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Topic Index

Cervix Screening 
Disease statistics & research

Drugs & poisons
Environmental lead
Food
HIV
Immunisation
Infectious diseases & bugs 
Mosquitoes 
Pregnancy Hand-Held Record
Radiation 
Skin penetration 
Wastewater management
Water quality

Go to the FAQs & contacts page for links to DH Branches dealing with topics not listed here


DISEASE STATISTICS & RESEARCH

A summary of notifiable diseases in SA

Population Research and Outcome Studies

Major Cancers in South Australia 1977 - 2005. Summaries and statistical graphs are provided for each cancer site, male and female all ages, plus notes on methods of calculating rates.

Annual Cancer Reports

SA Cervix Screening Program Statistical Reports

DRUGS & POISONS

Drugs & Poisons index

ENVIRONMENTAL LEAD

About the Pt Pirie Environmental Health Centre

Blood lead monitoring - what is it?

Port Pirie Environmental Health Centre services

FOOD

Food Index

HIV

Meeting the Challenge ~ Fourth South Australian HIV Strategy 2002-2005

IMMUNISATION

Index of immunisation topics

INFECTIOUS DISEASES & BUGS

Communicable Diseases Index

You've Got What? ~ factsheets on prevention and control of notifiable and other infectious diseases in children and adults (Index of commonly used disease names
& useful links
)

MOSQUITOES

SA Integrated Mosquito Management Resource Package 2006

Mosquitoes - " Fight the Bite"

Avoiding mosquito bites - You've Got What? - General topics

Don't let the blood suckers bite is a 15 second video about protecting yourself from mosquito bites. Insect repellents containing DEET or Picaridin are now recommended. The video will take around 8 minutes to upload and requires Windows Media Player or Quicktime to load and play. (2679KB)

Barmah Forest virus - You've Got What? - Specific conditions

Dengue Fever - You've Got What? - Specific conditions

Ross River Virus infection - You've Got What? - Specific conditions

Murray Valley Encephalitis Virus Infection - You've Got What? - Specific conditions

Ross River virus and Barmah Forest virus - Department of Medical Entomology, University of Sydney and Westmead Hospital, Australia

RADIATION

The Environment Protection Authority deals with radiation. Please use the link below to contact Radiation Protection for information on radiation legislation, mobile phones, powerlines, phone towers, microwave ovens, electromagnetic/radiofrequency radiation, video display units, x-rays, uranium mining, nuclear wastes and downloadable licence forms and fact-sheets.

Radiation Protection - EPA

SKIN PENETRATION

Skin penetration (tattooing & body piercing)

Guideline: Safe & Hygienic Practice of Skin Penetration

WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT

Wastewater Management in SA

Septic tanks & other onsite systems

Alternative onsite systems

Towns & other large developments

Product approval

Reclaimed water use

Maintaining aerobic wastewater systems

Maintaining septic tank systems

WATER QUALITY

Rainwater

Spa pools and swimming pools

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