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Vaccination is the best protection against 16 major diseases and among the greatest gifts a parent can give a child. Getting your child immunized should start when she's very young, and continue through adolescence.

The medical community has called for the anti-immunisation lobby to wind back its efforts after figures showed the number of parents refusing to vaccinate their children has increased six fold. The Academy of Science, supported by the Australian Medical Association, is today launching a 20-page booklet to explain the benefits of immunisation and try to debunk common myths

Stress management techniques and how to recognize and reduce stress, solutions to make life more positive and productive.

Better Health Channel explores stress - how it affects us and what we can do to manage it. Includes a quiz to check your stress levels.

Placing your hand on the hiring manager's knee or asking to be paid "under the table" during an interview aren't the smartest moves-especially if you want the job. Emptying the employers candy jar or telling them that you had to quit a banking position because you were always tempted to steal will never get you a job offer, either-but these will earn you a spot on our list of the most unforgettable interview blunders hiring managers have seen.

This simple sheet provides questions to ask when evaluating whether to use a website for your research. It asks the "Who, What, When, Where, Why" questions. A great tool to help you stay focused on using only relevant websites.

This website includes: * design principles that are the foundation stones of healthier more active communities * different development types where these principles can be applied * information about how to make planning for healthier communities happen. * Australian case studies that show what is achievable and which have potentially wider application, and * links to the health and planning research and resources that support planning for active living. Planning for healthier outcomes can be applied to all parts of Australia. It is just as applicable in metropolitan areas as it is in regional cities, towns, villages and remote communities.

This case study describes the outcome of a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach to healthy planning. It illustrates an example of how a regional council, on the North Coast of NSW, with modest prospects of growth can fund appropriate changes to the urban form, through the incorporation of healthy planning principles within standard planning policies and instruments.

The role of the built and natural environments in influencing health and wellbeing is widely acknowledged in the literature from a range of disciplines, including public health, health promotion, urban studies and planning and transport planning. A recent comprehensive review by the NSW Healthy Built Environments Program examined three domains, namely the built environment and:  getting people active,  connecting and strengthening communities, and  providing healthy food options

Healthy by Design®. A guide to planning and designing environments for active living in Tasmania aims to assist planners, urban designers and related professionals to design a built environment that enables people to incorporate incidental physical activity-such as walking and cycling for transport-into their daily routine. This resource has wide application to the planning and design of the public realm. It contains discrete chapters on design considerations, evidence, tools and case studies that can be referred to and applied to a variety of settings. The strategies within this reference document apply to Tasmania's urban environments, but also address Tasmania's unique characteristics such as its broad open spaces and hilly topography that influence physical activity on a daily basis.

Most publications addressing how we should plan and design our cities start from the premise that there is much wrong with our cities. They point out that the way we organise space requires an increasing reliance on the motor car, consumes more land on the edges and demands more and more energy - all part of a road to ruin. Predictions about the increasing numbers of people who will live in cities add to the growing chorus insisting on the need for new directions and innovative solutions.

Fitness defines the ability to perform physical activity, and encompasses a wide range of abilities. Each sport and activity requires a specific set of skills, and so being fit for a sport requires a specific skill set. Being fit for one sport does not necessarily make you fit for another.

One of the misconceptions in the sports world is that a sports person gets in shape by just playing or taking part in his/her chosen sport. If a stationary level of performance, consistent ability in executing a few limited skills is your goal, then engaging only in your sport will keep you there. However, if you want the utmost efficiency, consistent improvement, and balanced abilities sportsmen and women must participate in year round conditioning programs.

Beyondblue is a national, independent, not-for-profit organisation working to address issues associated with depression, anxiety and related disorders in Australia. Its mission is to build a society that understands and responds to the personal and social impact of depression, works actively to prevent it, and improves the quality of life for everyone affected.

CREATE Foundation is Australia's peak body representing the voices of all children and young people in out of home care. CREATE Foundation Limited was founded in 1999. It was formerly known as the Australian Association of Young People in Care (AAYPC) which was started by Jan Owen in 1993.

From humble beginnings as a small volunteer-driven group CREATE Foundation has evolved to become a national organisation with offices in every state and territory in Australia.

As a national organisation CREATE is better able to increase its reach to children and young people in care through its programs and events. As an advocate for children and young people in care CREATE ensures that their voices are heard by key decision makers in government and out-of-home care sector stakeholders. CREATE Foundation is governed by a dedicated Board of Directors comprising representatives from some of Australia's largest corporations.

ACEDA is an acronym for Anxiety, obsessive Compulsive and Eating Disorder Associations. It contains information about each mental health issues as well as coping strategies, links to support services etc.

e-couch is a self-help interactive program with modules for depression, generalised anxiety & worry, social anxiety, relationship breakdown, and loss & grief. It provides evidence-based information and teaches strategies drawn from cognitive, behavioural and interpersonal therapies as well as relaxation and physical activity.

he Black Dog Institute is dedicated to improving the lives of people affected by mood disorders through our high quality translational research, our clinical expertise and our national education programs. Contains information and research about Depression and Bipolar Disorder

Headroom has info on a range of health and wellbeing topics, as well as ways to look after yourself and where to get further support