Beat the Heat, Health Tips for a Safe Season
Advice on some things you can do to minimise your risk of heat related illness
Health Risks from Exposure to Naphthalene in Moth Balls and Toilet Deodorant Cakes
The health risks from exposure to naphthalene in moth balls and how to avoid them
Vitamin D for Pregnant Women and New Mothers
The brochure informs the community about what Vitamin D deficiency is, and the potential risks for mothers and their babies. It also explains where to get Vitamin D levels checked and how to increase levels if they are low.
Urgent Care Services in NSW
An Urgent Care Service is a health service that provides short-term, one-off care for urgent health care needs that are not life-threatening. Urgent Care Services are provided either in-person or virtually (on the phone or by video call). Urgent Care Services in NSW are being delivered through collaboration between Local Health Districts, Primary Health Networks, Specialty Health Networks and local primary care and community care services.
School Vaccination Program for Year 7
NSW Health works with schools to offer human papillomavirus (HPV) and diphtheria-tetanus- pertussis (dTpa) vaccines to Year 7 students in a school-based vaccination program. These vaccines are recommended by the National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and funded under the National Immunisation Program.
Intensive English Centres
NSW Health offers the vaccines recommended for adolescents by the National Health and Medical Research Council in a school vaccination program. Signed parental/guardian consent must be provided.
The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating (includes serve information)
Two page flyer showing the recommended proportions of each food group in the diet, what a standard serve is and how many standard serves are recommended each day for adults and children.
Postnatal Cue Cards
Cue cards as a paper resource for CALD women, Midwives and Doctors to use on the postnatal ward when an interpreter is unavailable
Calcium
Simple Information for patients on why we need calcium for our body and which foods are calcium reach.
Perinatal Depression and Anxiety (PNDA)
Information that might be useful to help you identify if you, or someone you know, needs help with mental health and to find treatment options.