Useful Websites

Health Information

PrivateHealth.gov.au: The website allows you to compare health insurance policies of all private health insurers and provides general information on private health insurance and a list of every registered health fund in Australia
Private Patients Hospital Charter: Information on your rights and responsibilities while in hospital as a private patient
ABC Consumer Guides on Private Health Insurance: Information about hospital and extra covers, private and public covers, costs and government incentives and surcharges
HealthInsite: Health information gateway to reliable health information
MyHospitals information on hospitals throughout Australia and how they compare against national and state and territory data including: Hospital profile, Services offered, Number of admissions, Waiting times for emergency departments and elective surgery, Safety and quality, Cancer services and Cancer surgery waiting times
Australia.gov.au: Information on Health insurance
Department of Human Services: Information on the Rebate on Private health insurance
University of Canberra: Information on the types of health care in Australia

Private Health Insurance Ombudsman: Brochures on private health insurance for consumers
HealthInsite: Health information gateway to reliable health information on chronic disease, mental health, dental healthand others.Topics are searchable on the A-Z Health Topicspage
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare: information and statistics to promote better health and wellbeing
ABC Healthy Living: Information on specific health issues, such as: kids health, women health, men’s health, over 50s, Indigenous health and rural and regional health. The website also provides a health news section
Health Programs and Initiatives: The Department of Health and Ageing offers a topical searchable database of health programs and initiatives. Issues on the database include information about cardiovascular and chronic diseases; maternal, child and Indigenous health, health insurance and others. The Department also offer a FAQs on private health insurance

Consumer Health Forum: Peak organisation representing the interests of Australian healthcare consumers
Choice: Australian consumer association running independent investigations and reviews into health conditions, medicines and health practitioners
ABC Healthy Living: Information on specific health issues for consumers

Maternal Health

ABC Healthy Living Pregnancy and Birth: ABC Health and Wellbeing website provides a comprehensive range of information on maternal health pregnancy, infertility and women’s health

Queensland Government: Information for and about Children’s health
Raising Children Network: A-Z health reference for children
ABC Healthy Living Kids’ Health: ABC Health and Wellbeing website provides a comprehensive range of information on child health
Novita: Novita’s primary services include Early Childhood Services, Child and Adolescent Services, Country Outreach Services and the Inclusion Support Program. Novita is committed to improving the lives of children living with disabilities and their families

Seniors.gov.au:The Australian Government’s premier source of information for Australians over 50. Seniors.gov.au provides you with a single point of access to Government and non-Government information and services for older Australians
AgedCare Australia: Information for older Australians about health topics, support available with a topic search function available
ABC Your Health Over 50s: ABC Health and Wellbeing website provides a comprehensive range of information on seniors’ health, menopause and Alzheimer’s disease

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare: Statistical information and reports on Indigenous health, access to services, health risk factors, expenditure, hospitalisation, mental health, mothers and babies and other health topics
Queensland Government: Information for and about Indigenous health
HealthInfoNet: The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet is an innovative Internet resource that aims to inform practice and policy in Indigenous health by making research and other knowledge readily accessible
ABC Your Health Indigenous Health: ABC Health and Wellbeing website provides a comprehensive range of information on Indigenous Health

New South Wales Government: Health publication and resources in community languages
Queensland Government: Information for and about multicultural health and oral health in multicultural languages
Victorian State Government: Translated health information searchable by topic, by language, or both
Victorian Transcultural Psychiatry Unit: Translated mental health information
NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service: information, in community languages, on the various maternity care options available and associated health service costs during your pregnancy, birth and postnatal period
The Royal Women’s Hospital: health information fact sheets are translated in up to 16 community languages and checked for cultural accuracy and sensitivity

ABC Your Health Indigenous Health: ABC Health and Wellbeing website provides a comprehensive range of information on Rural Health
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare: Statistical information and reports on rural health
National Rural Health Alliance: The Alliance represents33 national health related bodies to improve the health and wellbeing of people in rural Australia and provides information on health for people living in rural communities
Royal Flying Doctor Service: Information and fact sheets about health

ABC The Pulse: ABC Health and Wellbeing website provides a comprehensive range of information on Chronic Disease, Heart Disease, Diabetes
HealthInsite: Health information gateway to reliable health information

Mindhealthconnect: Trusted gateway to issues surrounding mental health care and your first step to finding relevant support and resources to meet your mental health needs
HealthInsite: Health information gateway to reliable health information
ABC Health & Wellbeing: Fact File on Depression

HealthInsite: Health information gateway to reliable health information for adults and children
Australian Dental Association: Information on dental health and tips to maintain good dental health
Queensland Government: Information for and about dental health

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