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160 results for "How to find good health information"
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The 5 steps of supported decision making

Tips to help you make your own choices about health, with the right support.
Health topics
Making choices and saying what you want,
Health rights

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The Australian Charter of Health Care Rights

Read the Australian Charter of Health Care Rights in Easy English. It explains your right to safe health care that you understand and say yes to.
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Health rights

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Health care plans for chronic health problems that last a long time

This Easy Read fact sheet explains chronic health care plans. These plans help people manage health problems that last for a long time.
Health topics
Ways to get better health care,
Looking after your health information

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Resources to help health professionals understand intellectual disability

These resources explain the health impacts of intellectual disability. They describe the rights and needs of patients and say how health services can give better health care.
Health topics
For professionals,
Understanding intellectual disability,
Communication,
How professionals, family and carers can respect health rights

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Courses

Courses help you learn about health with other people. These courses are for people with intellectual disability, health professionals and families and carers.
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Healthy eating in supported accommodation

A guide that says how to plan menus, meet special needs and help residents make healthy choices.
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For professionals,
How to have a healthy lifestyle,
How professionals, family and carers can respect health rights

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Tools to help carers and other supporters talk about cancer screening

Tips and tools to help you get ready for a chat about the cancer screening tests that everyone should have.
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Health checks you need,
Health topics that matter to us,
How professionals, family and carers can respect health rights

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Resources can help people learn new things and find support. On this page, you can share a health resource for people with intellectual disability, their family and carers, or health professionals.

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Events bring people in our community together to talk about health. It could be a conference, a workshop or something else. On this page you can look for events about health topics that interest you.

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