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TitleBeing & Well-being - Volume 1, Issue 2, November 2004
Publication no.NGO - 7705
Publication date01/11/2004
Review date
AuthorCo.As.It.
SummaryNewsletter from Co.As.It, the Italiian community welfare organisation. Topics include: safe use of medicine, relationships between grandparents and grandchildren;understanding panic and anxiety disorders.
LanguagesEnglish, Italian
TitleBeing & Well-being - Volume 1, Issue 3, March 2005
Publication no.NGO - 7710
Publication date01/03/2005
Review date
AuthorCo.As.It.
SummaryNewsletter from Co.As.It, the Italian community welfare organisation. Contents include how getting to know yourself can help you feel better; tips for grandparents on caring for grandchildren; understanding self esteem
LanguagesEnglish, Italian
TitleBeing & Well-being - Volume 1, Issue July 2004
Publication no.NGO - 7700
Publication date01/07/2004
Review date
AuthorCo.As.It.
SummaryHealth newsletter from the Italian community welfare organisation Co.As.It. Contents include Information about services provided by Co.As.It's Youth and Family Worker; the importance of getting help for problems with mental health and use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs; how a technique called Dual Diagnosis can help identify problems with mental health and drug abuse.
LanguagesEnglish, Italian
TitleDo you need a hospital emergency department - or can your local doctor help?
Publication no.BHC - 5975
Publication date01/11/2001
Review date07/09/2004
AuthorNSW Health
SummaryA guide to understanding the difference between problems needing hospital emergency treatment, and those that can be helped by your local doctor.
LanguagesArabic, Bosnian, Chinese, Croatian, English, Farsi, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Macedonian, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleGetting the best from your visit to your GP
Publication no.AHS - 5905
Publication date01/07/1997
Review date07/09/2004
AuthorHornsby Ku-ring-gai Division of General
SummaryA guide to getting the best from your visit to a GP, including information about making appointments and things to remember to tell your doctor.
LanguagesBosnian, English, Farsi
TitleGood health for travellers overseas
Publication no.BHC - 3160
Publication date02/12/1996
Review date17/05/2001
AuthorNSW Health
SummaryGuide to staying healthy on overseas trips, including immunisation, and preventing malaria, travellers' diarrhoea, hepatitis A, heptitis B, HIV/AIDS, STDs and rabies.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, Croatian, English, Italian, Korean, Macedonian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleHelp for common digestive problems
Publication no.BHC - 4940
Publication date20/04/1998
Review date01/05/2001
AuthorNSW Health
Summarynformation about digestive problems, including acid reflux, constipation, stomach ulcer, irritable bowel syndrome, stomach cancer and bowel cancer.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, Croatian, English, Italian, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Macedonian, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleHelp your doctor manage your medicines
Publication no.NGO - 5960
Publication date01/10/2001
Review date07/09/2004
AuthorSt. George Division of General Practice
SummaryA guide to helping your doctor manage your medicines, including information for people who may use Traditional Chinese Medicine, herbal remedies and vitamin supplements.
LanguagesChinese, Vietnamese
TitleHoliday health for overseas visitors
Publication no.BHC - 4495
Publication date09/02/1998
Review date15/10/2003
AuthorNSW Health
SummaryInformation about health care for non-residents.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, English, Italian, Korean, Lao, Macedonian, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleHow to get more from a visit to your doctor
Publication no.BHC - 3245
Publication date26/08/1996
Review date07/09/2004
AuthorNSW Health
SummaryTips for better communication with your doctor, including questions to ask about medication or about any tests you're asked to have. Includes information about getting a second opinion and making complaints.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, Croatian, English, Italian, Khmer, Korean, Macedonian, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleHow to help your doctor help you
Publication no.BHC - 5105
Publication date25/01/1999
Review date21/09/2004
AuthorNSW Health
SummaryHow patients can get the most out of a visit to a health professional, and make the most of their treatment.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, Croatian, English, Italian, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Macedonian, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleHow to keep your blood pressure healthy
Publication no.BHC - 3765
Publication date29/09/1997
Review date28/06/2001
AuthorNSW Health
SummaryWhy high blood pressure harms health. Preventing high blood pressure.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, Croatian, English, Italian, Khmer, Korean, Macedonian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleIs it the flu - or just a bad cold?
Publication no.BHC - 3100
Publication date21/04/1997
Review date07/09/2004
AuthorNSW Health
SummaryPreventing and treating colds and flu. Advice on flu immunisation.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, Croatian, English, Italian, Khmer, Korean, Macedonian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleLooking after your legs
Publication no.AHS - 6920
Publication date01/09/2001
Review date07/09/2004
AuthorWSAHS
SummaryPractical guide for preventing problems with legs including varicose veins. swelling leg ulcers and blood clots.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, Croatian, English, Italian, Maltese, Polish, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
TitleManage Your Medicines
Publication no.AHS - 8145
Publication date01/11/2007
Review date01/11/2010
AuthorHealth Promotion Unit
SummaryIf you start taking a new medicine, change to a new brand, take multiple medicines or change your normal dose, the chance of experiencing side effects increases.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, Dari, English, Farsi, Greek, Italian, Korean
TitlePatients and Visitors: What you need to know about hand hygiene
Publication no.DOH - 7680
Publication date01/03/2006
Review date
AuthorClinical Excellence Commission
SummaryA guide to the importance of hand hygiene for patients, visitors and staff in hospitals. Includes information on good hand hygiene and how to use alcohol-based hand rubs or soap and water to clean hands thoroughly.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, Croatian, Dinka, English, Farsi, Filipino, Greek, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Kurdish, Macedonian, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleStay healthy this winter
Publication no.DOH - 7035
Publication date01/05/2004
Review date
AuthorNSW Health
SummarySix important steps to take to stay healthy in winter. (A Chief Health Officer Alert.)
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, Croatian, English, Greek, Italian, Khmer, Korean, Macedonian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleSurviving the cold and flu season
Publication no.BHC - 3280
Publication date17/06/1996
Review date07/09/2004
AuthorNSW Health
SummaryReducing the risk of colds and flu, including information on the flu vaccine. How to treat colds and flu.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, Croatian, English, Italian, Korean, Macedonian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleUsing medicines, herbal medicines and vitamin preparations wisely
Publication no.BHC - 5900
Publication date01/06/2001
Review date07/09/2004
AuthorNSW Health
SummaryGuide to the safe use of prescription drugs and complementary medicines, including herbal remedies and vitamin and mineral supplements.
LanguagesArabic, Bosnian, Chinese, Croatian, English, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Macedonian, Maltese, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
TitleWater and good health
Publication no.BHC - 5325
Publication date19/07/1999
Review date03/08/2005
AuthorNSW Health
SummaryGuide to water and good health, including information on the health benefits of water and the facts about the safety of Sydney drinking water.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, Croatian, English, Italian, Korean, Macedonian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleWhen it is hot at work
Publication no.HTS - 496
Publication date30/06/1995
Review date18/10/2001
AuthorNSW Health
SummaryA guide to heat related illnesses such as heat stroke, heat exhaustion, salt deficiency and prickly heat. Includes information on prevention and treatment of heat-related illness at work.
LanguagesChinese, Croatian, Greek, Italian, Lao, Polish, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleWhen snoring is a problem
Publication no.BHC - 3315
Publication date25/03/1996
Review date26/11/2001
AuthorNSW Health
SummaryRecognising the symptoms of sleep apnoea, and where to get help for this problem.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, Croatian, English, Italian, Korean, Macedonian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese
TitleWhy does weight matter?
Publication no.BHC - 3110
Publication date28/04/1997
Review date07/09/2004
AuthorNSW Health
SummaryThe health effects of being overweight. Weight loss advice.
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, Croatian, English, Italian, Korean, Macedonian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese
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