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Department of Health and Community Services

Caring for our Children
Choose Yourself
Hidden Wounds
Katherine District Hospital
Northern Territory Families
Nursing
Royal Darwin Hospital
Smokefree NT
Sober Bob
NT Growth Assessment and Action (GAA) program

State Government Agencies

Australian Capital Territory Health Portfolio
Health Department of Western Australia
NSW Health
Queensland Health
Department of Human Services Victoria
Department of Health and Human Services Tasmania
South Australia

Australian Government Agencies

Department of Health and Ageing
Communicable Diseases Australia
Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
HealthInsite
Immunise Australia
Medicare Australia
National Institute of Clinical Studies
Rural Health
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality on Healthcare

Aboriginal Health

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
Aboriginal Public Health Strategy (DHCS)
Aboriginal Health Key Performance Indicator Information System (NT)
Australian Transcultural Mental Health Network
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal & Tropical Health
Cuz Congress
Danila Dilba Medical Service
Journal of Australian Indigenous Issues
Katherine West Health Board
Menzies School of Health Research
The Association for Health Professional Education
The Indigenous Network

Aged Care

Aged and Disability Care Information Service (Tasmania)
ARAFMI NT: support group for family and friends of people with a mental illness
Australian Government Directory
Carers Association of Australia
Carers Australia
Centrelink for carer information
Council on the Ageing
Health and Community Services Complaints Commission
Northern Territory Carers Association
National Ageing Research Institute
Northern Territory Pensioner and Carer Concession Scheme
Young Carers

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Australian Drug Information Network (ADIN)
Australian Drug Foundation (ADF)
Smarter Than Smoking
National Tobacco Campaign

Disability Services

accessibility.com.au - the Disability Information Resource
ACROD
ARAFMI NT: support group for family and friends of people with a mental illness
Better Health Channel
Carers Australia
Centrelink for carer information
Commonwealth Family and Children's Services
Disability Information Resource Centre - DIRC
Disability Information and Communication Exchange DICE
Disability Online QLD
Disability Online VIC
Disability Services Commission WA
Disability Services Act
Disability Services Standards
Disability Strategies
Health and Community Services Complaints Commission
Job Access
NICAN
Northern Territory Pensioner and Carer Concession Scheme
Physical Disability Council of Australia
Spinal Cord Injuries Australia
Total Recreation
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Villamanta Legal Service
Young Carers

Employment and Training

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Universities and Higher Education
Centralian College
Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs
Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business
Employment Opportunities in the NT Government
Faculty of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, NTU
Health Work
NT Medic
Northern Territory Employment and Training Authority
Charles Darwin University (CDU)  
Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment (OCPE)
OCPE Rates of Pay
Vocational Education and Training (VET)

Environmental Health

• Asbestos in the Northern Territory
• ACT Health Services – Health Protection Service
• Animal Management in Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities (AMRRIC)
• Australian Institute of Environmental Health
• enHealth Council
• Environment Protection and Heritage Council
• Environmental Health Perspectives
• Food Regulation Secretariat
• Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)
• National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
• NSW Health – Environmental Health
• NSW - Dept of Local Government, Septic Safe
• QLD – Dept of Local Government, Planning, Sport and Recreation
• QLD – Public Health Services Branch, Environmental Health Unit
• SA – Dept of Health, Environmental Health Service
• TAS – Dept of Justice, Onsite Wastewater Management Systems
• TAS – Dept of Health and Human Services, Public and Environmental Health Service
• VIC - Environmental Protection Authority
• VIC – Dept of Human Services, Public Health Branch
• WA – Population Health, Environmental Health

Family and Children

KidsHealth
Huggies Pregnancy and Parenting
NAPCAN - Child Protection Authority
Northern Territory Families

Adoption

Adoption of Children Act 1994
Australian Aiding Children Adoption Agency
Australian Immigration
Births Deaths & Marriages
KARU - Link Up Service

Health Promotion

Australian Health Promotion Association
Cochrane Health Promotion and Public Health Field
Collaborative Centre for Aboriginal Health Promotion
Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre (EPPI-Centre)
Global Programme on Health Promotion Effectiveness (WHO)
Health Development Agency UK
National Public Health Partnership
OATSIH Publications
Public health education and research program
PUBMED MEDLINE
VicHealth

Priority health issues :

- Smoking cessation

• National Tobacco Strategy
• The Australian National Drug Strategy
• SmokeFree NT
• Centre of Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control

- Men’s and women’s health

• The Vienna Declaration on the health of men and boys in Europe
• “The Health and Wellbeing of NT Women: from the desert to the sea (2005)”

- Mental health promotion

• Beyond Blue the national depression initiative
• MindMatters – a resource and professional development program to support Australian secondary schools in promoting and protecting the social and emotional wellbeing of members of school communities.

- Physical activity

• Australian government website -information on nutrition and healthy eating, physical activity and promoting healthy weight.
• GoNT - the NT Physical Activity Strategy

Male Health

A Program of the AIDS Council of South Australia
Gammaline Telephone Counselling Service
Gay Men's Health
Men's Awareness Network
Men's Health, Queensland University of Technology
Northern Territory Aids and Hepatitis Council
NSW Health - Multicultural Health Communication Service
The Australian Bisexual Men's Association Incorporated
Yahoo Men’s Health Resource Page

Mental Health

Beyond Blue
DepressioNet
more links

Organ Donor

Australian Kidney Foundation
Australian Organ Donor Register
Australasian Donor Awareness Programme
Donate West
GriefLink
LifeLink
Queenslanders Donate
Silent Hearts

Palliative Care

Palliative Care Australia
Dept Health and Ageing
Care Search
Living Caring Working

Radiation Protection

australian government links

• Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA)
• Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)

other jurisdiction links

• SA – EPA Radiation Protection
• WA – Department of Health

international links

• International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP)
• International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA)
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP)
• International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU)
• Health Protection Agency (UK)
• United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR)
• World Health Organisation – Ionising Radiation Site

professional organisation links

• Australasian Radiation Protection Society (ARPS)
• Health Physics Society (USA)
• Society for Radiological Protection (UK)
• Canadian Radiation Protection Association

educational links

• HPS Radiation Fact Sheets
• Radiation and Health Physics

Remote Health

Remote Health Pharmacy Committee

• Remote Health Pharmacy Committee – Terms of Reference
• Northern Territory Remote Doctor's Drug List v1 June, 2006
• Northern Territory Remote Health Standard Essential Drug List

NT Growth Assessment and Action (GAA) Annual Report
Clinical Resources on Call (CROC)
Aboriginal Health Key Performance Indicator Information System (NT)
Faculty of Rural Medicine of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP)

Commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services
The Australian Federation of Homelessness Organisations
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Seniors

Australian Seniors Computing Clubs Association
National Seniors Association
SeniorLink
Senior Net

Tropical Health

Australian Centre for International & Tropical Health and Nutrition
Menzies School of Health Research

Women's Health

Domestic Violence Publications
Hidden Wounds
National Cervical Screening Program
BreastScreen Australia
Australian Cancer Society
National Breast Cancer Centre
Breast Health Link

Others

Australian Medical Association
Menzies School of Health Research
Centers for Disease Control (USA)
Public Health Association (Aust)
World Health Organisation
Australian Hepatitis Council
Graduate School of Health Practice, Charles Darwin University

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