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  • Private health insurance

    Private health insurance policies cover some of the costs of treatment in a private hospital. Insurance can also help cover 'extras' – other medical services such as dental, physiotherapy, optical and more. Find out how Health helps to improve the value of private health insurance for people.

  • Psittacosis (ornithosis)

    Find out how we define and monitor cases of psittacosis (also called ornithosis), and where you can learn more about this disease.

  • Q fever

    Find out how we define and monitor cases of Q fever, and where you can learn more about this disease.

  • Rabies

    Find out how we define and monitor cases of rabies, and where you can learn more about this disease.

  • Reproductive health

    Good reproductive health supports individuals and couples to decide whether and when to have children. It can be affected by diseases, access to contraception and fertility issues. Find out what we’re doing to improve reproductive health in Australia.

  • Ross River virus infection

    Find out how we define and monitor cases of Ross River virus infection, and where you can learn more about this disease.

  • Rotavirus infection

    Find out how we define and monitor cases of rotavirus infection, how you can get vaccinated, and where you can learn more about this disease.

  • Rubella (German measles)

    Find out how we define and monitor cases of rubella, how you can get vaccinated, and where you can learn more about this disease.

  • Rural health workforce

    Around 1 in 4 Australians lives in a rural or regional area. We develop policies and run programs to encourage health professionals to train and practise in rural and remote areas.

  • Salmonellosis

    Find out how we define and monitor cases of salmonellosis, and where you can learn more about this disease.

  • Sexual health

    Sexual health is an important part of general health and wellbeing. Find out what we’re doing to improve sexual health and help prevent and manage sexually transmissible infections (STI) in Australia.

  • Shigellosis

    Find out how we define and monitor cases of shigellosis, and where you can learn more about this disease.

  • Shingles

    Find out how we define and monitor cases of shingles, how you can get vaccinated, and where you can learn more about this disease.

  • Smallpox

    Find out how we define and monitor cases of smallpox, and where you can learn more about this disease.

  • Smoking, vaping and tobacco

    Cigarettes contain tobacco, a drug usually breathed in as smoke. The main chemical in tobacco, nicotine, is highly addictive. Nicotine may also be found in e-cigarettes. Smoking and vaping cause preventable illness and death. Find help to quit smoking or vaping, or support someone close to you.

  • Syphilis

    Find out how we define and monitor cases of syphilis, and where you can learn more about this disease.

  • Tetanus

    Find out how we define and monitor cases of tetanus, how you can get vaccinated, and where you can learn more about this disease.

  • Travel health

    It’s important to prepare before travelling, especially when going overseas, to avoid diseases and other health issues. Find out where to go for travel health advice and what we’re doing to help Australian travellers stay healthy.

  • Tuberculosis (TB)

    Find out how we define and monitor cases of TB, and where you can learn more about this disease.

  • Tularaemia

    Find out how we define and monitor cases of tularaemia, and where you can learn more about this disease.

  • Typhoid fever

    Find out how we define and monitor cases of typhoid fever, and where you can learn more about this disease.