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01 Aug 2018... Trial of void is a test to check bladder function. This is an instructional fact sheet for patients of the Women's explaining the procedure.

31 Dec 2022... This flipchart has been produced by the Cancer Institute NSW to support those providing information on breast cancer and breast screening to women from different cultural backgrounds; particularly those eligible to participate in the BreastScreen NSW program. This PowerPoint (PPT) resource is also available in PDF format.

01 Nov 2018... Your doctor has found that you have a cyst in your breast. This information will explain what a breast cyst is, how it is diagnosed and treated.

01 Jan 2018... This translated information is for women who are to have a breast ultrasound or mammogram to investigate changes in their breast.

18 Apr 2024... Jean Hailes developed translated booklets for health professionals, educators, social workers and community leaders to help deliver health information to women and girls in-language. The resources are for a general audience with limited health literacy in plain language, so they are practical and easy to understand. This booklet includes tips on how to stay healthy throughout life, a description of various health checks and recommendations for specific health checks at different ages and life stages.

18 Apr 2024... Jean Hailes developed translated educational presentations for health professionals, educators, social workers, bicultural workers, community workers and leaders to help deliver health information to women and girls in-language. The resources are for a general audience with limited health literacy in plain language, so they are practical and easy to understand.  This presentation includes tips on how to stay healthy throughout life, a description of various health checks and recommendations for specific health checks at different ages and life stages.

01 Feb 2021... Information on why it is important that people who work with crystalline silica have a respiratory health assessment, what an assessment involves, who can do assessments, and tests.

01 Jan 2018... Your specialist at the Breast Clinic has arranged tests to investigate a change in your breast. The tests that we will explain in this translated information sheet are called biopsies. They are used to investigate lumps or other changes in the breast.

18 Apr 2024... Jean Hailes developed translated educational flipbook presentations for health professionals, educators, social workers and community leaders to help deliver health information to women and girls in-language. The resources are for a general audience with limited health literacy in plain language, so they are practical and easy to understand. This flipbook includes tips on how to stay healthy throughout life, a description of various health checks and recommendations for specific health checks at different ages and life stages.

01 Oct 2020... This glossary is for interpreters, translators, and bilingual staff who work with people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. It provides a list of commonly used terminology relating to mental health and wellbeing, mental health services, mental health and suicide prevention, and stigma reduction. It has been translated into 30 languages.  Translations can be accessed within the English pdf document.

01 Jul 2022... A self-collection wallet card for a step-by-step guide on how to do the self-collection test for cervical screening.

06 Mar 2019... Some tests, treatments and procedures provide little benefit. In some cases, they may even cause harm. Use these 5 questions to make sure you end up with the right amount of care — not too much and not too little.

01 May 2017... This fact sheet explains the different roles of health care professionals in Hepatitis C treatment and whether having hepatitis C affects someone's immigration status

27 Jul 2018... This Easy English document explains the services that Sexual Health Victoria clinics offer, and who can access them, as well as what to expect and do before and when you come to the clinic.

18 Apr 2019... This multilingual A3 poster promotes the importance of regular screening regardless of family history.

30 Jun 2021... General information about breast screening, an x-ray of the breasts, also known as a mammogram.

01 Aug 2019... A translated fact sheet about colposcopy, an examination that is recommended after a positive or abnormal pap test result. After a colposcopy, decisions can be made about your ongoing treatment.

01 May 2018... This fact sheet provides important information for women who have had an epidural or spinal anaesthesia at the Women's.

02 Jul 2023... Construction materials such as sandstone, concrete and bricks can contain up to 90% silica dust. When drilling on these materials, you can generate and breathe in fine crystalline silica dust, which can cause serious illnesses such as silicosis and lung cancer.

13 Jun 2019... This booklet is designed to help consumers, their families, carers and other support people get the most out of their health care. You can use the information in the booklet when you talk to your doctor and other healthcare providers, including nurses, pharmacists, specialists, allied health and mental health workers.

18 Oct 2019... This brochure from BreastScreen NSW (under Cancer Institute NSW) provides information about what happens when you have been asked to come back for further tests. You have been asked to attend the Assessment Clinic because there is an area on your mammogram that needs further investigation

01 May 2019... This resource explains what is involved in an STI/BBV check-up.

01 Dec 2023... A poster to ensure your health checks are up to date. Here’s your handy guide to the health checks women need and when to get them.  The poster includes information on checks for your heart, cholesterol, diabetes, sexual health, blood pressure, bone health, breasts, bowel, mental health, dental, eye, hearing, vaccination, and skin and cervical screening tests.

01 May 2023... It’s important to see your doctor for regular health checks so you can find and treat any conditions early. A general check-up is recommended once a year. If you are at higher risk of a condition or disease, you may need to have some checks more often. The fact sheet includes information on checks for your heart, cholesterol, diabetes, sexual health, blood pressure, bone health, breasts, bowel, mental health, dental, eye, hearing, vaccination, and skin and cervical screening tests.

26 Aug 2024... This Easy Read fact sheet explains different types of women’s health professionals and how they can help.

Video discussing cervical screening during pregnancy.

01 Aug 2020... Did you know? You can have a Cervical Screening Test at any time during pregnancy. Multilingual poster.

01 Jul 2023... This fact sheet tells you about the different types of health checks. A health check is when a doctor checks your health. Health checks can help you stay healthy.

01 Jul 2023... This fact sheet tells you about yearly health checks. A health check is when a doctor checks your health. It is to make sure you are healthy.

01 Aug 2011... A skin test for tuberculosis (TB) is also called a Mantoux test or Tuberculin skin test (TST).

01 Dec 2020... Knowing what to expect at an appointment can help you think about questions the speech pathologist might ask, what you are most concerned about, and preparing your child.

13 Nov 2018... The Pap test has changed - it is now called a Cervical Screening Test and it is done every 5 years for women between the ages of 25 and 74. Regular cervical screening could save your life. Cervical screening looks for HPV infection that may overtime develop into cervical cancer if not treated.

01 Mar 2024... This information explains why your breasts change and what changes are common. 

01 Jan 2018... Fibroadenomas are a type of non-cancerous breast lump. They can range in size from smaller than a marble to as large as a golf ball. This translated information sheet explains what a fibroadenoma is, how it is diagnosed and treated.

26 Feb 2024... A fact sheet in Easy Read with information about health checks for women, including checks for your heart, cholesterol, diabetes, bone health, breasts, bowel, mental health and cervical screening test.

01 Jun 2024... Jean Hailes developed translated educational presentations for health professionals, educators, social workers, bicultural workers, community workers and leaders to help deliver health information to women and girls in-language. The resources are for a general audience with limited health literacy in plain language, so they are practical and easy to understand.  This presentation includes tips on how to s tay healthy during and after menopause: When and why menopause happens, how to manage symptoms, and how to take care of your health during and after menopause.