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Did you know?
13.8% of adults
were daily smokers in 2017–18
1 in 2
Australians have at least 1 of 8 common chronic conditions
1 in 2
adults don't meet the physical activity guidelines
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Time to get your flu vaccine
A statement by the Head of the interim Australian Centre for Disease Control Professor Paul Kelly.
Resources
Resources
Facts about smoking and how to quit
Learn more about the harms of smoking, how to quit and support options to help you keep at quitting.
Facts about vaping and how to quit fact sheet
Learn more about the harms of vaping, how to quit and support options to help you keep at quitting
Evaluation of the Eating Disorders Medicare Benefit Schedule Items 2024
This report provides an independent evaluation of the Eating Disorders Medicare Benefits Schedule items 2024.
Newborn bloodspot screening variant fact sheet
The list of variants for sickle cell disease, beta thalassemia and other hemoglobinopathies are captured in this resource.