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Apply now NT Disability Advisory Committee
Applications are now being sought for the new Northern Territory Disability Advisory Committee (DAC).
Territorians are being warned to be alert for measles and get immunised if required, following confirmation of a case of this highly contagious disease in Darwin.
BreastScreenNT celebrate 25 year anniversary
BreastScreenNT is a joint Commonwealth and Northern Territory Government funded population-screening program.
Start of the salt marsh mosquito season
The Top End Health Service is urging people to protect themselves from salt marsh mosquitoes, as numbers are expected to increase in NT coastal areas due to the high tides last week. Elevated numbers are expected from 8 October, lasting 7 to 10 days.
Top End Health Service committed to patient safety
With the inaugural World Patient Safety Day on Tuesday 17 September 2019, Top End Health Service is deeply committed to patient safety.
Travelling these school holidays? Make sure your vaccinations are up to date
Territorians are being reminded to ensure they are fully immunised against measles before travelling over the school holiday period, as cases are currently present in Australia and much of the rest of the world.
Smoky conditions – health alert
The bushfires currently burning in the Greater Darwin region and Top End have led to smoky conditions that may be a risk to people with respiratory ailments.
Applications open for youth grants
The Department of Health is now accepting applications for funding through the 2020 Alcohol and Other Drugs Youth Grants Program.
NDIS Worker Screening (NT) Information Paper 2019
Worker screening is a tool NDIS registered providers can use to check that the people who are working, or wish to work, with NDIS participants do not present an unacceptable risk to the NDIS participant. The NDIS Worker Screening Check is an assessment of a person’s known past criminal history, professional misconduct in the workplace and other relevant information.
Kids Stress Less conveys positive mental health messages to children
The major activities for Kids Stress Less in 2019 are designed to give school children a better knowledge of how to recognise mental health issues; how to assist anyone who may be in a ‘bad place’; and how to develop skills to recognise bullying and build resilience.