About Chronic Disease

Chronic disease

Arthritis Australia: Provides support and information to people with arthritis as well as their families and friends, and promotes awareness of the challenges facing people with arthritis across the community.

Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute: Provides a variety of services including care for people with diabetes, diabetes education for professionals and research.

Cancer Council Australia: Australia’s peak non-government cancer control organisation. The web site provides information on a variety of cancers.

Cancer Prevention Plan (PDF Document): The Cancer Institute has developed a cancer prevention plan booklet that covers healthy eating and physical activity.

Diabetes Australia: The mission of Diabetes Australia is to minimise the impact of diabetes. Guidelines on how to manage diabetes is available on this web site. A wide variety of fact sheets are available on the web site, along with specific Indigenous resources.

Heart Foundation: The Heart Foundation’s web site has a section dedicated to ‘Healthy Living’, and information is available on healthy weight, food, and physical activity.

Kidney Health Australia: Provides information on chronic kidney disease, the role of your kidneys and how to keep your kidneys healthy.

National Stroke Foundation: Provides information on strokes, risk factors and how to prevent them.

Osteoporosis Australia: A non-government web site that provides consumers and health professionals with information, advice and education on osteoporosis, its prevention and treatment.