HEALTH PREVENTION

Prevention of disease and promotion of health, as an individual and also at an organisational and government level, is essential to keeping our population healthy.  Find links below on a range of topics for preventing future illness and managing conditions that you have already been diagnosed with.

general

General information for improving lifestyle and diet with a view to minimising risk of chronic conditions such as heart disease, stroke, osteoporosis, cancer and diabetes.

Blood pressure

Information on what high blood pressure is and how to prevent and manage it.

Cancer screening

The burden of cancer in our society can be reduced by both preventive measures, and screening to detect existing cancers early.

Cholesterol

Information on the role of cholesterol and how to prevent and manage high levels.

Diabetes

In many cases, adult onset diabetes is a lifestyle disorder - a combination of inactivity, abdominal weight gain and dietary imbalance.  Adherence to general lifestyle advice - increased exercise, minimising sedentary activities, maintaining a healthy abdominal girth, reducing saturated fat intake etc is the cornerstone of diabetes prevention and early diabetes management. See below for further information.

Fatigue

Infectious Disease

for information on prevention of infectious disease see pages on Immunisation and Infectious Disease

osteoporosis (bone thinning)

Sexual health

smoking

Vitamin D and calcium