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 Asthma Foundations of Australia
www.asthmaaustralia.org.au
Asthma Foundations of Australia is an association of all the asthma foundations throughout Australia. Asthma Foundations of Australia aims to eliminate asthma as a major cause of ill health and disruption within the community. Asthma Foundations exist to provide asthma education, information, research, community advocacy and support to people with asthma and their carers.
Better Health Channel
www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au
The Better Health Channel provides online consumer focused health and medical information. All information is quality-assured, reliable and regularly reviewed. Better Health Channel content is developed in consultation with content partners - reputable health organisations with specialised knowledge in a particular topic area.
Centre for Community Child Health
www.rch.org.au/ccch
The Centre for Community Child Health website contains practical resources for professionals working with families and children in the community and publications to inform policy, practice and service delivery. Information is also available on opportunities for training and professional development. Visitors can also subscribe to the Centre's free e-bulletin to receive news on recent childhood research and and initiatives, publications, professional development.
Early Childhood Australia
www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au
Early Childhood Australia is the peak advocacy organisation for young children. Early Childhood Australia provides free online services to support carers and educators as part of their commitment to the care and education of children from birth to eight. These include the Supporting Best Practice web directory, that contains links to quality-assured factsheets and articles, and the ECA WebWatch e-newsletter, that provides up-to-date information for the early childhood field.
Early Childhood Connections
www.rch.org.au/ecconnections
Early Childhood Connections is an Australian website producing up to date information for parents and professionals working with young children.
HealthInsite
www.healthinsite.gov.au
HealthInsite is the Australian Government's Internet gateway to reliable health information, with links to the websites of some of Australia's most authoritative health organisations.
Immunise Australia Program - Department of Health and Ageing
www.immunise.health.gov.au
Information about immunisation, Australian immunisation standards and vaccination programs funded by the Australian Government.
Multicultural Health Communication Service
www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au
This website provides multicultural health information in up to 40 languages.
National Health and Medical Research Council
www.nhmrc.gov.au
The National Health and Medical Research Council website provides information on topics including child health, nutrition, diet and oral heath. Factsheets, brochures and posters are also available.
Nutrition Australia
www.nutritionaustralia.org
Nutrition Australia is a not-for-profit organisation, aimed at promoting health and wellbeing to all community members throughout Australia. Nutrition Australia Queensland runs an educating and informative Child Care Advisory Service that is designed to assist centres with a variety of health practices in the child care industry. Workshops and courses are available for child care centre staff.
Nutrition Australia is a Registered Training Organisation and offers the Food Safety Supervisor course which meets the requirements of Nationally Recognised Training and has been especially developed to meet the needs of staff working in child care and outside school hours care settings.
Queensland Health - Child Health Information
www.health.qld.gov.au
This website contains factsheets and information on children's health.
Raising Children Network
raisingchildren.net.au
This website provides a range of information and resources for parenting and caring for children, from newborns to school age children.
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