Stay connected to health services at home

A free medical home care program is set to be trialled on the Gold Coast to help ease pressure on crowded public hospitals. more...

[Fri 20/06/2008 04:51:26]

Governments must ‘get skates on' over elderly slips

Governments must act quickly to prevent a looming epidemic of fall-related deaths and injuries among elderly people, a leading Monash University injury prevention expert has warned. more...

[Fri 23/05/2008 02:22:55]

Records technology to assist SA nurses

Nurses and midwives in South Australia will have instant access to patient records through a new web-based information system commissioned by the South Australian Government. more...

[Thu 13/03/2008 04:48:28]

Close airports or face pandemic influenza

The only effective measure to prevent an influenza pandemic arriving in Australia could be to rapidly shut the airports down, says the Australian Homeland Security Research Centre. more...

[Thu 11/10/2007 02:53:20]

Desk jobs can be a real pain

Muscles involved in protecting people's backs may be shrunk by prolonged inactivity more...

[Tue 19/06/2007 08:45:00]

Fairfield's free cycling scheme

The south-west Sydney council will take unwanted bicycles, check and repair them, and then offer them for loan to local residents free of charge. more...

[Wed 23/05/2007 08:26:31]

Councils urged to show shady behaviour

Nominations for the SunSmart Shade Awards close March 7. more...

[Thu 22/02/2007 10:01:58]

Obesity is fundamentally a commercial success

As nearly a decade promoting public health in Victoria draws to a close, Rob Moodie reflects on the challenges affecting Australians' wellbeing. more...

[Fri 23/03/2007 10:45:48]

Councils Say Enough! More Funding For Rural Health

NSW councils are pressing candidates at next year's State election to support initiatives worth $5 million annually to boost doctor and medical health facilities in rural and remote communities. more...

[Wed 13/12/2006 09:17:57]

Programs attempt to cool ‘Ice' come-down

The battle to halt the rise of arguably Australia's worst drug problem has begun. more...

[Tue 17/10/2006 11:57:25]

GPs key in event of Pandemic says ANU

In the event of a pandemic influenza outbreak, general practitioners would be crucial to prevent a large number of deaths in Australia recent research from the Australian National University (ANU) has revealed. more...

[Wed 18/10/2006 03:00:11]

Healthy living

A study from the University of Melbourne revealed that people living in poorer suburbs are likely to be at least 3kg heavier than those living in wealthier areas. more...

[Wed 23/08/2006 02:38:20]

Links to the past

An Aboriginal health expert says that only through recognising and incorporating the past can public health policy meet the needs of Aboriginal peoples' present and future. more...

[Wed 02/08/2006 10:48:19]

Australia's health spending prognosis

An ageing population, technological innovation, changing social patterns and increased consumer expectations will fuel an increase in Australia's health care spending. more...

[Fri 28/07/2006 03:04:59]

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