If you love the outdoors, love your skin more.
Australia is recognized as an outdoor loving country, but it’s also known for the harsh sun and high cases of Melanoma.
1,500 people in Australia died from melanoma in 2012, which is four people a day, very sobering statistics.
The deaths for 2015 were 1,675, which are from 12,960 melanoma cases diagnosed.
Therefore, wear appropriate sunscreen and clothing.
Make sure you see the GP and have your skin checked regularly.
It is important to stay safe and healthy on your holidays:
Waitara Family Medical Practice can help you with any of your travel requirements. Our GPs can provide travel advice and administer any vaccinations you may require, on-site.
DineSmart is an initiative to raise awareness about the prominent issue of homelessness in Australia. Dine at a participating Dine Smart restaurants and help out local grassroots community groups attempting to aid the homeless or at risk.
On any given night 26,238 Australians aged 12-24 are homeless.
To get involved:
For more information: https://streetsmartaustralia.org
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is an international campaign to challenge violence against women and girls. The campaign runs every year from 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10 December, the Human Rights Day.
In 2019, the UNiTE campaign will mark the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, from 25 November to 10 December, under the theme, “Orange the Wold: Generation Equality Stands Against Rape!”.
On the basis of data from 2005 to 2016 for 87 countries, 19 per cent of women between 15 and 49 years of age said they had experienced physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner in the 12 months prior to the survey.
Get involved this December by:
For more information, visit:
https://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/take-action/16-days-of-activism
Now in its seventh year down under, December is Decembeard for Bowel Cancer Australia.
A hair–raising fundraiser held during the month of December (1-31 December), Decembeard encourages men to grow a beard or some chin stubble in the final month of the year to raise awareness and much needed funds for bowel cancer.
Bowel cancer (also known as colorectal cancer) is the third most common type of newly diagnosed cancer in Australia.
15,253 Australians are told they have bowel cancer each year, including 2,186 people under the age of 55.
Australia is the leading national charity dedicated to prevention, early diagnosis, research, quality treatment and the best care for everyone affected by bowel cancer.
You can get involved by
For more information, please visit:
https://www.bowelcanceraustralia.org/decembeard
World AIDS Day is held on 1 December each year. It raises awareness across the world and in the community about the issues surrounding HIV and AIDS. It is a day for people to show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died.
HIV still exists in Australia. There were 833 new HIV diagnoses in Australia in 2018.
HIV can affect anyone. There is no vaccine or cure for HIV, however there is highly effective treatment. People living with HIV take medications on a daily basis to maintain their HIV at an undetectable level and to keep themselves healthy. Today, HIV is considered a chronic but manageable condition, and people living with HIV can lead long and healthy lives, with a similar life expectancy to a person who does not have HIV.
Like other conditions, HIV can be prevented. By being informed about what HIV is and how it can be transmitted, we can take measures to look after ourselves and others.
So take the first step-inform yourself about HIV.
To get involved this December:
For more information, visit:
http://www.worldaidsday.org.au/internet/wad/publishing.nsf/Content/Home
Miracle Babies Foundation is Australia’s leading organisation supporting premature and sick newborns, their families and the hospitals that care for them.
For families, the experience of having a baby come into the world not as expected or planned is life changing. Every year in Australia around 48,000 newborn babies require the help of a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) or Special Care Nursery (SCN). 27,000 of these babies are born premature and up to 1,000 babies lose their fight for life.
Since 2005, Miracle Babies Foundation has been passionate in developing and providing vital programs and resources to support and enhance a family’s experience from a threatened pregnancy, hospital journey with a premature or sick newborn, the transition to home and beyond.
You can contribute by
To find out more, please visit https://www.miraclebabies.org.au
Overuse and misuse of antibiotics is increasing the problem of antibiotic resistance. We are all part of the problem and the solution. Antibiotic resistance is impacting us now – we all have a role to play.
Did you know…?
Things you can do
You can also take the pledge and join the 50,000+ Australians who have promised to preserve the power of antibiotics.
For more information please visit:
https://www.nps.org.au/medical-info/clinical-topics/reducing-antibiotic-resistance