Links
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General
Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR)
Site for Immunisation providers to access information regarding the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register.
Better Health Channel
Latest Victorian information on health, events, activities, healthy recipes and more.
Centres for Disease Control and Prevention for the United States
For an overseas view on health topics and information from the United States.
Communicable Diseases Network Australia
National Centre for Disease Control and the Communicable Diseases Network.
Health Translations Directory
The Health translations Online Directory will list health information that has been translated into languages other than English.
Maternal and Child Health
Early Childhood Services (Office for Children, Department of Human Services)
Medicare Australia/Australian Childhood Immunisation Register
Site for parents to access information regarding their childs immunisation history.
National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance fact sheets
Provides fact sheets on immunisation concerns that are in the media.
Nurse immuniser course, Latrobe University
Royal Melbourne Hospital
Travel advice for General Practioners only.
Victorian Infectious Diseases bulletin
Latest information on infectious diseases locally.
Immunisation related
Health Matters - Hot Shots
Part of the ABC Online website, Health Matters - Hot Shots is a website that looks at the facts about immunisation, to help parents make sense of the vaccination debate.
Answering Immunization Critics
An American web site with information for immunisation providers about common questions parents have about vaccines.
Australian Department of Health and Ageing Immunise Australia Program
Overview of the Immunise Australia program, relevant initiatives and publications.
Images of vaccine-preventable diseases
Photographs and slide set of vaccine-preventable diseases, available from the Immunization Action Coalition website.
Immunisation and autism - Better Health Channel
Immunisation - common misconceptions - Better Health Channel
Immunisation and diabetes - Better Health Channel
Immunisation - Myths and Realities
Available from the Immunise Australia Program website.
Immunisation reactions - Better Health Channel
MMR Decision Aid
This decision aid has been designed to help you decide whether to immunise your child with the Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine.
School entry immunisation certificate - Better Health Channel
Travel vaccinations - Better Health Channel
Vaccines explained - Better Health Channel
WHO global immunisation schedule
A website for all countries from A to Z. The site is updated annually.
Disease specific
The following information can be found on the Better Health Channel and the IDEAS website.
Chickenpox
Chickenpox vaccine
Chickenpox - viral disease
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis
Diphtheria and tetanus - why you should be immunised
Diphtheria tetanus pertussis - why to immunise children
Notifications of tetanus and pertussis in Victoria
Haemophilus influenzae type B
Haemophilus influenzae type b - why to immunise your child
Notifications of Haemophilus influenzae in Victoria
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B - immunisation for children
Hepatitis B - the facts
Hepatitis B immunisation provides protection
Notifications of hepatitis B in Victoria
Influenza
Flu and pneumococcal pneumonia vaccines - who should be immunised
Flu immunisation
Notifications of influenza in Victoria
Measles, mumps, rubella
Measles, mumps, rubella - viral diseases
Notifications of measles, mumps and rubella in Victoria
Meningitis
Meningitis needs prompt treatment
Notifications of invasive meningococcal disease, Haemophilus influenzae type B, and invasive pneumococcal disease in Victoria
Pneumococcal disease
Pneumococcal disease
Flu and pneumococcal pneumonia vaccines - who should be immunised
Notifications of invasive pneumococcal disease in Victoria
Polio
Polio immunisation is still necessary
Polio is a serious but preventable infectious disease