Health awareness campaigns
Vaccination saves lives – prepare and protect
Protect yourself and your older community from infectious respiratory diseases like COVID-19 and flu.
These infections can make you cough and sneeze, give you a runny nose sore throat or fever. COVID-19 and flu can also get worse and lead to headaches, aches, shortness of breath and chest pain.
Older age is one of the biggest risk factors for serious illness from COVID-19 or flu. Regular vaccination is the best way to reduce the risk of getting seriously ill, needing hospital care or even dying.
When to get a vaccination
A COVID-19 vaccine is recommended every 6 months if you are 75 years or older.
If you are 65 to 74 years of age, talk to your GP or nurse practitioner to check if you’re eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine dose every 6 months.
All adults are eligible for annual COVID-19 and flu vaccines.
You can get both vaccines at the same time and you don’t have to wait 6 months after a COVID-19 infection to get your vaccination.
You can get vaccinated by your GP or pharmacist, or at your local community health centre or Aboriginal health service.
Book in for a vaccination
Find a health service at healthdirect.gov.au or call 1800 022 222.
Take the bowel test
🎶Just take that old kit off the shelf,
And sit and do the test by yourself.
Today’s health care puts you in control,
we’d like a sample from the toilet bowl🎶
Don’t participate in risky business if you’re aged 45 to 74, get proactive about your health and do the free bowel screening test. It could save your life.
Always check the expiry date. Request a free kit at 💻ncsr.gov.au/boweltest
Changes to home care prices
The Department of Health and Aged Care has announced changes for people using the Home Care Packages Program.
From 1 July, the program will move to Support at Home, and service prices may change.
Your provider must talk to you about any price changes and get your agreement.
To keep prices fair and transparent, the government has given providers clear rules to follow and put protections in place. They have also shared indicative prices to help you compare costs.
Find out more at health.gov.au/resources/collections/support-at-home-pricing-resources