Helpful Links

Abuse
Preventing Abuse of Older People
http://www.sa.agedrights.asn.au/prevent/home.html
Domestic Violence with information in 70 languages
http://www.hotpeachpages.net/auspac/aus.html
NSW Government multi-lingual information about sexual assult
http://www1.health.nsw.gov.au/ecav/index.asp?pg=2&s=RP
Elder Abuse Prevention Unit
http://www.eapu.com.au
Acne
(See Skin Disorders)
Acoustic Neuroma
(See Hearing)
Addison's Disease
Australian Addison's Disease Association
http://www.addisons.org.au
Australian MyDr Website with informative alphabetical listing of diseases
http://www.mydr.com.au/default.asp?Article=2499
Australian Government Health site about Addison's Disease
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Addison_s Disease
(See also Adrenal Gland Disorders)
Adolescent Health
NSW Centre for the advancement of adolescent health
http://www.caah.chw.edu.au
Adrenal Gland Disorders
National Adrenal Diseases Foundation (US)
http://www.medhelp.org/nadf
Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne Website about children and Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
http://www.rch.org.au/cah_book/hormones/index.cfm?doc_id=1376
(See also Addison's Disease)
Ageing/Aged Care
Probus Centre - South Pacific Inc
http://www.probus.com.au
Australian Government - care for elderly
http://www.commcarelink.health.com.au
Australian Government Seniors site
http://www.seniors.gov.au
Retirement Village Association of Australia
http://www.rva.com.au
Salvation Army Aged care site
http://www.salvationarmy.org.au/agedcare
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Aged care site
http://www.racgp.org.au/guidelines/silverbook
Residential Care Rights
http://www.sa.agedrights.asn.au/rcr/home.html
Carers Australia (Aged carers entitlements as well as other carers)
http://www.carersaustralia.com.au
Australian Govt National Health and Medical Research Council
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/publications/subjects/agedcare.htm
Australian Govt Aged Care Services Site
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Aged_Care_Services
Australian Govt - Home and Community Care for older people
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Home_and_Community_Care_for_Older_People
Australian Association of Gerontology
http://www.aag.asn.au
Medicare Aged Care Payments
http://www.medicareaustralia.gov.au/provider/aged-care/index.jsp
Research into Ageing (Informative UK Website)
http://www.ageing.org/_research/default.htm
National Ageing Research Institute Melbourne University
http://www.mednwh.unimelb.edu.au
Australian Govt support for the aged
http://www.facs.gov.au
Australian Ageing Research
http://www.aoa.gov
Australian Govt Dept Health and Ageing
http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/Ageing-1
Helping you live at Home
http://www.primecarers.com.au
Council on the Ageing
http://www.cota.org.au
Australian Govt Department of Health and Ageing
http://www.ageing.health.gov.au
Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency
http://www.accreditation.aust.com
Seniors Card
http://www.seniorscard.com.au
AIDS/HIV
Australian Federation of Aids Councils
http://www.afao.org.au
AIDS Council NSW
http://www.acon.org.au
Western Australian AIDS Council
http://www.waaids.com
AIDS Council of South Australia
http://www.acsa.org.au
Victorian AIDS Council
http://www.vicaids.asn.au/content/default.asp
Queensland AIDS Council
http://www.quac.org.au
AIDS Action Council of the ACT
http://www.aidsaction.org.au
AIDS Council of Central Australia
http://www.inform.webcentral.com.au/t_acoca.htm
Tasmanian Council on AIDS, Hepatitis and related disease
http://www.tascahrd.org.au/
Australian National Council on AIDS, Hepatitis C and related diseases
http://www.ancahrd.org/
Northern Territory AIDS and Hepatitis Council
http://www.ntahc.org.au/
Global AIDS information Web site
http://www.aegis.com/
US AIDS Web site
http://www.atdn.org/
amfAR Foundation for AIDS Research
http://www.amfar.org/cgi-bin/iowa/index.html
US HIV/AIDS prevention with many links to AIDS resources
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/default.htm
Alcohol and Drugs
Australian Drug Foundation site with multi-lingual information
http://www.druginfo.adf.org.au/multicultural/browse.asp?ContainerID=multicultural_resources
Drug and Alcohol Multicultural Education Centre
http://www.damec.org.au/
NSW Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy including specific drug information
http://www.druginfo.nsw.gov.au/
Victorian Government Drug Website
http://www.health.vic.gov.au/drugservices/index.htm
Web site about the dangers of taking unprescribed medication which is now freely available on the Internet - only a Doctor with your medical history and knowledge of any medications you are presently taking should prescribed your medication – from Ohio University
http://ohioline.osu.edu/ss-fact/0132.html
Australian Govt Web site about the dangers of Alcohol Abuse with valuable links
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Alcohol_Abuse
Allergy
Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
http://www.allergy.org.au/
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
US site about this genetic disease that can cause liver and lung disease
http://www.alphaone.org/
Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's Australia Web site
http://www.alzheimers.org.au/
Australian Government Web site about Alzheimer's with useful links to other sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Alzheimer_s_Disease
(See also Dementia)
Anaemia
(See Blood Diseases/Disorder)
Angina
(See Heart Disease)
Angioplasty
(See Heart Disease)
Antitiotics
Australian Govt Web site about Antibiotics with valuable links to other Web sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Antibiotics
Anxiety
Anxiety Recovery Centre Victoria Web site
http://www.arcvic.com.au/
Anxiety and depression self help web site from St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney
http://www.crufad.com
(See also Depression)
Aplastic Anaemia
(See Blood Diseases/Disorders)
Appendicitis
Australian Government Web site information on Appendicitis with useful links to other sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Appendicitis
ARDS
(See Lung Diseases and Respiratory)
Art
ArtDirectory - full of wonderful Australian artists - work that is bound to inspire your creativity
http://www.artdirectory.com.au/
ARTnews - a great guide to Australian art galleries
http://www.artnews.com.au/
Arthritis
Australian Rheumatology Association Web site
http://www.rheumatology.org.au/
Arthritis Australia Web site
http://www.arthritisaustralia.com.au/
Arthritis New South Wales Web site
http://www.arthritisnsw.org.au/
Arthritis Western Australia Web site
http://www.arthritiswa.org.au/
Arthritis Victoria Web site
http://www.arthritisvic.org.au/
Arthritis Tasmania Web site
http://www.arthritistasmania.com.au/
Arthritis Queensland Web site
http://www.arthritis.org.au/
Arthritis Foundation of Northern Territory information also on osteoporosis
http://www.aont.org.au/
Arthritis South Australia Web site
http://www.arthritissa.org.au/aspx/home.aspx
Artificial Limbs/Amputees
New South Wales Artificial Limb Service
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/policy/hsp/als/index.html
Australian Govt Web site about Amputation with many valuable links to other Web sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Amputation
(See also Prosthetics)
Asbestosis
Australian Govt Web site about Asbestosis including links to other Web sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Asbestosis
(See also Lung Diseases and Respiratory)
Asthma
The Asthma Foundation of Victoria
http://www.asthma.org.au/
Australian Govt Web site about Asthma with many valuable links to other sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Asthma
(See also Lung Diseases and Respiratory)
Atherosclerosis
(See Heart Disease)
Atrial Septal Defect
(See Heart Disease)
Autism
Autism Victoria Web site
http://www.autismvictoria.org.au/home/
National Autistic Society UK
http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=10
Australian Govt Web site about Autism with links to other Web sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Autism
Autoimmune Diseases
Australian Govt Web site about Autoimmune Diseases: systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus), rheumatoid arthritis, insulin-dependent diabetes, Addison's disease and multiple sclerosis (MS) with valuable links to other Web sites
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Autoimmune_Diseases