Health Resources

The Asthma Foundation of Victoria has for over 40 years provided advice, counselling, education and training to people with asthma, their carers, Health Professionals, First Aiders and the community.

Breast Screen Victoria will extend the lives of Victorian women by detecting breast cancer early and enabling improved treatments.

Diabetes Australia was established in 1984 as the national peak body for diabetes in Australia providing a single, powerful, collective voice for people living with diabetes, their families and carers. A non-profit organisation, Diabetes Australia works in partnership with diabetes consumer organisations, health professionals, educators and researchers to minimise the impact of diabetes in the Australian community.

The Heart Foundation saves lives and improves health through funding world-class cardiovascular research, guidelines for health professionals, informing the public and assisting people with cardiovascular disease.

Beyond Blue is a national, independent, not-for-profit organisation working to address issues associated with depression, anxiety and related disorders in Australia.

The National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) invites eligible people starting at age 50 and continuing to age 74 (without symptoms) to screen for bowel cancer using a free, simple test at home. Australia has one of the highest rates of bowel cancer in the world. Around one in 23 Australians will develop bowel cancer during their lifetime. The NBCSP aims to continue to reduce deaths from bowel cancer through early detection of the disease.

The Andrology Australia program is a unique ‘centre without walls’ that operates nationally and brings together health and education experts from across Australia to develop collaborative strategies to raise the awareness of male reproductive health disorders and their associations with chronic disease.

Quit Victoria is dedicated to eliminating the pain, illness and suffering caused by tobacco.

We provide a complete range of travel vaccinations and travel health care services to individuals, families, corporate and aid groups. The goal of the Travel doctor is to protect the travel health of all of our travellers, providing specific updated advice and information for the traveller.

Lifeline Ballarat is one of 40 Lifeline centres in Australia providing: • Confidential, 24-hour telephone crisis support and referral services to anyone, anytime, from anywhere in Australia who calls 13 11 14
• Training and support to build resilient and safe communities.