Monthly Archives: January 2010

Australian Women’s Health Longitudinal Study looks at reproductive health

By admin | Published: January 29, 2010
Topics such as asthma, diabetes, cancer, arthritis, depression. The ground-breaking Australian Longitudinal Study of Women’s Health, now in its 16th year, has conducted four surveys over time on the same set of 40,000 women drawn from three age groups of cohorts. Other reproductive issues examined in the 2009 Women’s Health Australia report include contraception, fertility [...]
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Government and Ophthalmologists Agree to Compromise on Cataract Fees

By admin | Published: January 29, 2010
Cataract patients will now have certainty following an agreement reached between the Government and the Australian Society of Ophthalmologists.
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Strathpine GP Super Clinic Officially Opened

By admin | Published: January 29, 2010
The $2.5 million Strathpine GP Super Clinic opened two months ahead of schedule.
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Aboriginal Health Workers Get a Peak National Body

By admin | Published: January 29, 2010
The Minister for Indigenous Health, Warren Snowdon, travelled to Ceduna in South Australia to launch a peak national body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers.
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New Directory helps older people to find Services

By admin | Published: January 29, 2010
The Directory of Services for Older People 2010 is now available. The free directory provides important information for older people and their families with chapters on accessing aged care, legal rights, finance and health.
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Louisa on e-health

By admin | Published: January 29, 2010
Louisa believes that e-health should be a completely voluntary system that people can either opt for or against.
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Catherine on an efficient health workforce

By admin | Published: January 29, 2010
Catherine believes health professionals in Australia could be better matched with the right health care services.
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Consultation at Cloncurry Hospital, Northern Queensland

By admin | Published: January 29, 2010
The Minister for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services Delivery, Warren Snowdon, held a roundtable discussion on health reform at Cloncurry in Northern Queensland on Wednesday 27 January 2010.
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Lynne on a more proactive health system

By admin | Published: January 29, 2010
Lynne would like to see more preventative, community based care to reduce the number of people needing acute care treatment in hospitals.
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Carolyn on mental illness

By admin | Published: January 29, 2010
Carolyn would like to see a more holistic approach to the treating mental illness, and more focus on prevention and early intervention.
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