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23 November 2009

Greg Hartung to help lead International Paralympics

The Minister for Sport Kate Ellis has congratulated Greg Hartung on his election as Vice P...

23 November 2009

Minister Consults Further on Primary Health Reform

The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, hosted a consultation at Parliament Hous...

23 November 2009

More than 830,000 Australians Helped by Community Care Services

Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot released the first annual Home and Community Care (HAC...

20 November 2009

More Space for Headspace

The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, officially opened the new national premi...

19 November 2009

ANU Weighs into Debate on Health Reform

One of Australia’s premier universities is lending its weight to the Australian Government...

Building a world class cancer care system - regional cancer centres

In the 2009-10 Budget, the Australian Government committed $560 million from the Health and Hospitals Fund (HHF) over five years to establish a network of best practice regional cancer centres, to help close the gap in cancer outcomes between the city and the country. Applications for funding for new or enhanced regional cancer centres under the Health and Hospitals Fund opened on 14 November 2009.

The Fourth National Mental Health Plan was launched by the Australian Health Ministers’ Conference on 13 November 2009.

The Plan has five priority areas for government action in mental health:Social inclusion and recovery; prevention and early intervention;Service access, coordination and continuity of care; quality improvement and innovation; and accountability - measuring and reporting progress.

Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Guidelines for Early Childhood Settings

The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, and Minister for Early Childhood Education, Kate Ellis, have launched new Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Guidelines, titled Get Up & Grow for early childhood settings.

Vaccination Update at www.healthemergency.gov.au

A new FREE vaccine to protect Australians from pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza is available. Find out how you can protect yourself, your family and the community.

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

a change in imported food policy for beef and beef products