Each year, around 50 children fall from windows or balconies. Many suffer serious injuries and some result in deaths. Most of these tragedies occur in children’s own homes.The Kids Don’t Fly publications provide parents and carers with tips on some simple ways to increase window and balcony safety.

    Publication date: 2015/07/05 15:00:00 GMT+1

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    2024-08-02

     Organisation: 
    NSW Health

     Audience: 
    Children

Information about how to use the male condom

    Publication date: 2010/09/16 05:50:00 GMT+1

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    2016-11-29

     Organisation: 
    Family Planning NSW

     Audience: 
    Men

Mental Health Month 2010. Building Resilience - Language: Chinese - Traditional - Source: https://www.dhi.health.nsw.gov.au/transcultural-mental-health-centre-tmhc/resources/multilingual-resources-by-title/general-mental-wellbeing-resources/building-resilience

The shower chair resource provides clear, concise instructions on using a shower chair safely

    Publication date: Mar 20th, 2017

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    

     Organisation: 
    South Eastern Sydney Local Health District

     Audience: 
    Ageing, Mobility

A list of 28 sexually transmissible infections and sexual health terms in 17 languages for use by interpreters and other staff as necessary working in sexual health.

    Publication date: 2012/07/27 08:20:00 GMT+1

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    

     Organisation: 
    Sydney Sexual Health Centre

     Audience: 
    All

Information about The Copper IUD

    Publication date: 2010/09/01 05:50:00 GMT+1

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    2016-11-29

     Organisation: 
    Family Planning NSW

     Audience: 
    Women

Consumer Medication Brochures. Clozapine - Language: Italian - Source: https://www.dhi.health.nsw.gov.au/transcultural-mental-health-centre-tmhc/resources/multilingual-resources-by-title/consumer-medication-brochures

Fact sheet about typhoid, a disease caused by infection with bacteria called Salmonella Typhi.. In Australia, most typhoid infections are acquired overseas and occur after eating contaminated food or water in countries where typhoid is common. Includes information on how the disease is spread, its prevention and treatment

    Publication date: 2012/10/25 18:32:00 GMT+1

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    2024-08-02

     Organisation: 
    NSW Health

     Audience: 
    All

Information about the Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) or Mantoux test used to test for tuberculosis.

    Publication date: 2012/10/25 18:30:00 GMT+1

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    2024-08-02

     Organisation: 
    NSW Health

     Audience: 
    All

Legionnaires' disease is an infection of the lungs (pneumonia) caused by Legionella bacteria. Infection occurs when a person breathes in these bacteria. It can usually be cured by treatment with antibiotics.

    Publication date: 2022/06/01 12:00:00 GMT+10

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    

     Organisation: 
    NSW Health

     Audience: 
    General Public

Cue cards as a paper resource for CALD women, Midwives and Doctors to use on the postnatal ward when an interpreter is unavailable

    Publication date: 2018/03/11 14:00:00 GMT

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    

     Organisation: 
    Hunter New England Local Health District

     Audience: 
    Parents

Instructions to patients for providing sputum (phlegm) specimens to check for tuberculosis (TB)

    Publication date: 2013/12/06 01:22:00 GMT

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    2024-08-02

     Organisation: 
    NSW Health

     Audience: 
    All

Early pregnancy – when things go wrong:A booklet for women experiencing complications in early pregnancy, including information on what to do if you are having a miscarriage, types of miscarriage and support services available.

    Publication date: 2013/11/12 06:20:00 GMT

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    2024-08-02

     Organisation: 
    NSW Health

     Audience: 
    Womans

Language: Greek, Source: https://www.bloodpressureuk.org/resources/publications/translated-blood-pressure-information/

Depression - how medicine can help - Language: Spanish - Source: https://www.dhi.health.nsw.gov.au/transcultural-mental-health-centre-tmhc/resources/multilingual-resources-by-title/consumer-medication-brochures

Guide to understanding the Sickle cell anaemia

    Publication date: 2012/10/25 18:27:00 GMT+1

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    2024-08-02

     Organisation: 
    NSW Health

     Audience: 
    All

This poster aims to raise awareness of DFV in newly arrived women from refugee backgrounds and encourages them to seek support. The poster resource is an interactive poster which is intended for display at services which will allow them to put in their service information, including name and phone number.

    Publication date: 2024/02/02 16:00:00 GMT+11

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    

     Organisation: 
    NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service

     Audience: 
    General Public

Text to encourage use of interpreters has been translated and made available as pdfs to allow the text to be inserted into other documents as required.

    Publication date: Sep 28th, 2017

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    

     Organisation: 
    South Eastern Sydney Local Health District

     Audience: 
    All

Publication date: 2022/03/07 12:00:00 GMT+11

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    

     Organisation: 
    NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service

     Audience: 
    General Public

A guide to the foodborne disease, salmonellosis, including symptoms and prevention with good hygiene.

    Publication date: 2012/10/25 18:25:00 GMT+1

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    2024-08-02

     Organisation: 
    NSW Health

     Audience: 
    All

Pamphlet outlining key medicine safety messages

    Publication date: 2012/04/19 07:55:00 GMT+1

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    

     Organisation: 
    South Eastern Sydney Local Health District

     Audience: 
    All

Information about meningococcal disease, an uncommon but serious disease, which is more likely to affect small children, adolescents and young adults. Includes symptoms, prevention and treatment.

    Publication date: 2012/10/25 18:18:00 GMT+1

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    2024-08-02

     Organisation: 
    NSW Health

     Audience: 
    All

A Practical Guide. A good night's sleep - Language: Filipino - Source: https://www.dhi.health.nsw.gov.au/transcultural-mental-health-centre-tmhc/resources/multilingual-resources-by-title/a-practical-guide-series

• Source: https://www.mimi-bestellportal.de - English Title: "Guidebook for male Refugees and Nonnatives"

A list of 28 sexually transmissible infections and sexual health terms in 17 languages for use by interpreters and other staff as necessary working in sexual health.

    Publication date: 2012/07/27 08:20:00 GMT+1

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    

     Organisation: 
    Sydney Sexual Health Centre

     Audience: 
    All

A guide to the cause of seeing spots or 'floaters' in front of the eyes, and what to do if you have them.

    Publication date: 2013/11/18 04:40:00 GMT

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    

     Organisation: 
    South Eastern Sydney Local Health District

     Audience: 
    All

Publication date: 2022/03/07 12:00:00 GMT+11

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    

     Organisation: 
    NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service

     Audience: 
    General Public

What to bring to hospital when having a baby details what families need to organise so their partner/ support person feel prepared and are as comfortable as possible for their hospital stay.

    Publication date: 2019/12/06 15:30:00 GMT+11

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    2024-10-29

     Organisation: 
    South Eastern Sydney Local Health District

     Audience: 
    Women who are giving birth, her partner or her prime caretaker

Information about the NSW Statewide Infant Screening Hearing (SWISH) Program. This aims to identify all babies born in NSW with significant permanent bilateral hearing loss by 3 months of age, and to enable them to access appropriate intervention by 6 months of age.

    Publication date: Jul 3rd, 2012

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    Aug 2nd, 2024

     Organisation: 
    NSW Health

     Audience: 
    Children

Symptoms and prevention of hand, foot and mouth disease, a usually mild illness that mainly affects children under 10.

    Publication date: 2012/04/13 04:50:00 GMT+1

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    2024-08-02

     Organisation: 
    NSW Health

     Audience: 
    Children

Vitamin D is needed to keep our bones strong and protect against fractures. Vitamin D also helps keep our muscles working and protect against falls.

    Publication date: Oct 20th, 2015

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    Aug 2nd, 2024

     Organisation: 
    NSW Health

     Audience: 
    All

The Improving Patient & Carer Journey program supports CALD patients and carers to manage their stress and make well-informed decisions regarding their treatment and care options. This includes a brochure that helps navigating the healthcare system and accessing appropriate services.

    Publication date: 2024/03/19 14:00:00 GMT+11

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    

     Organisation: 
    South Western Sydney Local Health District

     Audience: 
    General Public

Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICC) are widely used across NSW Health and provide patients with a safe alternative for intravenous medications and therapies, particularly when treatment is prolonged. This resource is a simple guide for patients to manage the care of this device.

    Publication date: 2017/09/27 15:00:00 GMT+1

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    

     Organisation: 
    South Eastern Sydney Local Health District

     Audience: 
    All

• Source: https://www.mimi-bestellportal.de
• English Title: "Guidebook health and care in old age"

Information for families attending the Children's Hospital at Westmead

    Publication date: 2012/10/03 06:40:00 GMT+1

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    

     Organisation: 
    Sydney Children's Hospitals Network

     Audience: 
    Children

This resource overviews the Midwifery Support Program. The Program provides postnatal care for women and babies in their own homes after discharge from hospital.

    Publication date: 2015/02/24 14:00:00 GMT

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    

     Organisation: 
    South Eastern Sydney Local Health District

     Audience: 
    Mothers

Speech pathology assessment - questions for outpatients

    Publication date: 2012/03/22 05:10:00 GMT

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    

     Organisation: 
    St Joseph's Hospital

     Audience: 
    All

The in language poster provides information on support services that are available to people who have caring responsibilities for family members or friends. Services NSW has information on programs, services, payments and concessions available to carers .The Carer Gateway is a centralized access point for emergency respite, online supports, and individualized support for carers. These carer support services are not connected to any services that a care recipient may be receiving. The text has been translated into in the following languages Chinese, Arabic, Macedonian, Spanish, Greek, Portuguese, Bangla, Nepali, Indonesian, French, Korean, Russian,Traditional Chinese and Thai.

    Publication date: 2021/01/28 09:30:00 GMT+11

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    2021-11-30

     Organisation: 
    South Eastern Sydney Local Health District

     Audience: 
    General Public

Causes and prevention of giardiasis, an intestinal infection causing symptoms like diarrhoea, stomach cramps and nausea.

    Publication date: Sep 24th, 2009

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    Aug 2nd, 2024

     Organisation: 
    NSW Health

     Audience: 
    All

Summary of the resource: Incontinent pelvic floor patients are asked to complete a bladder diary to assist their physiotherapist devise a treatment plan and monitor their progress. The ‘Bladder Diary’ resource is a form that can be completed for this purpose to monitor fluid intake and urinary output.

    Publication date: 2015/07/13 15:00:00 GMT+1

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    

     Organisation: 
    South Eastern Sydney Local Health District

     Audience: 
    Women

Information on the rights and responsibilities of NSW Health services and staff and patients and carers

    Publication date: 2011/09/21 08:15:00 GMT+1

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    

     Organisation: 
    NSW Health

     Audience: 
    All

A guide to heaptitis C, including symptoms, how the virus is spread, prevention and treatment.

    Publication date: 2009/09/24 06:50:00 GMT+1

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    2024-08-02

     Organisation: 
    NSW Health

     Audience: 
    All

It is easy to become overwhelmed by the volume and frequency of distressing information and updates. It is important to stay informed about the world around you but also try to manage your mental health during this time.

    Publication date: 2023/02/22 15:00:00 GMT+11

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    2024-08-02

     Organisation: 
    NSW Health

     Audience: 
    General Public

Calendario de dolores de cabeza, language: spanish (español), Source: https://www.dmkg.de/patienten/dmkg-kopfschmerzkalender

A parents' guide to recognising signs of anxiety in children, and where to find help.

    Publication date: 2012/10/25 18:38:00 GMT+1

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    2019-10-09

     Organisation: 
    Sydney Children's Hospitals Network

     Audience: 
    Children

The in language poster provides information on support services that are available to people who have caring responsibilities for family members or friends. Services NSW has information on programs, services, payments and concessions available to carers .The Carer Gateway is a centralized access point for emergency respite, online supports, and individualized support for carers. These carer support services are not connected to any services that a care recipient may be receiving. The text has been translated into in the following languages Chinese, Arabic, Macedonian, Spanish, Greek, Portuguese, Bangla, Nepali, Indonesian, French, Korean, Russian,Traditional Chinese and Thai.

    Publication date: 2021/01/28 09:30:00 GMT+11

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    2021-11-30

     Organisation: 
    South Eastern Sydney Local Health District

     Audience: 
    General Public

Family Help Kit. Psychosis - Language: Filipino - Source: https://www.dhi.health.nsw.gov.au/transcultural-mental-health-centre-tmhc/resources/multilingual-resources-by-title/family-help-kit

Information about the new law, effective from July 1 2009, which forbids smoking in a car with a child under the age of 16.

    Publication date: 2012/04/12 08:25:00 GMT+1

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    2024-08-02

     Organisation: 
    NSW Health

     Audience: 
    All

Consumer Medication Brochures. Bipolar Disorder - how medicine can help - Language: Tamil - Source: https://www.dhi.health.nsw.gov.au/transcultural-mental-health-centre-tmhc/resources/multilingual-resources-by-title/consumer-medication-brochures

Summary of the resource: Incontinent pelvic floor patients are asked to complete a bladder diary to assist their physiotherapist devise a treatment plan and monitor their progress. The ‘Bladder Diary’ resource is a form that can be completed for this purpose to monitor fluid intake and urinary output.

    Publication date: 2015/07/13 15:00:00 GMT+1

    Last Reviewed Date: 
    

     Organisation: 
    South Eastern Sydney Local Health District

     Audience: 
    Women