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18 November 2008

Chair of Health and Hospitals Fund Advisory Board

Mr Bill Ferris AC appointed as Chairman of the new Health and Hospitals Fund Advisory Board.

17 November 2008

National Binge Drinking Strategy

Nineteen community projects across Australia will receive a total of $3.6 million in the f...

17 November 2008

Nurse Practitioner Scholarship Round Open

Applications for the 2009 Nurse Practitioner Scholarships are now open. The scholarships w...

14 November 2008

Australian Council of Local Government

Minister for Ageing, Mrs Justine Elliot will attend the inaugural meeting of the Australia...

14 November 2008

Improving patient transport services in Tasmania

Patient transport and accommodation will receive a $10 million boost to improve access to...

14 November 2008

Medicare bulk billing: September quarter 2008

In the 2008 September quarter, Medicare Australia processed 73.4 million services – involv...

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Skin Cancer Awareness

This is the third summer of the campaign which aims to capture the attention of young Australians and increase their awareness of skin cancer caused by exposure to the sun.

Scholarships for Nurse Practitioners

The scholarships will have a particular emphasis on increasing the availability of nurse practitioners in rural and remote settings and in areas of such need as aged care, mental health, women’s and men’s health, and drug and alcohol health care.

How do you measure up?

The Measure Up campaign aims to raise awareness of healthy lifestyle choices and the links between lifestyle behaviours and the risk of chronic disease.

2007 Australian National Children's Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey

The results of the 2007 survey were released on Friday 3 October, 2008. The survey collected data on food intake, physical activity levels and the physical measurements of over 4,000 children across Australia and is the first survey of its kind to involve both government and the food industry.