Publications

This fact sheet outlines the information security requirements of the SSBA Regulatory Scheme, and helps entities and facilities to meet these requirements under the SSBA Standards.

This fact sheet provides an overview of the extra requirements for handling Tier 1 SSBAs if you are already registered for handling Tier 2 SSBAs.

This background paper is a summary of the research and policy that underpins Australia's national framework for recovery-oriented mental health services.

This document provides guidance to mental health practitioners and services on recovery-oriented practice and service delivery.

This framework outlines Australia's national approach to screening all babies for hearing impairment, to ensure they can access early intervention and minimise the impact of hearing impairment.

This Get Up & Grow brochure provides information to parents about safely giving formula to their baby.

The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan is an evidence-based policy framework. It guides policies and programmes that improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.

This document contains the surveillance case definition for rubella, which is nationally notifiable within Australia. State and territory health departments use this definition to decide whether to notify us of a case.

Australian Government response to Senate Community Affairs References Committee Report on The role of the Therapeutic Goods Administration regarding medical devices, particularly Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) breast implants, July 2013

The National Vaccine Storage Guidelines ‘Strive for 5’, provides information and advice for vaccine storage management for Australian immunisation service providers.

This Get Up & Grow brochure provides tips on continuing to breastfeed after returning to work.

This Get Up & Grow brochure provides some tips on how to increase physical activity in children and reduce the amount of time they spend being inactive.

This Get Up & Grow brochure provides advice on how much water children of different ages need, and tips on getting children to drink water.

This Get Up & Grow brochure provides ideas for parents to fill their child's lunchbox with healthy food and drinks, and what to avoid.

This Get Up & Grow brochure provides advice on introducing solid food to children from the age of 6 months, what foods to introduce and talking to your child's carer about the stage your child is.

This Get Up & Grow brochure provides advice on introducing solid food to children from the age of 6 months, what foods to introduce and talking to your child's carer about what stage your child is.

This Get Up & Grow brochure provides tips on setting up healthy eating practices within the family, to help children develop good eating habits.

This guidance from the Environmental Health Standing Committee (enHealth) provides an overview of Australia's major arthropod pests of public health importance. It focusses on recommendations for first aid, personal protection measures and pest management.

The Security Sensitive Biological Agent (SSBA) Standards outline the handling, storage, disposal and transport requirements of confirmed and suspected SSBAs under the National Health Security Regulations 2018. Entities that handle suspected or known SSBAs must comply with these standards.

This Get Up & Grow booklet provides information to parents and carers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children about breastfeeding.

This Get Up & Grow booklet provides information to parents and carers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children about infant formula.

This Get Up & Grow booklet provides information to parents and carers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children about introducing solid foods to babies aged about 6 months.

This Get Up & Grow booklet provides information to parents and carers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children about healthy eating.

This Get Up & Grow booklet provides information to parents and carers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children about drinking healthy drinks.

This Get Up & Grow booklet provides information to parents and carers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children about the importance of physical activity for kids aged up to 1 year.