Health
Important
While the internet can be useful for researching health and wellbeing, it’s important to remember
that apps and websites should not be used to diagnose yourself or others if you are sick. Always
seek the advice of a medical professional if you are unwell.
There are a few different ways you
can do this:
1. Visit your GP or healthcare professional.
2. Call the HealthDirect Helpline on 1800 022 222 for 24-hour non-emergency advice
from a registered nurse.
3. Call 000 in an emergency situation.
Below are some reliable government-operated websites that are a good place to start when you’re managing your health and wellbeing online.
HealthDirect | Manage your health and wellbeing through a range of different information and advice services. |
My Hospitals | Easy access to nationally consistent and comparable performance information for public and private hospitals. |
Eat for Health | Eat a healthy diet and reduce the burden of preventable diet-related death, illness and disability. |
Head to Health | Resources to help you manage your mental health. |
Better Health Channel | Health and medical information to improve your health and wellbeing. |
Across the world, there are now over 318,000 apps solely dedicated to helping improve your health and wellbeing. This is a list of tried and tested apps for you to download to your smartphone or tablet. Each one has a different health or wellbeing focus, so you might want to download a couple of them and see what they have to offer. Download on the App Store or Google Play to help you on your journey.
Calm | Aid sleep, mindfulness and meditation. |
MyFitnessPal | Track your weight, nutrition and exercise all in one place |
Apple Health | Health data from iPhone, Apple Watch and third-party apps you already use. |
Day One | Journaling app that enables to you log your thoughts, feelings and photos all in one place. |
Couch to 5k | At the end of the 8 week program, you should be able to run 5k without stopping. |
Smoke Free | Encourages smokers to stop smoking. |