Resources
Adolescent Health
The Royal Children’s Hospital – Centre for Adolescent Health
www.rch.org.au/cah/
NSW Centre for Advancement of Adolescent Health
www.caah.chw.edu.au
Allergies
Australian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
www.allergy.org.au
Cancer
Cancer Council Australia
www.cancer.org.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
www.bowelcanceraustralia.org/bca/
Cardiovascular Disease
Heart Foundation
www.heartfoundation.com.au
National Cholesterol Education Program Australia
www.ncepa.com.au
Contraception
Family Planning NSW
www.fpnsw.org.au
Dermatology
Skin Cancer College of Australia
www.skincancercollege.org
National Psoriasis Foundation
www.psoriasis.org
Occupational Dermatology Research and Education Centre
www.occderm.asn.au
Drug and Alcohol
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
Geriatrics
Alzheimer’s Australia
www.alzheimers.org.au
Ageing Well
www.ageingwell.org.au
National Ageing Research Institute (NARI)
www.mednwh.unimelb.edu.au
Immunisation 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
Men’s Health
Men’s Health Australia
www.menshealthaustralia.net
Healthy Male
www.healthymale.org.au
Mental Health
Anxiety Online
https://www.mentalhealthonline.org.au/pages/resources-for-specific-difficulties-anxiety
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
Heads Up
www.headsup.org.au
Problem Gambling – VIC Health
www.responsiblegambling.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
Infectious Diseases (see also Travel Medicine)
US Center for Disease Control
www.cdc.gov
4 NT Health – Centre for Disease Control Publications
https://health.nt.gov.au/professionals/centre-for-disease-control
South Australia Health
www.sahealth.sa.gov.au
Nutrition
Food Standards New Zealand Australia
www.foodstandards.gov.au
The Centre for Eating and Dieting Disorders
www.cedd.org.au
Measure Up
www.measureup.com.au
Go for 2 and 5
www.gofor2and5.com.au
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Monash IVF
www.monashivf.com
The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women’s Health
www.jeanhailes.org.au
Australian Menopause Society
www.menopause.org.au
Opthamology
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
Sydney Children’s Hospital
http://www.schn.health.nsw.gov.au/fact-sheets
Gastroenteritis
See above websites for fact sheets, or GESA website https://www.gesa.org.au/resources/patients/the-gastrointestinal-gi-system/
Palliative Care
Palliative Care Australia
www.palliativecare.org.au
Parenting
Raising Children
www.raisingchildren.net.au
Autism Spectrum Australia
www.autismspectrum.org.au
Parenting – Better Health Channel (Vic Health)
www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au
Renal
Kidney Health Australia
www.kidney.org.au
Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia
www.prostate.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
www.sjogrens.org/
Australian Rheumatology Association
www.rheumatology.org.au
Arthritis Australia
www.arthritisaustralia.org.au
Sexual Health
Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine
https://www.racp.edu.au/fellows/resources/sexual-health-medicine-resources
ASHM : Australian Society for HIV Medicine
www.ashm.org.au
Australian Herpes Health Information
www.herpes.com.au
The Gender Centre
www.gendercentre.org.au
Smoking
Quitline
www.icanquit.com.au
Quit Victoria
www.quit.org.au
Tinnitus
Australian Tinnitus Association
www.tinnitus.asn.au
Travel
Smart Traveller – Australian Government
www.smartraveller.gov.au/tips/travelwell.html
U.S. Centre for Disease Control
www.cdc.gov/travel
World Health Organisation: International Travel and Health
www.who.int
Medical Advisory Services For Travellers Abroad (MASTA)
www.masta.edu.au
Women's Health
Family Planning NSW
www.fpnsw.org.au
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
National Cervical Screening Program
www.cervicalscreen.health.gov.au