Bedtime routines for children
If you’re a parent, sleep – and more importantly how to get your child to sleep – is often a challenge. For many, bedtimes can feel like a battle!
Staying safe in the garden
Cherry blossoms, daffodils, daylight savings. Spring is officially here! For many of us, the warmer weather and longer days means getting back into the garden. Often neglected over winter, our backyard can become our summer haven – planting flowers, sowing seeds, growing our own fruit and vegetables.
Just because you're thin, doesn't mean you're healthy
According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 63% of Australian adults are overweight or obese. But it’s much harder to estimate how many are within a healthy weight range but have poor diets or sedentary lifestyles. These can cause significant health problems that will often be missed because the person appears to look “healthy”.
What's new?
Each month a range of new topics are created or updated. This section highlights some of the key changes month by month.
ADHD in adults
ADHD is a condition that affects your concentration, memory and behaviour. It was once thought that children with ADHD would grow out of it, but it is now recognised that for many people it is a lifelong condition. There are things you can do that make it easier to live with ADHD.
E-cigarettes and vaping
E-cigarettes are a tool some people use to help them quit smoking. They produce a heated vapour that you inhale instead of smoking a cigarette. This is why using an e-cigarette is called vaping. To work out whether this might help you, it’s useful to know more about them.
Coke has promised ‘less sugar’, but less is still too much
At last count, 28 countries and 7 large cities in the USA had moved to introduce a tax on sugary drinks. Potential benefits are clear and include reducing costs from obesity and health-care spending, as well as the potential to increase a healthy life. Health groups in Australia have long called for the same to be done here.
Video library
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App library
Mobile apps are made to support lifestyle, disease management, mental wellbeing and behaviour change, but how do you know if they work, or they are safe to use? Our library, currently funded by the Ministry of Health, comprises of apps that have been reviewed by a range of experts, so you can decide which ones are right for you.