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News archive27 November 2009
Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy Communique - 27 November 2009
Ministers responsible for illicit and legal drugs met in Canberra on 27 November to tackle some of the big issues facing governments and the community with regard to the harm caused by drugs and alcohol.
26 November 2009
Asbestos Awareness Week
Asbestos Awareness Week aims to commemorate those lives that have been touched and affecte...
26 November 2009
National Seniors Housing Report – Helping Understand the Housing Preferences of Older Australians
Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot welcomed the new perspective on housing for older Aust...
26 November 2009
Report On Operation Of The Aged Care Act Shows More Services Are Being Provided To More Older Australians
The 2008-09 Report on the Operation of the Aged Care Act 1997, tabled in Parliament on 26...
26 November 2009
Response to the Senate inquiry report Forgotten Australians and Lost Innocents Revisited
The Australian Government tabled its response to the recommendations contained in the Sena...
26 November 2009
Support for Cataract Patients
The Government intends to support cataract patients by issuing a revised regulation that w...
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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
Recent publications
View all- Fourth National Mental Health Plan: an agenda for collaborative government action in mental health 2009-2014
- Private Sector Outreach Services - Review of Private Sector Outreach Services Legislation
- Return on investment 2: evaluating the cost-effectiveness of needle and syringe programs in Australia 2009
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Event calendar
Full calendarMonth of November
MOvember Changing the Face of Men’s Health - Nationwide - The MOvember Foundation
1300 GROW MO (1300 4769 66)
09 – 15 November
National Food Safety Week - Nationwide - Food Safety Information Council
17 November
International Lung Health Awareness Day - Nationwide - The Australian Lung Foundation
07 3251 3600