http://www.rch.org.au/rch/index.cfm?doc_id=1495
• Nurse On Call http://www.health.vic.gov.au/nurseoncall
• WIRE - Women's Information http://www.wire.org.au
• Translating and Interpreting Service www.immi.gov.au
• National Auslan Interpreter Booking Service www.nabs.org.au
• National electronic health record information  http://publiclearning.ehealth.gov.au