HealthySA is a South Australian Department of Health initiative. It aims to improve the health of South Australians by providing easy access to quality information about human health and wellbeing.

Our purpose

The internet is increasingly becoming the source for health information, but finding reliable, accurate information from the mass of online information available can be risky and time consuming.

In line with the South Australian Strategic Plan 2004, HealthySA aims to help South Australians be healthier and fitter.  HealthySA provides a single point of entry to quality assured, informative, up-to-date and locally relevant information that can provide answers to your healthcare questions.

HealthySA links to leading health information providers, government agencies as well as peak health organisations, educational and research institutions. The responsibility for managing content links is undertaken by the HealthySA Reference Group, which draws expertise from within and outside the South Australian Department of Health.

Our audience

HealthySA offers consumer health information covering a broad spectrum of health related matters. It is aimed at someone seeking information about - a specific health issue or topic, health promotion or disease prevention, information on a life stage or event such as giving birth or ageing, either for themself or for someone else.

HealthySA features

HealthySA is grouped by the following areas:

• Healthy lifestyles - information about managing and maintaining a healthy life including disease prevention, dental health, complimentary medicine, diet and nutrition etc.
• Health conditions – information on health conditions such as cancer, asthma, arthritis, heart and vascular health
• Topics – a growing archive of links relating to particular health topics
• Groups - covers specific health issues associated with different population groups
• Life stages – information on events and stages such as pregnancy, childhood, family life, ageing HealthySA also provides:
• a calendar of health events and activities
• access to a directory of local services and health practitioners
• links to Department of Health media releases and public health alerts

Publishing standards

HealthySA aims to provide access to up-to-date, quality information for South Australians health consumers. As the information accessed through HealthySA comes from the sites of contributors, the overall quality of HealthySA depends on the information quality and presentation of these sites.

For information on our publishing principles and standards click here.

To provide feedback or for more information on HealthySA contact:

HealthySA Co-ordinator
Library and Information Services
South Australian Department of Health

PO Box 287 Rundle Mall, Adelaide SA 5001

Email: healthysa@health.sa.gov.au