Campaigns and Related Websites
Related departmental websites
Websites managed by the Department of Health and Ageing.
The mindhealthconnect website is a brand new initiative launched in July 2012 as part of the Australian Government’s National E-Mental Health Strategy. The site is a trusted gateway to issues surrounding mental health care and a first step to finding relevant support and resources to meet your needs. MHC has trusted partners and continued support from leading clinicians and mental health experts who make up the government's e-mental health committee.
The Health Heroes campaign encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander school kids to consider one of the many job opportunities available in health.
Encouraging Australians to 'start thinking like a swapper'. The campaign provides information on nutrition and physical activity swaps you can make to benefit your health and wellbeing. You can lose your belly without losing the things you love!
The Break the Chain campaign aims to contribute to halving the smoking rate for Indigenous Australians (currently at 47%) by gaining a higher level of personal acknowledgment of the health impacts of smoking. The campaign will support quit attempts amongst smokers and promote strategies to avoid relapse among quitters.
Sexually transmissible infections are spreading fast. Visit the National Sexual Health Campaign website to find out more about avoiding infection, testing and treatment options.
This campaign aims to help young people and parents understand the harmful effects and consequences of drug use.
The Australian Government’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) provides reliable, timely and affordable access to a wide range of medicines for all Australian
The Measure Up campaign aims to raise awareness of healthy lifestyle choices and the links between lifestyle behaviours and the risk of chronic disease.
The 2012 campaign aims to promote quit attempts among smokers and provide motivation and support to avoid relapse among quitters.
Having your eyes tested for vision and general eye health is an important part of maintaining wellbeing. Good eyesight is a significant factor in retaining independence and quality of life. For more information visit the National Eye Health Awareness Campaign website.
Our Australian health system is YOUR health system. Help make it work better - send your ideas, and find out about public consultations through the yourHealth website.
The Immunise Australia Program aims to increase national immunisation rates by funding free vaccination programs, administering the Australian Childhood Immunisation register and communicating information about immunisation to the general public and health professionals.
Through this site you will find a wide range of up-to-date and quality assessed information on important health topics such as diabetes, cancer, mental health and asthma.
If you’re an older Australian or looking after an older family member or friend, you’ll find a wealth of information in these pages that can help you work out what services are available to help you and how you can get started.
The focus of the initiative is for primary school students in Years 3 - 6 to learn how to grow, cook and share fresh food in the belief that this approach will provide a better chance of positively influencing children’s food choices.
This site provides access to BreastScreen Australia, the National Cervical Screening Program and the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program.
This website provides important information about pandemic influenza, including what the Australian Government will do if it happens, and what individuals, businesses, communities and health care professionals can do to prepare for and respond to a flu pandemic.
MBS Online contains the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS), a listing of the Medicare Services subsidised by the Australian Government. The Schedule is part of the wider Medicare Benefits Scheme managed by the Department of Health and Ageing and administered by Medicare Australia.
DoctorConnect has been produced by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing to provide a starting point for both overseas trained doctors (OTDs) who may be considering work in Australia and for employers seeking to recruit them. This website provides information about immunisation and Australian immunisation standards, including translations of some materials.
The site provides access to practical information and up-dates, news for families, parents, teenagers, children and their carers and older Australians on healthy eating, regular physical activity, overweight and obesity, particularly for children and adolescents and active living.
To provide HIV/AIDS information for the Australian public and a support link for the community sector during Australia’s World AIDS Day campaign each year.
The site provides the Australian community with a range of information and resources to assist them in making sensible choices about alcohol consumption and to avoid the risks of excessive alcohol consumption in terms of harms to themselves and others.
The Bladder & Bowel Website provides information on bladder and bowel health to people with bladder control and bowel problems, their family and friends, carers, health professionals, service providers and researchers.
The National Skin Cancer Awareness Campaign (NSCAC) is designed to education Australian teenagers aged 14-17 years about the seriousness of, and their susceptibility to skin cancer and increase the adoption of awareness of the five key sun protection behaviours.
The website provides information on the campaign, the health impacts of binge drinking, information on the law and tips for the target audience. The website also provides access to the campaign materials, and the form to order resources, links to other relevant information and services as well as an email access point to get further information on the campaign via the campaign and ongoing access to resources. As this campaign is no longer active, the primary purpose is now to provide information on the campaign and ongoing access to resources.
The Healthy for Life website is an information resource provided to support the sites and services participating in the Healthy for Life program across Australia. Healthy for Life is an Australian Government program which provides funds to improve the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people specifically in the areas of child and maternal health, chronic disease prevention and management and men’s health.
To provide advance notice of significant new and emerging technologies to health departments in Australia and New Zealand, and to exchange information and evaluate the potential impact of emerging technologies on their respective health systems.
The Independent Review (PBS) (‘IR’) website must reflect the basis in which the IR operates as an independent and arms length mechanism from the Department and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC). The IR website will enhance and facilitate the efficient and effective operation of the IR and will increase stakeholder and community awareness of the role and function of the IR in the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme listing process.
The website provides both general information about the Mental Health Standing Committee (MHSC) and its subcommittees and is also portals to committee specific Wiki’s that are used for committee papers and communications.
To provide public access to information about the functions of the Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC), including membership, application forms, guidelines, methodologies, outcomes and publications.
To provide the public with information about the National Drug Strategy and the advisory structures that support the strategy; links to the current drug campaign websites with information on initiatives at national, state/territory or community levels; the key research and data components supporting the strategy' publications; and key links to relevant government, professional organisations and drug-related portal sites.
The National Public Toilet Map (the Toilet Map) shows the location of more than 14,000 public and private public toilet facilities across Australia. Useful information is provided about each toilet, such as location, opening hours, availability of baby change rooms, accessibility for people with disabilities and the details of other nearby toilets.
The website outlines the aim and mission of OzFoodNet, how the network operates and provides details on OzFoodNet activities and projects. The website also provides access to quarterly and annual reports, relevant publications and presentations.
Stop Petrol Sniffing
To increase awareness and understanding of Opal fuel and its important roles in the Australian Government’s commitment to reducing petrol sniffing.
To increase awareness and understanding of Opal fuel and its important roles in the Australian Government’s commitment to reducing petrol sniffing.
Tackling Chronic Disease
The Indigenous Chronic Disease Package aims to reduce key risk factors for chronic disease in the Indigenous community such as smoking, improve chronic disease management and follow up, and increase the capacity of the primary care workforce to deliver effective care to Indigenous Australians with chronic diseases.
The Indigenous Chronic Disease Package aims to reduce key risk factors for chronic disease in the Indigenous community such as smoking, improve chronic disease management and follow up, and increase the capacity of the primary care workforce to deliver effective care to Indigenous Australians with chronic diseases.
Office of the Gene Technology Regulator Website
The aims of the OGTR website are to provide openness and transparency to operations of the OGTR. It serves as the primary mechanism for providing information to stakeholders and interested parties including the public.
The aims of the OGTR website are to provide openness and transparency to operations of the OGTR. It serves as the primary mechanism for providing information to stakeholders and interested parties including the public.
Preventative Health Taskforce
To update the health sector and the public on the development of the National Preventative Health Strategy by the Preventative Health Taskforce.
To update the health sector and the public on the development of the National Preventative Health Strategy by the Preventative Health Taskforce.
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
Inform on Commissions work and programs.
Inform on Commissions work and programs.
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Equality Council (NATSIHEC)
The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Equality Council provides national leadership in responding to the Australian Government’s commitment to closing the gap on Indigenous disadvantage by providing advice to Government on working towards the provision of equitable and sustainable health outcomes for Indigenous Australians. This includes assisting in the development of monitoring of progress towards a set of health-related goals and targets to support the Australian Government’s commitments on life expectancy and child mortality.
The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Equality Council provides national leadership in responding to the Australian Government’s commitment to closing the gap on Indigenous disadvantage by providing advice to Government on working towards the provision of equitable and sustainable health outcomes for Indigenous Australians. This includes assisting in the development of monitoring of progress towards a set of health-related goals and targets to support the Australian Government’s commitments on life expectancy and child mortality.
Health Emergency
To have reliable, robust and high availability web capacity for an emergency web site, with capacity to cater for a health related emergency.
To have reliable, robust and high availability web capacity for an emergency web site, with capacity to cater for a health related emergency.
Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy
The purpose of the Food Labelling Review website is to provide information to the public regarding the progress of the review, and to provide an efficient mechanism for recognising submissions and booking attendance at public consultation meetings. The website will also provide an efficient and secure means of transmitting information to Food Labelling Law and Policy Review Committee (the Committee).
The purpose of the Food Labelling Review website is to provide information to the public regarding the progress of the review, and to provide an efficient mechanism for recognising submissions and booking attendance at public consultation meetings. The website will also provide an efficient and secure means of transmitting information to Food Labelling Law and Policy Review Committee (the Committee).
