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Caring for women and children
Ngunytju Tjitji Pirni is an Aboriginal Medical Service with the aim of providing a ‘safe track to good health’
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Puberty Blues – a time of change
Puberty is the time in a young person’s life when they go through many physical and emotional changes
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Healthy honeyant a giANT hit
Yamba’s Roadshow has just returned from another hugely successful tour in Queensland
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Providing a full range of care
The South Coast Aboriginal Medical Service Aboriginal Corporation is a thriving medical centre located in Nowra, NSW
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Care For Kids Ears
Metro Screen are making a series of short films about ear health helping to inform parents about this critical part of a child’s health.
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Leading by example
The biggest influence on a child’s life is their earliest role model – that’s you.
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Caring for children with special needs
Sometimes just being a parent can be hard, but having a child with special needs can cause extra stress on a family. Accessing support services and assistance is not always straightforward and sometimes what you need most is someone to talk to, to help you get through each day. Virginia Cole, of Hilltop, NSW, is […]
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Busy health service caters for all
The Albury Wodonga Aboriginal Health Service (AWAHS) is a non-profit organisation that was set up to cater for the health-care needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their families. They are passionate about delivering innovative programs for people of all ages. Albury and Wodonga are thriving border-cities on the banks of the […]
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Stay safe online
Self esteem is important, especially when you’re growing up. Some kids have plenty of self esteem, but others run low, which can affect all areas of their lives. It can be the difference between living a happy, healthy life or not. One of the things that can knock a young person’s self esteem out of […]
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Mixed signals
Deadly Vibe caught up with National Mental Health Commissioner and Bardi woman Professor Pat Dudgeon in Alice Springs during national consultations on mental health, social and emotional wellbeing, and suicide prevention. The consultations in Alice are part of the National Mental Health Commission’s development of the first annual National Report Card on Mental Health and […]
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Gonorrhea the new superbug?
Gonorrhea is one of the world’s most common sexually transmitted infections, is easily caught and, in some cases, extremely difficult to detect or notice without a proper STI screening. Now, researchers in the United States have warned against the increasing resistance of gonorrhea to antibiotic treatments. In 2009, just on a quarter of all strains […]
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Closing the gap in life expectancy
The life expectancy gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians can be mainly attributed to chronic diseases, a new report has found. But while some inroads have been made into the health and well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the report says there is still a long way to go. The health and welfare […]
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Play it safe
Don’t gamble your life away Is there a safe way to gamble? The answer is yes and it’s a message former NRL star and counsellor Ashley Gordon is taking to community to try and reduce the impacts of gambling on children, families and young people. “Gambling is a big problem in our communities and should […]
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Pregnant? Who you gonna call?
A new pregnancy, birth and parenting phone line is now available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for mums and dads to access pregnancy help and information any time they need it. Deadly Vibe spoke to Bernice Gray the National Coordinator of the new Pregnancy, Birth and Baby Helpline about some of the […]
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Risky Business – Immunisation
Fewer children are being immunised, which may put them at risk of getting diseases they could avoid. Australian health authorities aim to have 90 per cent of the population immunised against diseases at any one time. That’s considered a ‘good rate of coverage’ by international standards, but at the moment in Australia, it’s well below […]
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