Publications - S

Sport and Recreation Ministers' Meeting Communiqué, Townsville, 13 March 2020

Sport and Recreation Ministers' Meeting Communiqué, Townsville, 13 March 2020

• Sport

Sport and Recreation Ministers' Meeting Communiqué, Adelaide 1 November 2019

Summary of the Sport and Recreation Ministers' Meeting for the 1 November 2019

• Sport

Sport and Recreation Ministers' Meeting Communiqué, Adelaide 5 April 2019

Summary of the Sport and Recreation Ministers' Meeting for the 5 April 2019

• Sport

Sexually Transmitted Infections in Melbourne, Australia from 1918 to 2016: nearly a century of data

This paper describes the diagnoses of gonorrhoea, syphilis and chancroid attending a single sexual health service in Melbourne and fills a 40-year gap (1929-1969) in STI notifications for Australia.

• Communicable diseases

Strengthening the National Mental Health Commission

The report from the Deloitte Consulting’s independent review of the National Mental Health Commission was commissioned to help inform the Government’s actions to address its 2015 election commitment to "…strengthen the National Mental Health Commission, who will be charged with overseeing mental health reforms and providing direct advice to the Minister".

• Mental health

Stakeholder engagement framework

The stakeholder engagement framework represents the department's commitment to work effectively with its stakeholders, to listen and learn, and to continue to improve our performance.

• Public awareness

Strong Fathers Strong Families

This report is a descriptive analysis of the Strong Fathers Strong Families programme.

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
• Men's health
• Child health

Second progress report on the implementation of the national framework for action to promote eye health and prevent avoidable blindness and vision loss

This progress report covers the period mid 2008 to mid 2011.

• Eye health

State & territory jurisdictional reports: Activity relating to mental health reform prior to the implementation of the Fourth National Mental Health Plan

State and territory reports, December 2010.

• Mental health

Summary of the National E-Health Strategy

Schizophrenia: Australian treatment guide for consumers and carers

This guide was developed for adults and young people with schizophrenia or who suspect they have schizophrenia and covers early treatment, support and recovery.

• Mental health

Sniffing and the brain

A flipchart to raise awareness of the effects of petrol sniffing and inhalant abuse.

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
• Drugs and substance abuse

Self-harm: Australian treatment guide for consumers and carers, 2005

This guide is for adults who have engaged in self-harm. It informs them of assessment, treatment and support options and what to expect of services intended to reduce self-harm and its related suffering.

• Mental health

Sports safety in Australia - an update: July 2003

THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN RESCINDED

• Injury prevention

Smoking cessation guidelines for Australian general practice: desktop guidelines and patient education materials

Flipchart providing information to assist smokers to quit.

• General practice
• Tobacco

Smoking cessation guidelines for Australian general practice

Information that general practitioners and other practice staff can apply to identify smokers and assist them to quit.

• General practice
• Tobacco

Smoking cessation guidelines for Australian general practice: desktop guidelines and patient education materials

Flipchart providing information to assist smokers to quit.

• General practice
• Tobacco

Supporting parents and families: the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people

This brochure will help you to become aware of the warning signs of mental health problems, the importance of seeking early help and the ways you can help support your child or young person.

• Child health
• Carers
• Youth health
• Mental health

Standards for Pathology Laboratory Participation in External Proficiency Testing Programs

This document is issued by the National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council (NPAAC) as the primary standard for assessing the participation of pathology laboratories in external proficiency testing programs.

Smallpox Plan

This page provides domestic health emergency response plan for a deliberate release of smallpox.

• Communicable diseases
• Diseases and conditions

Stigma and discrimination

Stigma against people who have experienced a mental illness is deeply entrenched in our culture. This report presents the nature of the problems associated with stigma and through its recommendations suggests positive strategies to genuinely impact on stigma in our society.

• Mental health

Specialist eye health guidelines for use in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations

These guidelines cover three eye health conditions common among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: cataract, diabetic retinopathy and trachoma. They are based on a review of existing literature and practice, and provide information about the treatment and management of these conditions in rural and remote communities.

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
• Eye health

Standard methods for the collection and collation of anthropometric data in children

This report addresses the NHMRC's recommendation on a standardised method for collecting anthropometric data in children. This report is part of a broader governmental effort to improve the comparability, consistency and relevance of national information on the health and well-being of Australians.

• Statistics
• Child health
• Nutrition

Standard Methods for the Collection and Collation of Anthropometric Data in Children

This report addresses the NHMRC's recommendation on a standardised method for collecting anthropometric data in children. This report is part of a broader governmental effort to improve the comparability, consistency and relevance of national information on the health and well-being of Australians.

• Statistics
• Child health
• Nutrition