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29 Apr 2025... This fact sheet explains why a participant may not be eligible for the National Lung Cancer Screening Program and includes information about quitting smoking. An accessible Word format of the English resource can be found here .

18 Apr 2024... Jean Hailes developed translated educational presentations for health professionals, educators, social workers, bicultural workers, community workers and leaders to help deliver health information to women and girls in-language. The resources are for a general audience with limited health literacy in plain language, so they are practical and easy to understand.  This presentation includes tips on how to stay healthy throughout life, a description of various health checks and recommendations for specific health checks at different ages and life stages.

31 Dec 2022... This flipchart has been produced by the Cancer Institute NSW to support those providing information on breast cancer and breast screening to women from different cultural backgrounds; particularly those eligible to participate in the BreastScreen NSW program. This PowerPoint (PPT) resource is also available in PDF format.

30 Nov 2018... This translated information is for women who are to have a breast ultrasound or mammogram to investigate changes in their breast.

01 Nov 2018... Your doctor has found that you have a cyst in your breast. This information will explain what a breast cyst is, how it is diagnosed and treated.

01 Aug 2018... A trial of void is a test to check bladder function. This is an instructional fact sheet for patients of the Royal Women's Hospital Melbourne explaining the procedure.

18 Apr 2024... Jean Hailes developed translated booklets for health professionals, educators, social workers and community leaders to help deliver health information to women and girls in-language. The resources are for a general audience with limited health literacy in plain language, so they are practical and easy to understand.  This booklet includes tips on how to stay healthy throughout life, a description of various health checks and recommendations for specific health checks at different ages and life stages.

01 Oct 2020... This glossary is for interpreters, translators, and bilingual staff who work with people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. It provides a list of commonly used terminology relating to mental health and wellbeing, mental health services, mental health and suicide prevention, and stigma reduction. It has been translated into 30 languages.  Translations can be accessed within the English pdf document.

01 Feb 2021... Information on why it is important that people who work with crystalline silica have a respiratory health assessment, what an assessment involves, who can do assessments, and tests.

29 Apr 2025... This fact sheet provides information about lung cancer screening including the possible benefits of screening and why it is important to talk to your doctor to see if you are eligible for the National Lung Cancer Screening Program. An accessible Word format of the English resource can be found here .

29 Apr 2025... From July 2025, eligible people in Australia will be able to participate in screening for lung cancer through the National Lung Cancer Screening Program. This fact sheet provides key information on the National Lung Cancer Screening Program including eligibility criteria, how to access a scan and what you need to do after a scan is completed. An accessible Word format of the English resource can be found here .

18 Apr 2024... Jean Hailes developed translated educational flipbook presentations for health professionals, educators, social workers and community leaders to help deliver health information to women and girls in-language. The resources are for a general audience with limited health literacy in plain language, so they are practical and easy to understand.  This flipbook includes tips on how to stay healthy throughout life, a description of various health checks and recommendations for specific health checks at different ages and life stages.

01 Jan 2018... Your specialist at the Breast Clinic has arranged tests to investigate a change in your breast. The tests that we will explain in this translated information sheet are called biopsies. They are used to investigate lumps or other changes in the breast.

14 Sep 2018... There is a new test in Australia. It is called a Cervical Screening Test. The Cervical Screening Test looks for HPV in the cervix. The Cervical Screening Test replaced the Pap test. You will now have a Cervical Screening Test instead of a Pap test. A Cervical Screening Test can help find cell changes before they turn in to cancer.

01 May 2017... This fact sheet explains the different roles of health care professionals in Hepatitis C treatment and whether having hepatitis C affects someone's immigration status

14 Dec 2015... This video outlines what new arrivals from Syria and Iraq can expect when they attend their initial Refugee Health Assessments with their GP and/or Nurse. It outlines the importance of why patients need a health check, what the check involves, why vaccinations are important, what to bring to the appointments, confidentiality and interpreters.

01 Aug 2013... This brochure uses reader-friendly language designed to inform and empower your patient/consumer so that they can get the most out of your conversation with their doctor, nurse, or other health professional. ‘Talking with’ means you being open about providing information and speaking up when you don’t understand something or think it’s ‘not quite right’. A good conversation is a dialogue where your concerns, aspirations and values become part of the agreed plan.

18 Apr 2019... This multilingual A3 poster promotes the importance of regular screening regardless of family history.

30 Jun 2021... General information about breast screening, an x-ray of the breasts, also known as a mammogram.

28 Oct 2022... A self-collection wallet card for a step-by-step guide on how to do the self-collection test for cervical screening.

27 Jul 2018... This Easy English document explains the services that Sexual Health Victoria clinics offer, and who can access them, as well as what to expect and do before and when you come to the clinic.

29 Apr 2025... This tool can help you and your doctor work out if you are eligible for the National Lung Cancer Screening Program. You should work through the questions with your doctor, who is best placed to determine if you're eligible. Completing this tool does not replace an eligibility assessment by your doctor. An accessible Word format of the English resource can be found here .

29 Apr 2025... From July 2025, eligible people in Australia will be able to participate in screening for lung cancer through the National Lung Cancer Screening Program. This fact sheet provides information about the National Lung Cancer Screening Program, lung cancer and symptoms, the low-dose CT scan and general questions about lung cancer screening. An accessible Word format of the English resource can be found here .

26 Aug 2024... Easy Read fact sheet and video explain different types of women’s health professionals and how they can help. The Easy Read video was created in partnership with Women with Disabilities Australia . The video explains different women’s health topics in Easy Read style. Each page is read slowly and clearly to help people understand key messages. Many people prefer videos over written information, including people with disability and people from multicultural backgrounds.

18 Oct 2019... This brochure from BreastScreen NSW (under Cancer Institute NSW) provides information about what happens when you have been asked to come back for further tests. You have been asked to attend the Assessment Clinic because there is an area on your mammogram that needs further investigation

01 Dec 2023... A poster to ensure your health checks are up to date. Here’s your handy guide to the health checks women need and when to get them.  The poster includes information on checks for your heart, cholesterol, diabetes, sexual health, blood pressure, bone health, breasts, bowel, mental health, dental, eye, hearing, vaccination, and skin and cervical screening tests.

28 Feb 2019... A translated fact sheet about colposcopy, an examination that is recommended after a positive or abnormal pap test result. After a colposcopy, decisions can be made about your ongoing treatment.

02 Jul 2023... Construction materials such as sandstone, concrete and bricks can contain up to 90% silica dust. When drilling on these materials, you can generate and breathe in fine crystalline silica dust, which can cause serious illnesses such as silicosis and lung cancer.

01 May 2019... This resource explains what is involved in an STI/BBV check-up.

13 Jun 2025... This is a picture-based, Easy-to-Use English resource for teaching people about their rights and the law related to their body, sexual health, relationships, and sexuality.  Research shows that people with disabilities are at more risk of both being victims of sexual crimes and, often accidentally, perpetrators of crimes.  From a sex-positive and person-centred approach, the resource aims to empower people to know more about: their social and legal rights, their health and relationships, their sexuality and sexual health, and how the law can support individuals before and after difficult experiences.

01 Dec 2020... Knowing what to expect at an appointment can help you think about questions the speech pathologist might ask, what you are most concerned about, and preparing your child.

27 Jul 2022... A FibroScan is a simple test to find out how much liver scarring and fatty change you have in your liver.

01 Jul 2023... This fact sheet tells you about yearly health checks. A health check is when a doctor checks your health. It is to make sure you are healthy.

01 Jul 2023... This fact sheet tells you about the different types of health checks. A health check is when a doctor checks your health. Health checks can help you stay healthy.

01 Jun 2024... Jean Hailes developed translated educational presentations for health professionals, educators, social workers, bicultural workers, community workers and leaders to help deliver health information to women and girls in-language. The resources are for a general audience with limited health literacy in plain language, so they are practical and easy to understand.  This presentation includes tips on how to s tay healthy during and after menopause: when and why menopause happens, how to manage symptoms, and how to take care of your health during and after menopause.

01 Jan 2021... You can have a cervical screening test at any time during pregnancy is a video for women aged 25 years and over who are due for a cervical screening test. Cervical screening saves lives! Talk with your doctor, midwife or nurse if you are due for your cervical screening test.

01 Aug 2020... Did you know? You can have a Cervical Screening Test at any time during pregnancy. Multilingual poster.

01 Jan 2018... Fibroadenomas are a type of non-cancerous breast lump. They can range in size from smaller than a marble to as large as a golf ball. This translated information sheet explains what a fibroadenoma is, how it is diagnosed and treated.

01 Mar 2024... This information explains why your breasts change and what changes are common. 

26 Feb 2024... A fact sheet in Easy Read with information about health checks for women, including checks for your heart, cholesterol, diabetes, bone health, breasts, bowel, mental health and cervical screening test.

14 Jul 2025... This resource is for people who have finished treatment for cancer. It talks about how you may feel, how to cope with side effects, future health checks, and what you can do to stay healthy.