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Title	Compression stocking
Publication no.	AHS - 8350
Last update	24/09/2009
Summary	Information about venous leg ulcers and how wearing compression stockings can prevent them returning.
Languages	Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), Greek (pdf), Italian (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Spanish (pdf)

Title	Do you need a hospital emergency department - or can your local doctor help?
Publication no.	BHC - 5975
Last update	24/09/2009
Summary	A guide to understanding the difference between problems needing hospital emergency treatment, and those that can be helped by your local doctor.
Languages	Arabic (pdf), Bosnian (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), Farsi (pdf), Greek (pdf), Indonesian (pdf), Italian (pdf), Japanese (pdf), Khmer (pdf), Korean (pdf), Lao (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Portuguese (pdf), Russian (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Tamil (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf)

Title	Getting the best from your visit to your GP
Publication no.	AHS - 5905
Last update	24/09/2009
Summary	A guide to getting the best from your visit to a GP, including information about making appointments and things to remember to tell your doctor.
Languages	Bosnian (pdf), English (pdf), Farsi (pdf)

Title	Good health for travellers overseas
Publication no.	BHC - 3160
Last update	24/09/2009
Summary	Guide to staying healthy on overseas trips, including immunisation, and preventing malaria, travellers' diarrhoea, hepatitis A, heptitis B, HIV/AIDS, STDs and rabies.
Languages	Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), Italian (pdf), Korean (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Portuguese (pdf), Russian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Thai (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf)

Title	Health Fact Sheets for Refugees
Publication no.	AHS - 8560
Last update	13/10/2009
Summary	Information on health checks on arrival in Australia, sickle cell disease, hepatitis B & C, viitamin D deficiency; schistosomiasis and strongyloidiasis. Recognises the complex health needs of many newly arrived refugees who have little understanding of health systems, and low levels of general health literacy.
Languages	Arabic (pdf), Burmese (pdf), English (pdf), French (pdf), Kirundi (pdf)

Title	Health checks on arrival
Publication no.	AHS - 8265
Last update	24/09/2009
Summary	Health checks information on arrival in Australia
Languages	Arabic (pdf), Burmese (pdf), English (pdf), French (pdf), Kirundi (pdf)

Title	Heat Related Illness
Publication no.	DOH - 8540
Last update	24/09/2009
Summary	Fact sheet about heat-related illness, ranging from mild conditions such as rash or cramps to very serious conditions such as heat stroke. Includes information about prevention, treatment and who is at risk.
Languages	Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), English (pdf), Farsi (pdf), Indonesian (pdf), Korean (pdf), Lao (pdf), Somali (pdf), Thai (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf)

Title	Help for common digestive problems
Publication no.	BHC - 4940
Last update	24/09/2009
Summary	Information about digestive problems, including acid reflux, constipation, stomach ulcer, irritable bowel syndrome, stomach cancer and bowel cancer.
Languages	Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), Italian (pdf), Khmer (pdf), Korean (pdf), Lao (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Portuguese (pdf), Russian (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Thai (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf)

Title	Help your doctor manage your medicines
Publication no.	NGO - 5960
Last update	24/09/2009
Summary	A guide to helping your doctor manage your medicines, including information for people who may use Traditional Chinese Medicine, herbal remedies and vitamin supplements.
Languages	Chinese Traditional (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf)

Title	Holiday health for overseas visitors
Publication no.	BHC - 4495
Last update	24/09/2009
Summary	Information about health care for non-residents.
Languages	Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), English (pdf), Italian (pdf), Korean (pdf), Lao (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Portuguese (pdf), Russian (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Thai (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf)

Title	How to get more from a visit to your doctor
Publication no.	BHC - 3245
Last update	24/09/2009
Summary	Tips 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.
Languages	Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), Italian (pdf), Khmer (pdf), Korean (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Portuguese (pdf), Russian (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Thai (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf)

Title	How to help your doctor help you
Publication no.	BHC - 5105
Last update	24/09/2009
Summary	How patients can get the most out of a visit to a health professional, and make the most of their treatment.
Languages	Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), Italian (pdf), Khmer (pdf), Korean (pdf), Lao (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Portuguese (pdf), Russian (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Thai (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf)

Title	How to keep your blood pressure healthy
Publication no.	BHC - 3765
Last update	24/09/2009
Summary	Why high blood pressure harms health. Preventing high blood pressure.
Languages	Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), Italian (pdf), Khmer (pdf), Korean (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Portuguese (pdf), Russian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Thai (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf)

Title	Is it the flu - or just a bad cold?
Publication no.	BHC - 3100
Last update	24/09/2009
Summary	Preventing and treating colds and flu. Advice on flu immunisation.
Languages	Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), Italian (pdf), Khmer (pdf), Korean (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Portuguese (pdf), Russian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Thai (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf)

Title	Looking after your legs
Publication no.	AHS - 6920
Last update	24/09/2009
Summary	Practical guide for preventing problems with legs including varicose veins. swelling leg ulcers and blood clots.
Languages	Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), Italian (pdf), Maltese (pdf), Polish (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Ukrainian (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf)

Title	Manage Your Medicines
Publication no.	AHS - 8145
Last update	24/09/2009
Summary	Fact sheet on how medication can cause falls, and how to prevent them.
Languages	Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Dari (pdf), English (pdf), Farsi (pdf), Greek (pdf), Italian (pdf), Korean (pdf)

Title	Patients and Visitors: What you need to know about hand hygiene
Publication no.	DOH - 7680
Last update	24/09/2009
Summary	A 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.
Languages	Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), Dinka (pdf), English (pdf), Farsi (pdf), Filipino (pdf), Greek (pdf), Hindi (pdf), Indonesian (pdf), Italian (pdf), Japanese (pdf), Khmer (pdf), Korean (pdf), Kurdish (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Portuguese (pdf), Russian (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Tamil (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf)

Title	Stay healthy this winter
Publication no.	DOH - 7035
Last update	24/09/2009
Summary	Six important steps to take to stay healthy in winter. (A Chief Health Officer Alert.)
Languages	Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), Greek (pdf), Italian (pdf), Khmer (pdf), Korean (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Polish (pdf), Portuguese (pdf), Russian (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Thai (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf)

Title	Surviving the cold and flu season
Publication no.	BHC - 3280
Last update	24/09/2009
Summary	Reducing the risk of colds and flu, including information on the flu vaccine. How to treat colds and flu.
Languages	Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), Italian (pdf), Korean (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Portuguese (pdf), Russian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Thai (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf)

Title	The Six Tips for Good Ear Care
Publication no.	AHS - 8040
Last update	24/09/2009
Summary	Tips on good ear care for adults and children
Languages	English (pdf), Fijian (pdf), Samoan (pdf), Tongan (pdf)

Title	Using medicines, herbal medicines and vitamin preparations wisely
Publication no.	BHC - 5900
Last update	24/09/2009
Summary	Guide to the safe use of prescription drugs and complementary medicines, including herbal remedies and vitamin and mineral supplements.
Languages	Arabic (pdf), Bosnian (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), Greek (pdf), Hungarian (pdf), Italian (pdf), Korean (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Maltese (pdf), Polish (pdf), Russian (pdf), Serbian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Ukrainian (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf)

Title	Water and good health
Publication no.	BHC - 5325
Last update	24/09/2009
Summary	Guide to water and good health, including information on the health benefits of water and the facts about the safety of Sydney drinking water.
Languages	Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), Italian (pdf), Korean (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Portuguese (pdf), Russian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Thai (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf)

Title	When snoring is a problem
Publication no.	BHC - 3315
Last update	24/09/2009
Summary	Recognising the symptoms of sleep apnoea, and where to get help for this problem.
Languages	Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), Italian (pdf), Korean (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Portuguese (pdf), Russian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Thai (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf)

Title	Why does weight matter?
Publication no.	BHC - 3110
Last update	24/09/2009
Summary	The health effects of being overweight. Weight loss advice.
Languages	Arabic (pdf), Chinese Traditional (pdf), Croatian (pdf), English (pdf), Italian (pdf), Korean (pdf), Macedonian (pdf), Portuguese (pdf), Russian (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Thai (pdf), Turkish (pdf), Vietnamese (pdf)