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ABC Health Matters - ABC Health Online

Health Matters is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's hub for health content. It includes the fact files and feature articles about health issues and conditions, as well as news and transcripts from ABC radio and TV.

AIDS/Hepatitis and Sexual Health Line

AIDS/Hepatitis and Sexual Health Line Inc. was originally known as AIDSLINE and formed in 1985 in response to the emerging HIV/AIDS epidemic at that time.

Ansell Healthcare

ASCA: Advocates for Survivors of Child Abuse

An Australia-based, non-profit organisation dedicated to helping adult men and women come to terms with their childhood trauma.

Australian Community Support Organisation

ACSO provides services to a range of people who are experiencing significant disadvantage including programs around human relations and inappropriate sexual behaviours.

Australian Indigenous Health Promotion Network (AIHPN)

The network is dedicated to improving the health of indigenous Australians through education and professional development, mobilisation and advocacy. It is controlled by its members and is comprised of both indigenous and non-indigenous health professionals.

Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society

The Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society was established as the Centre for the Study of Sexually Transmissible Diseases in October 1992 within the Faculty of Health Sciences at La Trobe University.

Australian Drug Foundation

An independent non-profit foundation working to prevent and reduce alcohol and drug problems in the Australian community.

avert.org - AIDS Education and Research Trust

Information on relationships, homosexuality, coming out and safer sex. The site also contains worldwide and Australian statistics on HIV infection (great for assignments).

BetterHealth Channel

Quality-assured, regularly reviewed, health and wellbeing information and services. This site is sponsored by the State Government of Victoria, Australia.

Canada Health

Up-to-date, factual and colourful health website, including women's health, sexuality/STD, youth, etc.

CASA House

CASA's Crisis Care service provides counselling, support, information and advocacy in related to medical and legal options to all adult victim/survivors of sexual assault.

Central Bayside Division of General Practice

Although the division exists to serve general practitioners, a range of resources are made available to the general public. Choose the topic "Public Info".

The Coalition for Positive Sexuality

The Coalition for Positive Sexuality (CPS) is a grassroots, not-for-profit, activist organization that provides complete and honest sex education. It is a great site for senior school students needing information for school assignments.

City of Melbourne

Everybody has a different view of Melbourne. Search for "youth" at the search screen.

Clinicians Health Channel

The Clinicians Health Channel aims to service the needs of clinicians - doctors, nurses and allied health professionals - in Victorian public hospitals.

Commonwealth Office of the Status of Women

The Office of the Status of Women is part of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

FPA Health (formerly Family Planning NSW)

FPA Health helps with all your sexual and reproductive health needs. They hold seven clinics around NSW, conduct health promotion programs and train health professionals.

Go Ask Alice!

Go Ask Alice! aims to increase access to, and use of, health information by providing factual, in-depth, straightforward and non-judgmental information.

Hepatitis C Council

It is estimated that over 240,000 Australians currently live with the Hepatitis C virus.

Here for Life

Here for Life is a not-for-profit public benevolent organisation focusing on education, awareness and research aimed at the prevention of youth suicide.

KCWHS

The Key Centre for Women's Health in Society - University of Melbourne.

Life's a Ball

Life’s a ball is a program that involves around seventy of Australia’s Elite Athletes. The programme visits schools around Australia helping young people improve their life skills and deal with difficult times in their lives.

Melbourne Sexual Health Centre

Specialises in providing services to people who have, or think they may have, a sexually transmitted infection.

Migrant Information Centre (Eastern Melbourne)

Provides a range of services for migrants and refugees living in Melbourne's eastern suburbs.

Multicultural Health Communication Service

Multicultural Health Communication Service (Multicultural Communication) provides information and services to assist health professionals to communicate with non English speaking communities

Open Family Australia

Unconditional support to alienated and excluded Australian children.

Reach Out

Youth site by the Inspire Foundation.

Schools of the Future Web

An initiative of the Victorian Department of Education, Employment and Training. Search for research programmes for DEET and DHS.

Sex etc

A web site by teens for teens, with answers to those tricky questions.

Sexual Health and Family Planning Australia
SH&FPA is the peak body for the seven state and territory Family Planning Organisations. It also manages a comprehensive international program. Contact details to all the FPOs are on the website.

Sexual Information and Education Council of the United States

A great starting place for teens to learn about sexuality issues. It's about how to Talk About Sex...and to help yourself feel good, stay healthy, and not get hurt by disease, unwanted pregnancy or those painful and awkward times that can happen when it comes to sex.

SoMaZoNe

Information-rich website project managed by the Australian Drug Foundation.

Southern Health

Southern Health provides comprehensive health care services to people in the south-eastern suburbs of metropolitan Melbourne. It is a centre for medical and postgraduate nurse training, postgraduate study and medical research. Southern Health provides public hospital services; aged inpatient, community and home care services; and inpatient and community mental health services to its primary and nearby catchment populations.

SSAFE Schools

A website for teachers and others working in schools providing information and resources that supports the creation of inclusive environments for same sex attracted young people

The Australia and New Zealand HPV Project

Founded to meet the need for frank, open discussion about genital warts. The HPV Project is about support and education.

The Centre for Sexual Health Research (UK)

Established in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Southampton in May 1994.

Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre

This Melbourne, Australia based centre provides treatment, research services, training and support initiatives - with the aim of reducing alcohol and drug related problems in our community.

VicHealth

VicHealth promotes the benefits of not smoking and adopting a healthy lifestyle.

Victorian AIDS Council/Gay Men's Health Centre

Includes a community health service for the gay and lesbian community - but open to all.

Victorian Legal Aid

Legal Information about sex, family and friends, school, health, lifestyle and work. Click on the Youth button.

Victorian Public Health Division

Protects and promotes the health and wellbeing of all Victorians - by providing leadership, support and services, in partnership with key stakeholders and communities. Select from the list of topics.

Well Women's Services (Royal Women's Hospital)

A free, confidential and state-wide service for all women - offering advice, support and referral. The service recognises that women's health and wellbeing may be affected by social, emotional and cultural influences.

Wesley Central Mission

An Australian Church whose services include ministry to youth. Search for youth at the search screen.

Women's Health Interactive

Empowering women through knowledge and action.

Women's Health Victoria

State-wide women's health information service organisation providing an accessible, active, quality health information service for women and the health sector.

Youth Substance Abuse

To continually develop leading responses to young people who engage in problematic substance use.

YWCA

YWCA is a global network of women advancing peace, justice and human rights in more than 100 countries worldwide.