Canberra Health Services provides emotional and practical support to military veterans and war widow(er)s who are admitted to Canberra Hospital or University of Canberra Hospital. Please see our website for more information. 

Canberra Hospital - Veterans' Liaison Office

Services include: The Veterans’ Liaison Service provides assistance to the Veteran Community and their families from the ACT and surrounding districts. Our Office is open 8:00am until 4:00pm weekdays.
We visit Veteran patients following their admission to Canberra Hospital and assist with discharge planning and post discharge follow-up.

Australian Government Department Of Health

Services includu: Administration of Federal Health Policy.

Provides emotional support, helps families fil informs and writes letters on your behalf. Also helps with planning your needs including making referrals to other agencies that can assist you.

Woden Community Service

Services include: Provides practical support to families in the Woden Community.

Canberra Fertility Centre

Services include: Full service fertility clinic providing all Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) procedures including donated gametes and surrogacy, ovulation tracking, ovulation induction procedures and pregnancy monitoring for recurrent miscarriage. All testing including ultrasound andrology and pathology are done on site.

Our cancer education programs are free and provide information and support to people diagnosed with cancer and their families and friends. They cover a range of topics including cancer and its treatments, living with cancer, survival skills and how to cope with a cancer diagnosis. For more information on when the next program is running please visit our website.

Cancer Council ACT

Services include: Cancer Council ACT is a non government not-for-profit community organisation that aims to promote a healthier community by reducing the incidence and impact of cancer in the ACT region. The Council depends largely on the generosity of the ACT and surrounding community providing donations and supporting fundraising initiatives.

The Disease Surveillance Unit is responsible for the coordination of the ACT Communicable Diseases Surveillance Program. The overall aim of the program is to reduce the incidence of infectious diseases in the ACT community by implementing disease control measures.
The main roles of the Disease Surveillance Unit include:
-	Management of the ACT Notifiable Disease Surveillance Program;
-	Collection and recording of disease notifications, including the analysis of data and monitoring of disease trends;
-	The follow-up and investigation of cases of notifiable diseases (in line with local and national guidelines) and the implementation of disease control measures to prevent the spread of these diseases in the community;
-	Investigation and management of disease outbreaks and
-	Informing and developing disease prevention and control strategies.

Health Protection Service - Communicable Disease Control

Services include: The primary role of the Communicable Disease Control Section (CDC) is to minimise the harm caused by the spread of communicable diseases in the ACT. This is done through the implementation of the national immunisation program, the notification and investigation of communicable diseases, the regulation of public health risk activities, and the implementation of disease control measures.

We offer information, referrals, resources and advocacy to the deaf and hearing impaired communities in the ACT and surrounding regions of NSW.

As a distinct service for those contemplating Cochlear Implants, we run in conjunction with CICADA ACT Inc. and SCIC Canberra, a monthly morning tea at which time they can meet with other former and intending implantees, to discuss their particular concerns of taking the next step.

We offer assistive listening device products for sale; such as adapted telephones, personal FM systems, smoke alarm clocks and other hearing devices. Some on a try before buy basis.

ACT Deafness Resource Centre

Services include: We offer information, referrals, resources and advocacy to the deaf and hearing-impaired communities in the ACT and surrounding regions of NSW. Our constituency is almost without end (based on the Access Economics, 2006, statistic that 1 in 6 people are hearing impaired to some extent and 1 in 4 of the over 65's).

The ACT and Districts Stoma Association Inc is a voluntary, non profit organisation formed to further the mutual interests and welfare of its members (colostomates, ileostomates and urostomates). The Association provides the following services to its members:

-	The provision of the most reliable and efficient appliances and relevant pharmaceutical products available within the inventory of the Stoma Appliance Scheme;

-	Contact between members to provide support, to take advantage of practical experience and provide encouragement to assist new members in re-adjustment to a full and active life.

ACT and Districts Stoma Association

Services include: The ACT and Districts Stoma Association Inc is a voluntary, non profit organisation formed to further the mutual interests and welfare of its members (colostomates, ileostomates and urostomates).

This service is for the parents of young children, young adults (18 months to 25 years of age) and community groups. The service is located at the City Health Centre, 1 Moore Street, Civic or alternatively the Asthma Nurse Educator's will arrange to see families in their homes, workplace, hospital or within a local health centre. 

Any person from 18 months to 25 years of age is eligible to use the service if a doctor has diagnosed them with asthma. Any individual seeking information about asthma is also welcome to contact the service. 

Clients can access this service by phoning Community Health Intake (CHI) on 6207 9977 between 8:00am and 5:00pm weekdays.

Asthma Nurse Educator Service

Services include: The Asthma Nurse Educator Service provides children, young people, families and community groups with asthma education and support. Registered Nurses are able to provide education in the home to help clients understand asthma as well as the medications and devices used in controlling symptoms. The service works closely with GPs, paediatricians, specialists, hospital staff and the ACT Asthma Foundation.  This service also provides education to registered nurses, student nurses, CIT students and other health professionals such as general practitioners and medical students.

The Centre provides a comprehensive range of hepatitis-related information, resources, prevention education, health promotion, treatment support, advocacy and referral services. A secondary Needle and Syringe Program (NSP) outlet provides office-hours access to injecting equipment and a secure disposal service.

Hepatitis ACT

Services include: Hepatitis ACT is Canberra's community hepatitis organisation.  we are funded by ACT Health to provide a comprehensive range of no-cost hepatitis-related services including information, education, training, prevention, support, advocacy and representation and referral.

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