Health Resources
| ADHD evaluation tool |
Assess your child’s likelihood of having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| Alcohol intake | Calculate your weekly alcohol consumption. Find out your weekly total of alcohol units and to see your level of risk. |
| Alcohol risk | Is your alcohol intake putting you at risk? (AUDIT Questionnnaire) |
| Body mass index (BMI) |
Are you overweight or obese? Enter your weight and height and find out. |
| Breast cancer risk | Calculate your chance of getting breast cancer |
| Calcium intake | Find out if you are getting enough daily calcium in your diet to keep your bones healthy |
| Cardiovascular risk | Calculate your risk of a heart attack or stroke |
| Child immunisation calculator | Find out if your children are fully vaccinated |
| Child growth charts | Monitor your child’s weight, height, head circumference and BMI as they grow |
| Depression | A confidential test to see if you may be depressed |
| Diabetes | Find out if you are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the next 5 years |
| Erectile dysfunction | To assess a man’s erectile function with this questionnaire which is based on the International Index of Erectile Function-5 |
| Fibre (dietary) | Calculate your daily dietary fibre intake |
| Kilojoule and nutrients | Calculate your daily kilojoule, carbohydrate, protein and fat intake |
| Macular degeneration | Test yourself for early signs of loss of vision due to macular degeneration with an Amsler chart |
| Nicotine Dependence | How addicted you are to smoking? |
| Osteoporosis risk | Are you at risk of osteoporosis (thin and brittle bones)? |
| Pregnancy | Find out when your baby is due |
| Prostate symptom score | Calculate your prostate symptom severity using the International Prostate Symptoms Score test. |
| Smoking cost | Work out how much money you spend each year on cigarettes |
| Thrombosis risk | What is your risk of developing a blood clot in the next 5 years? |
Helpful Websites
Comprehensive sites
| Australian | HealthInsite(Federal govt portal) | ||
| myDr | |||
| Better Health Channel (Vic State Health) | |||
| NSW Health Dept | |||
| Queensland Health | |||
| Department of Health and Ageing | |||
| ABC Health Matters | |||
| Virtual Medical Centre | |||
| International | Medline Plus (US) | ||
| Family Doctor and MayoClinic (US) | |||
| Net Doctor and MedicineNet (UK) | |||
| The Merck Manual Home Edition (US) | |||
Specific topics
Women’s health
| General | The Jean Hailes Foundation | ||
| Family Planning Association | |||
| Women’s and Children’s Hospital, North Adelaide | |||
| Breast cancer | National Breast Cancer Centre | ||
| Breastfeeding | Australian Breastfeeding Association | ||
| Domestic violence | Domestic Violence Resource Centre | ||
| Endometriosis | Endometriosis (Jean Hailes Foundation) | ||
| HPV (cervix cancer) | The National HPV Vaccination Program | ||
| Infertility | Sydney IVF | ||
| Mammograms | Breastscreen | ||
| Menopause | Jean Hailes Foundation Australian Menopause Society | ||
| Pap tests | Cervical Screening | ||
| Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome | POSSA Australia | ||
| Postnatal depression | Post and Antenatal Depression Association | ||
| Pregnancy, childbirth | Birth.com.au | ||
| Safer sex | girl2girl | ||
Men’s health
| General | Andrology Australia | ||
| Erectile dysfunction | Impotence Australia | ||
| Relationships | Mensline Australia Tel: 1300 78 99 78 | ||
| Prostate cancer | Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia Lions Australian Prostate Cancer website |
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Children and Youth Health
| General | Women’s and Children’s Hospital, North Adelaide | ||
| Parenting SA | |||
| Child and Youth Health | |||
| Royal Adelaide Hospital | |||
| KidsHealth (US) | |||
| Immunisation | Immunise Australia | ||
| Australian Childhood Immunisation Register Immunisation Calculator Chain of Protection |
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| Kids Help Line | Kids Help Line Tel: 1800 551 800 | ||
| Mental health | Reach Out | ||
| headspace (12-25 year olds) | |||
| Depression | youthbeyondblue | ||
| Raising children | Raising Children Network | ||
| Asthma | kidswithasthma (National Asthma Council) | ||
| Bullying | Bullying. No way! | ||
| Sexuality (youth) | Your Sex Health | ||
| Gay and lesbian | Not So Straight | ||
| Youth health | Somazone | ||
| Family breakup | CHaTFirst + Family separation (for teens) | ||
| Alcohol issues | Drinkwise | ||
| Smoking | OxyGen | ||
| Cancer support | CanTeen | ||
| Child abuse | Child Abuse Prevention Service (CAPS) | ||