Thousands of people are being supported to stop smoking with Quit’s free online Make a Plan tool, designed to help people stop smoking for good, regardless of where they are in their quitting journey. More than 33,000 people used the Plan in…
Faith leaders and community health workers must play a massive role in the global roll-out of a COVID-19 vaccine, a World Vision survey has revealed. One year on from the World Health Organisation first reporting an outbreak of a new coronavirus in…
Cultural dance workshops for people with vision loss; an “exercise bingo” game for over-65s; skateboarding and scooting workshops for youth in a remote town; and a group exercise program for carers of people with Parkinson’s Disease. These are all winning projects in…
New Oxfam research shows that over a third of the world’s population has had no public money to cope with the effects of the pandemic.…
Alarming new research shows aerosol sunscreens are putting Aussies at risk of sunburn.…
Veteran support charity, Mates4Mates, is calling on the community to put in a call over Christmas to a veteran who may be isolated. Mates4Mates National Clinical Manager and Clinical Psychologist, Georgia Ash, said this year had been detrimental for the mental health…
Health professionals across the country now have access to new, Australian-first resources to help them support pregnant women and their partners to stop smoking. The resources – clinical guidelines and an online training package – have been produced by Quit and Alfred…
Epilepsy is more common than most people think, and it manifests in different ways. November is Epilepsy Awareness Month – your chance to find out more about this misunderstood condition.…
Mates4Mates is calling on Australians to help combat the wide-spread mental health issues and injuries faced by veterans across Australia, by supporting this year’s National Appeal Day on Thursday, 5 November 2020. Funds raised on National Appeal Day will go towards the…
Movember is launching the world’s largest network of prostate cancer patient registries which will have the power to transform the treatment and care of the disease by harnessing the real world experiences of over 130,000 men. The global ‘super network’ – believed…
