Your baby and the first few weeks
The first few weeks at home with your newborn can be an exciting but daunting time, particularly if you are new parents. Find out what care and support are available to you after you leave hospital.
How do I pay for healthcare?
The Australian Government helps to keep down the cost of healthcare for most people who live here. This article covers the most common questions about how to pay for your healthcare.
What is PrEP factsheet
This translated fact sheet explains how PrEP is an extra way to protect yourself from getting HIV/AIDS. It outlines what is it and for it is for, how long one has to take it before being protected, side effects, trying to get pregnant and taking PrEP while on other medications.
How to handrub - Poster
Information about how to hand rub
COVID-19 - Information for residential care facility staff
Residents of residential aged care facilities are at increased risk of COVID-19 infection and are more vulnerable to serious complications if they do become infected. Staff (and visitors) who have travelled overseas or who have had contact with a confirmed case must not attend the facility for 14 days from the time they returned from overseas or last had contact with a case.
COVID-19 - Information for families of residential care facility residents
Older people are more likely than younger people to become very sick with COVID-19. If COVID-19 gets into a residential care facility it can spread easily. People who have travelled overseas or who have had contact with a confirmed case must not attend the facility for 14 days from the time they returned from overseas or last had contact with a case. People who are sick should not visit their relative in a residential care facility until they are better to prevent infections getting in and spreading to vulnerable residents.
COVID-19 - Hygiene etiquette – help us stop the spread (Poster)
Stop the spread
HIV An introduction
The factsheet discusses five key areas: What’s the difference between HIV and AIDS? How is HIV transmitted? How can I avoid getting HIV? How can I find out if I have HIV? How do I know if someone has HIV/AIDS?
HIV what you need to know
This multilingual booklet, HIV. What you need to know, summarizes the most current information on HIV, connecting community members with health service providers in NSW. It explains what it means to have HIV as well as ways to protect yourself from getting HIV and passing it on to others. It also explains how to get tested, and how HIV is treated, including a comprehensive list of HIV health care and support services available in NSW. Information about the Australian health care system, and HIV and legal issues are also provided
Newly Diagnosed HIV
The resource addresses four key points upon being diagnosed with HIV. What happens now? Confidentiality and discrimination Who do I tell? What happens if I am not an Australian resident?