General

Government

Health Insurance Commission http//www1.hic.gov.au/

Medicare http//www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/dhs/medicare

Health Information 

Health on the Net Foundation(HON) www.hon.ch

MyDr www.mydr.com.au

Better Health Channel www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au

Specific

Asthma

The Asthma Foundation www.asthmaaustralia.org.au/

Adolescent Health

The Royal Children’s Hospital – Centre for Adolescent Health www.rch.org.au/cah/

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Allergies

Australian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy www.allergy.org.au

Cancer

Cancer Council Australia www.cancer.org.au

Cancer Australian (Government) canceraustralia.gov.au

Cancer Screening www.cancerscreening.gov.au

Breast Cancer Network Australia www.bcna.org.au

Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia www.prostate.org.au

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre www.petermac.org

Bowel Cancer Australia bowelcanceraustralia.org/bca/

Cardiovascular Disease

Heart Foundation www.heartfoundation.com.au

National Cholesterol Education Program Australia www.ncepa.com.au

The Stroke Foundation www.strokefoundation.com.au

Dermatology

Australian College of Dermatologists www.dermcoll.asn.au

Eczema Association of Australasia www.eczema.org.au

All about Acne www.acne.org.au

National Psoriasis Foundation www.psoriasis.org

Drug and Alcohol

Therapeutic Goods Administration www.tga.gov.au

Quit Victoria www.quit.org.au

Alcoholics Anonymous Australia www.aa.org.au

Quitline www.quitnow.info.au

Endocrinology

Diabetes Australia www.diabetesaustralia.com.au

The Australian Thyroid Foundation www.thyroidfoundation.com.au

Gastroenterology

The Gastroenterological Society of Australia www.gesa.org.au

Crohn’s and Colitis Australia www.acca.net.au

Coeliac Australia www.coeliac.org.au

 IBIS Irritable Bowel Information & Support Association of Australia www.ibis-australia.org

Geriatics

Alzheimer’s Australia www.alzheimers.org.au

 My Wishes Advance Care Planning Program (NSW Health) www.mywishes.org.au

Ageing Well www.ageingwell.org.au

National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) www.mednwh.unimelb.edu.au

More about advance care planning https://www.start2talk.org.au/

Haematology

Australian Red Cross Blood Service www.transfusion.com.au

Immunisation

Australian Childhood Immunisation Register http//www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/medicare/australian-childhood-immunisation-register

Immunise Australia Program (Government) www.immunise.health.gov.au

National Centre for Immunisation Research & Surveillance (NCIRS) www.ncirs.usyd.edu.au

The Science of Immunisation questions and answers
www.science.org.au/policy/immunisation.html

This publication aims to address confusion created by contradictory information in the public domain. It sets out to explain the current situation in immunisation science, including where there is consensus in the scientific community and where uncertainties exist.

Endorsed by the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and the Australian Medical Association.

Infectious Diseases

US Center for Disease Control www.cdc.gov

Men’s Health

Men’s Health Australia www.menshealthaustralia.net

Impotence Australia impotenceaustralia.com.au

Mental Health

Anxiety Online www.anxietyonline.org.au

 Black Dog Institute www.blackdoginstitute.org.au

Beyond Blue www.beyondblue.org.au

Kids Help www.kidshelp.com.au

Headspace – National Youth Mental Health Foundation www.headspace.org.au

Schizophrenia Fellowship of NSW www.sfnsw.org.au

 Problem Gambling – VIC Health www.problemgambling.vic.gov.au/

Musculoskeletal

Australian Orthopaedic Association www.aoa.org.au

Sports Medicine Australia www.sma.org.au

Australian Association of Musculoskeletal Medicine www.musmed.com

Neurology

Alzheimers Australia www.alzheimers.org.au

Brain Foundation www.brainfoundation.org.au

Headache Australia www.headacheaustralia.org.au

MS Australia www.msaustralia.org.au

Stroke Foundation www.strokefoundation.org.au

Parkinson’s Australia www.parkinsons.org.au

Epilepsy Action Australia www.epilepsy.org.au

Motor neurone disease (MND) Australia www.mndaust.asn.au

Nutrition

Dietitians Association of Australia www.daa.asn.au

The Centre for Eating and Dieting Disorders www.cedd.org.au

Measure Up www.measureup.gov.au

Go for 2 and 5 www.gofor2and5.com.au

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologistswww.ranzcog.edu.au

Monash IVFwww.monashivf.com.au

The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women’s Health www.jeanhailes.org.au

Australian Breastfeeding Association www.breasfeeding.asn.au

Opthalmology

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists www.ranzco.edu

Glaucoma Australia www.glaucoma.org.au

Vision Australia www.visionaustralia.org

Macular Degeneration www.mdfoundation.com.au

Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis Australia www.osteoporosis.org.au

Paediatrics

The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne www.rch.org.au

Raising Children www.raisingchildren.net.au

Autism Spectrum Australia www.autismspectrum.org.au

Parenting – Better Health Channel (Vic Health) www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/

Palliative Care

Palliative Care Australia www.palliativecare.org.au

Department of Health and Ageing www.health.gov.au

Radiology

Inside Radiology www.insideradiology.com.au

Renal

Kidney Health Australia www.kidney.org.au

Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia www.prostate.org.au

The Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand www.usanz.org.au

The Continence Foundation of Australia www.contfound.org.au

Respiratory

National Asthma Council of Australia www.nationalasthma.org.au

The Australian Lung Foundation www.lungfoundation.com.au

The Australasian Sleep Association www.sleep.org.au

Rheumatology

Arthritis Foundation www.arthritis.org/disease-center.php

Sjögren’s Syndrome Foundation http//www.sjogrens.org/

Australian Rheumatology Association www.rheumatology.org.au

Arthritis Australia www.arthritisaustralia.org.au

Sexual Health

Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine www.racp.edu.au/page/sexual-health-publications

ASHM Australian Society for HIV Medicine www.ashm.org.au

Australian Herpes Health Information www.herpes.com.au

Smoking

Quit Now www.quitnow.info.au

Quit Victoria www.quit.org.au

Tinnitus

Australian Tinnitus Association www.tinnitus.asn.au/

Travel

U.S. Centre for Disease Control www.cdc.gov/travel

World Health Organisation International Travel and Health www.who.int/ith

Smart Traveller – Australian Government www.smartraveller.gov.au/tips/travelwell.html

Medical Advisory Services For Travellers Abroad (MASTA) www.masta.edu.au

Vascular

Society for Vascular Surgery www.vascularweb.org

NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Program www.screening.nhs.uk

Women’s Health

The Royal Women’s Hospital Victoria www.thewomens.org.au

Family Planning Victoria Women www.fpv.org.au/women

The Australasian Menopause Society www.menopause.org.au

Jean Hailes Foundation for Women’s Health www.jeanhailes.org.au

Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria www.dvirc.org.au

Breast Screen Victoria www.breastscreen.org.au/

National Cervical Screening Program www.cervicalscreen.health.gov.au

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