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02 December 2008

Australia’s Oldest Salvo Celebrates 104th Birthday

Minister for Ageing, Mrs Justine Elliot congratulated Australia’s oldest Salvation Army officer, Mrs Hazel Woodbury on her 104th birthday.

02 December 2008

Boost for rural health workforce

The Australian Government will boost the rural health workforce with $2.7 million in grant...

01 December 2008

Government Boosts Chronic Illness Prescriptions

From 1 December 2008, more medicines for chronic illnesses will be subsidised by the Austr...

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 recogn...

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...

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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.