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Public consultation on the draft Strategy is open until 19 April 2021. The Strategy aims to improve the health of all Australians at all stages of life.
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Research funding of $27 million from the the Medical Research Future Fund will support 22 projects promoting better health for vulnerable Australians.
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We’re asking for feedback on the draft National Injury Prevention Strategy 2020–2030. This strategy will help us reduce the rate of injury in Australia.
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COVID-19 is a health risk for older people. We have applied new restrictions to protect them.
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A national campaign has launched to inform all Australians about the coronavirus (COVID-19).
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The Australian Government has committed to ongoing support of men’s sheds as part of the National Men’s Health Strategy 2020–2030. A new grant round to fund tools, events and equipment will open in October 2020.
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Delivering the world’s best mental health system — stigma-free and focused on prevention, starting with children under 12 — is the major focus of the Australian Government’s Long Term National Health Plan, outlined today.
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The Australian Government Department of Health has established a National Dust Disease Taskforce to develop a national approach to the prevention, early identification, control and management of dust diseases in Australia.
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To mark National Diabetes Week, the Australian Government is investing $2.8 million to help prevent and treat diabetes-related conditions.
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This media release is to reassure the Australian public that access to measles vaccines through the National Immunisation Program is available.
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26,000 Australians per year will benefit from Medicare funding of new prostate MRI scans from July 1 2018.
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