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Federal Health Minister announces upcoming changes to the National Cervical Screening Program during Cervical Cancer Awareness Week
To mark the beginning of Cervical Cancer Awareness Week (Monday, November 7, 2016) Federal Health Minister, The Hon. Sussan Ley MP asked all Australian women to be diligent in undertaking regular checks for cervical cancer. In a media release issued by the Minister this week, she encouraged all Australian women to ensure this National Cervical…
Read MoreFederal Government scraps plans for Australian School Vaccination Registry – November 7, 2016
In the 2015/16 Federal Budget, the Federal Government allocated $26 million to boost vaccination rates in Australia, including a new Australian Schools Vaccination Register designed to record all adolescent vaccinations provided through school programs for 2017. On Friday, November 4, 2016, the Department of Health announced via a media release that it was scrapping its…
Read More#GHPRConnects: Top 5 best things about working in health + wellness PR in Sydney
I’ve been in Sydney, Australia for just about two weeks now as a part of the GLOBALHealthPR® Professional Exchange Program. While I’ve done “heaps” of touristy things like check out sweeping views of the city from the Sydney Tower Eye, watch surfers catch some waves at Manly Beach and hang out with koalas at the…
Read MoreGovernment grants Australian pharmacy “transformative opportunity” to deliver primary care services
Federal Health Minister, The Hon. Sussan Ley MP has announced that the government’s $50 million Pharmacy Trial program will commence in November 2016. The in-pharmacy Diabetes Screening Services trial will randomly-select 360 metro, regional, and rural pharmacies across Australia as participants. The program requests patients to use a validated AUSDRICK questionnaire to test their risk…
Read MoreReport finds more Australians are giving up alcohol
Releasing the data from its 10-year ‘Trends in alcohol availability, use and treatment’ report this month (October 2016), the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has found that an increase in cost, as well as a decrease in club trading hours, has led to a decrease in alcohol consumption across the board for all…
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