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The mission of ADAC is to ensure the
development of effective programs to reduce harm related to
substance misuse in Aboriginal communities. ADAC undertakes projects
on petrol sniffing, curriculum development, hepatitis C, prison
issues and more.
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The Aboriginal Family Support Services
identify Aboriginal children at risk and provide assistance and
support. It's objectives include preserving Aboriginal family
groups, recruiting suitable care-givers and appropriate placements
for Aboriginal children.
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This web site, from the Royal Society
for the Blind in South Australia, is crammed full of fact sheets,
demonstrations, reviews and user comments on a variety of adaptive
technologies - such as Braille and screen readers, screen
enlargement software, optical character recognition (OCR) and more.
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This site provides a wealth of links to
information and support services for adopted people and others who
may have been affected by the process of adoption.
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The web site provides information about
community care, residential care, financial information, healthy
ageing, publications, multilingual translations (13 community
languages), related sites, GST and legislation.
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This site offers information relevant to
people living with HIV/AIDS, their families and friends, gay men,
sex workers and injecting drug users as well as general information
for students, parents, health workers and the community.
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Over the past 20 years Alzheimer's
Australia SA has developed as a centre of excellence providing a
range of services and information for people with Alzheimer's
disease, other related dementias and memory loss.
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The Arthritis Foundation of South
Australia, incorporating Osteoporosis SA, provides support and
services to South Australians affected by arthritis and associated
musculo-skeletal conditions.
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Assistance Dogs Australia obtains,
trains and maintains dogs in community settings to assist people
with their disabilities, to give them more confidence and to help
them achieve a greater level of independence. More information is
available here at their web site.
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Asthma Foundations of Australia is an
association of all the Asthma Foundations throughout Australia.
Asthma Foundations of Australia aims to eliminate asthma as a major
cause of ill health and disruption within the community.
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Asthma SA is a community funded
organisation, which provides services to people with asthma, their
families and carers. Education programs aim to assist people to
manage their asthma so that they can enjoy life to the fullest.
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The Australian Network for Promotion,
Prevention and Early Intervention for Mental Health (Auseinet) is a
national project funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health and
Aged Care. Auseinet provides a communications and clearinghouse
service for promotion, prevention and early intervention in mental
health across all ages of the lifespan.
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General information about the
Association, including special sections on NMAA Groups, counselling,
breast pump hire, Baby Care Room awards, the history of NMAA and the
ability to join the NMAA online. Nursing Mothers` Association
Australia contact information, including Breastfeeding Helpline
numbers, also are given.
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Entry point to the Australian federal
government sites - parliament, legislature, departments and
agencies, what's new, media releases, people/function, portfolios,
publications and contacts list.
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The Family and Community Services
portfolio is responsible for a broad range of social policy issues
affecting Australian society and the living standards of Australian
families, communities and individuals. The portfolio is responsible
for income support, housing policy, community support, disability
services, child care services and family issues, including family
payments, child support and family relationships.
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This link is to the front page of the
Australian Department of Health and Aged Care.
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The Australian Red Cross (South
Australian branch) site gives information about services and
programs supported by the Red Cross along with links to other Red
Cross sites across the Internet.
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'Be Active' encourages South Australians
to become more physically active more often! Being active provides
enormous benefits such as: better sleep; lower stress and anxiety
levels; reduced feelings of depression; and improved blood pressure,
cholesterol levels and aerobic fitness decreased risk of heart
disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, prostate and breast cancer.
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People of all ages with acquired brain
injury (including neurological conditions and migraine) and their
families and carers. Brain Foundation`s specialist expertise in
Victoria has been with people affected by stroke but strong links
and cross referrals are maintained with other Brain Injuries and
neurological service providers. Each year 13,000 people have a
stroke in Victoria.
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This is the home page of the Breast
Cancer Network, Australia - a network of breast cancer consumer
groups and individuals across the country, linking Australians who
have been personally affected by breast cancer and offering them a
national voice.
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BreastScreen SA is the South Australian
component of BreastScreen Australia, the national breast cancer
screening program.
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The Carers Association of South
Australia aims to empower carers to participate in a partnership for
the provision of better services, to improve the conditions under
which carers work, and to increase recognition of carers`
contribution to the South Australian community.
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Central Northern Adelaide
Health Service is the largest of the regions developed out of the
Generational Health Review. It is a defined geographical region as
well as serving the population of South Australia as a whole in the
provision of a number of statewide services.
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This page features selected abstracts
from the Annual Report 1998 of the Centre for Eye Research,
University of Melbourne`s Department of Ophthalmology. The topics
covered are Aboriginal Eye Health, cataract, pterygium, diabetic eye
disease, paediatric low vision, the Excimer Laser, the Visual
Impairment Project, glaucoma, eye health promotion, and age-related
macular degeneration.
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The Australian National University's
Centre for Mental Health Research aims to improve the mental health
of Australians through research and development, training, policy
and the dissemination of health information.
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The South Australian Cervix Screening
Program is part of the National Cervical Screening Program. The aim
of the Program is to reduce the incidence of cancer of the cervix by
increasing the proportion of women who are screened at two yearly
intervals and by promoting a high quality of screening and follow-up
services.
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The Children, Youth and Women's Health Service brings
together the Women's and Children's Hospital
and Child and Youth Health to form a new
statewide health service for children, young people and women in
South Australia.
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The Children, Youth and Women's Health Service brings
together the Women's and Children's Hospital
and Child and Youth Health to form a new
statewide health service for children, young people and women in
South Australia.
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Clinic 275, of the Royal Adelaide
Hospital, South Australia, offers free and confidential testing,
diagnosis and treatment of sexually-transmitted infections (STDs),
including HIV/AIDS.
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COMIC was first formed at a forum held
in February 2000. The group comprises of adults who retain a common
interest for children of parents with a mental illness.
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Commonwealth Carelink Centres are
information centres for older people, people with disabilities and
those who provide care and services. Centres provide free and
confidential information on community aged care, disability and
other support services available locally, interstate or anywhere
within Australia.
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The Surveillance and Epidemiology
Section coordinates the national surveillance of notifiable and
other communicable diseases, manages and liaises with specific
communicable disease surveillance programs, provides expert
technical advice on surveillance and epidemiology across the
Communicable Diseases Branch, and fosters collaboration on national
strategies to improve communicable disease surveillance.
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The LIFE project aims to
support groups in the community to plan and develop suicide
prevention activities and programs.
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The Consumers' Health Forum of Australia
is the leading national organisation providing a voice for all
health consumers.
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This is the welcome page for the Council
on the Ageing (COTA), designed to protect and promote the well-being
of all older people. It is an independent consumer organisation run
by and for older Australians.
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This site has been developed to assist
in communication with rural health professionals. Topics such as
rural medical indemnity are discussed, with more topics to be added
within the coming months. Your comments as to the site and future
content are welcome
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With over 150 centres throughout South
Australia, CYH provides services to parents, babies, children and
young people from birth to 25 years. At the centres, South
Australians can get health checks, parenting information and
support, join first-time parent groups, receive information on
behaviour management, and get hearing and vision screening.
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This site provides information about
Deafness, Deaf Culture, the Deaf Community, hearing loss, technical
devices and communication modes employed by Deaf persons and others
with hearing loss.
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The Diabetes Centre web site is
developed and maintained by the Diabetes Centre at the Endocrinology
Department of The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Adelaide. This site
contains helpful, clearly-written information on diabetes, what it
is, symptoms and different types.
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This website has been developed by the
Department of Health, Health Promotion SA to provide a comprehensive
range of information about diabetes to South Australians. The
information is provided as a general guide only. It will be of
interest to people with diabetes, their family, friends, carers,
students and teachers
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This page lists the Drug and Alcohol
Services Council services and locations in South Australia,
including contact telephone numbers and hours of opening.
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The Eating Disorders Association of
South Australia Incorporated (EDAsa) aims to provide support,
understanding and hope to people experiencing the effects of eating
disorders in their lives. This website contains valuable
information, resources and service contacts for South Australians.
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Farmsafe Australia is an association
incorporated inthe Australian Capital Territory to facilitate farm
safety action across all agricultural industries in Australia.
Farmsafe's mission is to improve the wellbeing and procutivity of
Australian agriculture through enhanced health and safety awareness
and practices. The programs and activities of Farmsafe Australia are
based upon the philosophy that the key responsibility for farm
safety rests primarily with individual farmers, farm families, and
farm workers.
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Farmsafe Australia is interested in
protecting the health and safety of farmers, workers, family members
and visitors to farms.
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Food Standards Australia New Zealand
(formerly ANZFA) protects the health and safety of the people in
Australia and New Zealand by maintaining a safe food supply. In
Australia, Food Standards Australia New Zealand develops food
standards to cover the whole of the food supply chain – from paddock
to plate – for both the food manufacturing industry and primary
producers.
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The Gay & Lesbian Counselling Service of
SA offers confidential support, advice and referrals to people who
identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. They are
available to talk to after hours.
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New medicines, advances in diagnostic
equipment and new therapeutic procedures are being developed all the
time. Glaucoma Australia disseminates information about these
developments as widely as possible.
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The Centre`s philosophy is that access
to information assists people to make an informed choice in relation
to their specific needs. The Centre collects information on all
aspects of living with a disability and shares it with anybody who
asks.
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Julia Farr Services (JFS) is one of
Australia`s best-known and highly regarded rehabilitation
facilities. Based in Fullarton about 4 km from Adelaide, South
Australia, JFS specialises in the care and rehabilitation of people
with acquired brain injury and degenerative neurological/physical
disorders.
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Kidney Health Australia, formerly the
Australian Kidney Foundation, was officially formed 35 years ago. It
is a non-profit organisation with a mission to be the lead
organisation promoting kidney and urinary tract health through
research, advocacy, education and health service excellence.
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Kids Help Line is Australia's only free,
confidential and anonymous, 24-hour telephone and online counselling
service specifically for young people aged between five and 18.
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The MAZE delivers information on
Government and non-Government agencies, services, activities and
programs available to young South Australian aged between 12-25. It
has been developed by the Office of Youth.
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The Mental Illness Fellowship of SA is a not-for-profit,
member-based, community organisation that provides services to South
Australians living with mental illness and their care givers and
family.
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A health care agency for South
Australians from non-English speaking backgrounds, the Migrant
Health Service (MHS) has been established to enable immigrants
to maintain the good health status which they bring to South
Australia, by providing them with culturally appropriate health
education and information. The MHS conducts programs in clinical
services, bilingual and bicultural health promotion in community
languages, multicultural HIV/AIDS programs, policy development and
epidemiological research.
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This page from CISA (Community
Information Strategies Australia Inc) provides contact and service
details of the Migrant Resource Centre, Adelaide, South Australia.
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Mood Disorders Association is a support
organised set up to meet the needs of people with mood disorders,
and their carers, in South Australia through information, education,
support and advocacy. The site provides information on MDA services
which includes education and support services to those who may be
suffering from depression and manic depression (UniPolar/BiPolar
Affective Disorder).
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Multicultural Mental
Health Australia (MMHA) provides national leadership in mental
health and suicide prevention for Australians from culturally and
linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds
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"The National Health and Medical
Research Council (NHMRC) consolidates within a single national
organisation the often independent functions of research funding and
development of advice. One of its strengths is that it brings
together and draws upon the resources of all components of the
health system."
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This site has been designed to provide
information on the role and jurisdiction of the Ombudsman in
investigating complaints against South Australian government and
local government agencies and in conducting freedom of information
reviews (FOI reviews). Through this web site, members of the
community can submit a complaint or request an FOI review; conduct a
search of the entire site or parts of the site; ask questions and
seek advice; locate Ombudsman delegates in rural areas; and access
Ombudsman publications.
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The Oxygen web site is designed for
young people. It was created and funded by the South Australian
Smoking and Health Project, Smarter than Smoking Project (WA) and
Quit Victoria. The purpose of this site is to promote and encourage
healthy lifestyle choices and provide information on the impact of
tobacco.
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This site introduces the Palliative Care
Council of South Australia. It is a voluntary organisation of more
than 500 members that aims to comfort not cure, relieve pain and
distress for people who are dying and support parents, families and
friends in approaching death and healing grief. There is information
about the organisation, the location of services, information for
consumers and profesionals, links to related web sites, newsletters
and upcoming events.
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The site provides information on panic
attacks, anxiety attacks, anxiety, panic disorder, social anxiety,
generalised anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder,
post-traumatic stress and agoraphobia. The Hub focuses on recovery
from panic and anxiety, including basic and specific treatment
information and programs.
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The Pregnancy Advisory Centre was
established by the South Australian Health Commission in 1992 to
provide services, on a statewide basis, for women with unplanned
pregnancy. The Centre is part of the Central Northern Adelaide
Health Service
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The Private Health Insurance Ombudsman
is an Australian statutory body and its powers and functions are set
out in Part VIC of the National Health Act 1953 (Cth). The main role
of the Ombudsman is to provide private health insurance members with
an independent service for health insurance problems and enquiries.
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The RDNS is one of the non-government
service providers given funds by the Department of Health (DH). The
RDNS is a non-government and not-for-profit organisation providing
general and specialist nursing care to individuals in their own
homes and in the community, including support to carers and
families. A skilled team of more than 350 nurses make over 460 000
visits plus 40 700 other client contacts annually to 15 800 people
requiring care.
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The Royal Flying Doctor
Service is widely recognised as the world’s most unique provider of
aero-medical services, providing critical aeromedical as well as
primary health care services to people living in rural, remote and
metropolitan areas. Nationally, the Service’s 50 aircraft fly over 20 million kilometres
and assist more than 200,000 patients annually. The RFDS is a
not-for-profit organisation and whilst supported by Government,
relies on public support to finance the purchase of aircraft and
medical equipment and the delivery of a wide range of preventative
health services.
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The Rural and Remote Mental Health
Service of South Australia is dedicated to the provision of mental
health services to people living in rural and remote areas of South
Australia. The Service is comprised of metropolitan and rural based
professionals working together to achieve positive consumer outcomes
under the ~primary care psychiatry~ model.
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Developed by midwives, doctors and
obstetricians from South Australia’s leading maternity hospitals and
the South Australian Department of Health. The site provides
information on all aspects of pregnancy.
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On this site, you will find information
on the role and function of the South Australian Council on
Reproductive Technology (SACRT); legislation in Australia; some of
the consumer issues inherent in reproductive technology;
reproductive medicine clinics, policy-makers and the general public;
resource material for people facing a fertility problem; and a list
of organisations and agencies that people with a fertility problem
might wish to contact.
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This South Australian site provides
Consumer Advice on Births Deaths & Marriages, Making a Complaint,
Product Safety, Residential Tenancies, Scams, Youth Advice and has
links to on-line services. The Office of Consumer and Business
Affairs (OCBA) is a division of the Attorney-General's Department
within the South Australian Government's Justice Portfolio.
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Seniors Information Service Provides
up-to-date information is essential for older people and their
carers.
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The South Australian Dental Service is
now a health unit of the Central Northern Adelaide Health Service.
It provides a school and community dental service as well as dental
treatment through the Royal Adelaide Hospital.
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Mental Health Services for Older People
(MHSOP) is a State Government organization funded to provide
specialist mental health services for older people. The Country
Liaison Service currently provides a visiting and/or remote
consultation and liaison service to the 7 Country Health Regions of
South Australia.
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Southern Health was formed on 1 July 2004
following recommendations of the SA Government's Generational
Health Review. Southern Health brings together Flinders
Medical Center, Noarlunga Health Service and Drug and Alcohol
Services SA. It also works closely with the Repatriation General
Hospital and Flinders University.
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Women`s Health Statewide, a division of
the Adelaide Women`s and Children`s Hospital, is a statewide
government funded service, which aims to be responsive to the health
needs of women throughout metropolitan and country South Australia.
The web site is an important part of their information provision
strategy and enables women to access information about their
services.
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