Bluearth Institute - to provide
programmes and information about the role of physical activity in
healthy living. Also to train teachers in the 'best practise' delivery
of physical activity in schools.
CanTeen the Australian
Organisation for Young People Living with Cancer
Childhood Cancer Support -
families helping families - a charity with a heart and understanding,
working to support others going through a very traumatic, life
threatening and life changing time of their lives.
Cysticfibrosis WA is
a self help organisation, holding regular meetings to share information,
purchase equipment and fund-raise to support research into Cystic
Fibrosis.
HealthInsite Government web site with a wide range of up-to-date and quality assured information on important health topics such as diabetes, cancer, mental health and asthma.
Maternity Coalition acts as an umbrella organisation to bring together support groups and individuals for effective lobbying, information sharing, networking and support in maternity services. MC supports consumer and midwife participation at all levels of health policy planning, decision-making and service delivery.
Mobile GP provides
healthcare to homeless and marginalised people in Perth.
Retina Australia (WA) was formed in 1978 as the “WA Retinitis Pigmentosa
Foundation Inc” by Dr Arnold Cook and has been committed since then to
raise funds for research into Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) and other
inherited retinal diseases.
Telethon Speech & Hearing Centre for
Children WA (Inc) offers an independent centre for hearing-impaired
children from birth through to post-secondary education to enable them
to live normal and productive lives. The centre provides programs for
children with delayed speech and language, with hard to treat middle ear
infections and those in remote or isolated locations.
www.YourZone.com.au/perinatalhealth
is a Western Australian government-funded multi-media website which has
been specially developed to provide comprehensive information to the
community on different aspects of perinatal mental health. It also has a
database of perinatal mental health services statewide. The main goal of
the website is to help women and their partners/families who may be
experiencing emotional difficulties and challenges during pregnancy or
after the birth of their baby (perinatal period), particularly those
from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds or families
living in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities or located
in rural and remote areas within WA. The project is funded under the
State Perintal Mental Health Strategy.