If you've found out you're pregnant, it's important to visit your Aboriginal medical service as soon as you can. They'll make appointments so you're seeing someone regularly throughout your pregnancy. These appointments are called antenatal appointments or antenatal care.
Aboriginal Health Babies & PregnancyEvery aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander person of any age can get a free health check done every year. It's called an indigenous health check.
Aboriginal Health Tests & InvestigationsScabies is caused by very small bugs called scabies mites. They dig under the skin to lay eggs.
Aboriginal Health Skin & HairYour child is important to the whole community and we can all help them grow up strong, healthy and proud. The most important thing our children need is to feel loved, cared for and safe.
Aboriginal Health Babies & Pregnancy Kids' & Teens' HealthSometimes, people feel very sad and don't know why. If you've felt this way for a while, it's possible you might have depression. Depression affects the mind, it's pretty common, and can affect anyone.
Aboriginal Health Mental HealthDiabetes is a serious condition that leads to having too much glucose in your blood. The main kinds of diabetes affecting our people are type two diabetes and gestational or pregnancy diabetes.
Aboriginal Health DiabetesOtitis media is the main cause of hearing loss in Aboriginal children, but adults can get it too. The good news is that otitis media can be treated, and most importantly, can be prevented.
Aboriginal Health Hearing HealthThe best time to prevent people from becoming obese is in early childhood, but it's never too late to do something about it.
Aboriginal Health Nutrition & WeightYou have kidney disease when your kidneys are damaged, and they don't work properly, and kidney problems are very common in Aboriginal communities.
Aboriginal HealthEvery Aboriginal person is at risk of heart disease, so it's important to look out for the warning signs so we can help ourselves and help each other. Lots of Aboriginal people have died of heart attack because they didn't even know they were having one.
Aboriginal Health Heart & StrokePeople often describe back pain as having a bad back. Back pain, especially in the lower part of the back, is very common.
Aboriginal Health PainImmunisation is a safe and effective way to help protect you, your family and your community from some very serious diseases.
Aboriginal Health Healthy LivingMany of our elders aged over 55 will have a long-term health condition such as diabetes, heart disease, or respiratory disease of the lungs. And it's pretty common that as an aboriginal Torres Straight Islander person ages, they will have some disability.
Aboriginal Health Seniors' HealthIf you have a disability, or if you are caring or supporting somebody that does, have a yarn to your medical service to find out what treatments and supports are available.
Aboriginal HealthBy making healthy choices and changing your habits, you can protect your health and stay strong. These healthy choices are good for you for three reasons.
Aboriginal HealthBy keeping your brain active and keeping your body healthy, you can help protect yourself against dementia. Keeping social with your mob, doing things like painting, playing music, singing, and yarning up.
Aboriginal Health Mental HealthTypical signs that you or someone in your family has cataracts include, hazy, foggy or blurred vision, seeing colours as yellow or faded, seeing starbursts or halos around lights, and being sensitive to bright lights and grey.
Aboriginal Health Eye HealthIndigenous Australians are at higher risk of type 2 diabetes than non-Indigenous Australians.
Aboriginal Health Diabetes