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Life stages
Babies' and toddlers' health
Knowing and understanding the health risks of young children is an important part of being a parent. Learn about health issues like breastfeeding, cro...
Kids' health
Discover more about health topics relevant to kids and their parents and carers, such as fever and high temperature, medicines, vomiting, mental heal...
Teenagers' health
Growing up to a young adult can be exciting, but can also be tough for a lot of teenagers. Find out what to expect during puberty, and learn about hea...
Young adults' health
Becoming a young adult means new responsibilities, including taking charge of your own health. Learn about things like contraception, sexually transmi...
Pregnancy
Discover more about health topics relevant to pregnant women and parents-to-be, such as pregnancy tests, morning sickness, pre-eclampsia and labour.
Women's health
Learn more about health topics that concern women and their families, such as menopause, breast cancer, endometriosis and pregnancy.
Men's health
Many men feel uncomfortable discussing health issues affecting them. Here’s advice on how to lower your cholesterol or spotting signs of depression, a...
Seniors' health
As we begin to age, it is important to understand the effects it has on our mind and body. Learn about health concerns that may affect you as you gro...
End of life health
Living with a terminal illness can be difficult for you and your loved ones. Learn more about coping with a terminal illness, talking about your feeli...
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Support in different life stages
Information relating to planning for key stages of life: early years, school years and adult life.
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Life Stages - Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia
Managing severe allergies poses different challenges when you are a baby, a child, a teenager or an adult. As children grow up and rely less on mum and dad, there are some simple steps parents can take to prepare their child for living with allergies. It is important that children have supervised independence before they start going out on their own or with friends without adult supervision.Similarly, adults face different issues in the workplace or when socialising and they need to look
Read more on Allergy and Anaphylaxis Australia website
Disability Services: Support in different life stages: Education options
When making choices about education, from pre-school to post-secondary, families should allow enough time to find out what is available in their area, and consider options that best meet their child’s educational requirements.
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Sleep across the lifespan | Jean Hailes
Women not only experience sleep differently from men, but are at increased risk of sleep changes and disturbances at different life stages.
Read more on Jean Hailes for Women's Health website
Vegetarian feeding guide for babies and toddlers
At 4 to 6 months of age, your baby may be ready for solids. Here are suggestions on what vegetables to offer your child at different life stages.
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Eating Disorders In Children, Teens, Pregnancy | Eating Disorders Victoria
Eating Disorders Victoria provides information on the life stages eating disorders can occur in: eating disorders in children, teens, pregnancy and midlife.
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What are the current Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs)? Dietitians Association of Australia
What are the current Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs)? Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs) for Australia and New Zealand provide recommended intakes for energy (kilojoules), protein, carbohydrate, fibre, fats, vitamins, minerals and other nutrients based on age, sex and life stages
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How much do we need each day | Eat For Health
The Australian Dietary Guidelines inform people of different ages, life stages and gender, the minimum number of serves from each food group they need to eat each day, to make sure they get the full amount of nutrients their body needs.
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The basics - Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia
Dont miss out on life because you have an allergy. With some forward planning and good communication, you can participate in almost anything you desire. This section will take you through the basics of living with the risk of anaphylaxis and will help you and those around you be aware and be prepared.If you need information on starting pre-school, school or even going to work with severe allergies, check out our Life stages section for more specific information.Checklist for daily managem
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Preschool preparation
Going to preschool is a major milestone in your child's life. Find out how you can help prepare prepare for this important stage of development.
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Beyond sad - Recognising depression and supporting young people - Orygen, Revolution in Mind
Orygen is the world’s leading research and knowledge translation organisation focusing on mental ill-health in young people.
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Understanding Mental Health - From mental wellbeing to mental health problems - Orygen, Revolution in Mind
Orygen is the world’s leading research and knowledge translation organisation focusing on mental ill-health in young people.
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End of Life Care in Australia | Ausmed
End-of-life care is the support available to terminally ill patients when they find themselves at the final stage of life. The significance of being able to provide compassionate care that eases the suffering of people in their last days cannot be overstated.
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Wound Types: Pressure Injuries and Ulcerations
There are now 6 pressure injury classifications. Stages 1-4 are much the same but with better descriptors. The 2 newly-added classifications are: unstageable and suspected deep tissue injury. More information on pressure injury prevention and management can be found at the Wounds Australia website.
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