Top: Health: Health Promotion

See also:

• Health: Nutrition

General sites

• HealthInsite (Australian Department of Health) - Consumer health information from the Australian Government Department of Health & Aged Care. Includes links to other databases.

• Better Health Channel - Consumer health information from the Victorian (Australia) Government.
• MedicineNet.com - MedicineNet, Inc. is a US. Based online, health care media publishing company.
• NHSDirect (UK) - Consumer health information from the National Health Service of the UK.
• Queensland Health: Health Information Directory - Provides access to online health and well-being information.
• Your Disease Risk - From the Harvard School of Public Health. Calculate your risk of developing five of the most important diseases in the United States and get personalized tips for preventing them. Applicable to Australia and many other populations.

Workplace Health

• HabitAtWork - Exercises and other useful information. Aimed at office workers, but useful for other types of employment.

Drugs and Alcohol

• QUIT Program – “Quit” smoking program from the Cancer Council of Victoria.
• The Right Mix - An alcohol use assessment and management program from the Department of Veterans' Affairs. The program is not just for veterans.
• Australian Drug Information Network - Provides a central point of access to quality Internet-based alcohol and drug information provided by prominent organisations in Australia and Internationally. Funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing as part of the National Illicit Drug Strategy and managed by the Australian Drug Foundation.
• Alcohol and other Drugs Council of Australia (ADCA) - Peak, national, non-government organisation representing the interests of the Australian alcohol and other drugs sector, providing a national voice for people working to reduce the harm caused by alcohol and other drugs.

Medical Condition Specific

• Beyond Blue - A national, independent, not-for-profit organisation working to address issues associated with depression, anxiety and related substance misuse disorders in Australia.
• Cancer Council Australia - Cancer information for consumers and health professionals. Includes links to state cancer organisations.
• Australian Tinnitus Association - Tinnitus = ringing of the ears.
• Diabetes Australia - Information about diabetes, its cause, treatment, lifestyle and nutrition. (Contains multilingual resources).
• The Butterfly Foundation - Supporting Australians with Eating Disorders – The Butterfly Foundation provides financial assistance for the direct relief of sufferers of eating disorders and for the prevention of disease by supporting education and early intervention programs.
• National Heart Foundation (Australia) - Heart disease information, management, prevention and statistics.
• Prostate Cancer Foundation – Valuable information for patients and the medical profession.
• 10,000 Steps Program - Walking based exercise program.

• "Patient Education" search on: Open Directory

Last update: 05-Jun-2008