Publications

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 1 to 5 years.

This Get Up & Grow booklet is for people who care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. It provides advice on childhood nutrition and physical activity.

This fact sheet provides information about the 2013 changes to the National Health Security Act 2007, the National Health Security Regulations 2008 and the SSBA Standards.

Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health and Ageing’s report on the inquiry into early intervention programs aimed at reducing youth suicide

Australian Government response to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee Report on the: Aged Care (Living Longer Living Better) Bill 2013 [Provisions] and Related Bills

These guidelines for Public Health Units provide nationally consistent guidance on how to respond to pertussis (whooping cough). They are part of a Series of National Guidelines (SoNGs) published by the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA).

Australian Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health and Ageing report: Weighing it up – obesity in Australia

The Australian Dietary Guidelines provide evidence based recommendations on the types and amounts of foods Australians should eat to meet nutritional requirements.

This document provides recommendations for infection prevention and control procedures to minimise the risk of transmission of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) in healthcare settings.

This document provides recommendations for infection prevention and control procedures to minimise the risk of transmission of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) in health care settings.

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

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

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

This brochure outlines the health warnings required on tobacco product packaging that are part of the Competition and Consumer (Tobacco) Information Standard 2011.

This guidance from the Environmental Health Standing Committee (enHealth) outlines how to minimise financial, health and reputation risks for local governments with environmental health responsibilities, and protect the interests of their communities and their organisation.

This report presents the main findings of market research carried out in 2011–2012 to evaluate the success of phase 2 of the bowel cancer screening campaign.

This statement outlines the mental health rights and responsibilities of consumers, carers, support persons, service providers and the community.

This paper reviews the available evidence and makes recommendations to guide those investigating and managing non-typhoidal salmonellosis involving food handlers.

This emergency management plan outlines how we will coordinate a national health response to a deliberate release of anthrax in Australia.

This guidance from the Environmental Health Standing Committee (enHealth) outlines the steps that can be taken to identify an unknown toxicant in a drinking water source.

We collaborated with various Australian medical specialists to produce these guidelines. They provide Australian health facilities with standardised management guidance for radiation incidents.

Australian Government response to recommendations from the Inquiry into Commonwealth Funding and Administration of Mental Health Services report: Letter to Senator Rachel Siewert, Committee Chair

This guidance from the Environmental Health Standing Committee (enHealth) provides a national approach to environmental health risk assessment.

This report provides a summary of the scientific evidence on the relationships between physical activity and various health outcomes. It describes the process used to develop the Australian guidelines for physical activity for adults aged 18 to 64 years.

Australian Government response to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee report: The regulatory standards for the approval of medical devices in Australia