Australian Health Directory


Products and services for people with special health care needs


The special care categories were included in the directory to facilitate easy access to information for groups of people with medical conditions that is prevalent amongst the Australian population or have special needs related to age, life-style or cultural background.

The special care categories include Adolescents, Arthritis/Musculosceletal, Asthma, Cancer, Cardiovascular, Children, Culture specific, Diabetes, Disability, Family, Gay/Lesbian, Infectious diseases, Men's health, Mental health, Neurological Skin/Wound, Special diets and Women's health.


Featured special care listings

Life Goes On

24/7 telephone counselling

Melbourne VIC 3000

Life Goes On is a 24 hour 7 days telephone counselling service that offers strategies and choices for the seriously ill and those who care for them and the bereaved following a serious illness.
All counsellors are survivors or were carers for someone with a life-threatening illness.
All counsellors are intensively trained.
They understand. They listen. They care. They can help you. More....

Lifeline Australia

Lifeline Australia provides a 24 hour telephone counselling service, information and referral service.
13 11 14 More....

Resources

The Oxford Pain Internet Site - for health professionals and consumers interested in pain and analgesia.

KidsHealth.org - doctor-approved health information from before birth through adolescence.

Multicultural Mental Health Australia - mental health and well being of Australians from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Blue Pages - information about depression produced by the Centre for Mental Health Research at the Australian National University.

Diabetes Australia - the peak body for diabetes in Australia.