Understanding dementia
Forgetful? Confused? Indifferent? You could be experiencing the beginning stages of dementia
Humour helps smokers butt out
A comical approach to helping Indigenous people quit smoking that is proving quite successful
All about hep C
Hepatitis C is prevalent among the Aboriginal community, with twice as many cases diagnosed compared to the non-Indigenous community
HPV vaccination information in language
Information on the free HPV program is available in 20 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages, as well as English
BMI: Are you in the healthy range?
BMI is a method that is used to estimate whether your weight is within a normal, healthy range, or if you’re overweight or underweight
Give kids the best shot in life
In recent years, almost eradicated diseases are beginning to return in first world countries due to lack of vaccination
HPV: For full protection, 3 doses needed
Jacinta Price and Troy Cassar-Daley are urging young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to make sure they are fully covered
Getting the right diagnosis
There are some things you can do to make sure you get the right diagnosis and subsequent treatment
Medicine’s power to heal
Procedures and treatments like chemotherapy, bone marrow transplants, blood transfusions and heart bypass surgery are the fruits of medical science and are advancing all the time
Troy Cassar Daley supports HPV vaccine
Troy Cassar Daley is urging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents to take advantage of the free National HPV Vaccination Program
Shed that negative body image
Bettering your physical condition is easier said than done, especially if you’re self-conscious about your appearance
Spear Dodging (Dodging Illness)
The latest clip from Skinnyfish Music’s health promoting campaign, CHOMPS
Jacinta gets behind HPV vaccine
Jacinta is now lending her support to spreading the word about the benefits of HPV vaccinations
Healing the natural way
Young Arrernte women have created a social enterprise out of traditional healing products using recipes from their Elders
What is the HPV vaccination?
We asked proud Warlpiri woman Jacinta Price why young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should get the vaccination
What is the HPV Vaccination?
We asked proud Bundjalung man, Troy Cassar Daley, why young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should get the vaccination
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