Campaigns
NSW Health works with the community to reduce the risks to people's health from smoking, obesity, drug and alcohol use and stress. We also work to promote the things that protect people's health, such as good nutrition, physical activity, healthy environments and supportive relationships.
Check out our current campaigns to promote health and wellness and prevent injury and illness in NSW.
STI Campaign
A new advertising campaign aimed at lowering the rates of Sexually Transmissible Infections (STIs), in particular Chlamydia, among young people aged under 25 years.
No Smoking in Cars with Children
An advertising campaign has been launched to alert the NSW community of the ban on smoking in cars when children under 16 years are present.
Winter Campaign
The NSW Health Winter Campaign aims to reinforce healthy messages to keep people well and avoid illnesses such as colds and flu this winter.
Get Healthy Information and Coaching Service
The Get Healthy Information and Coaching Service is a free service for NSW residents who want to get healthier through improving their diet and levels of physical activity.
What are you doing to yourself?
The NSW Health responsible drinking campaign - What are you doing to yourself? - aims at tackling the growing problem of binge or excessive drinking and anti-social behaviour among teenagers and young adults.
The campaign's key message is about taking personal responsibility for your alcohol consumption when socialising. The campaign shows young people in social environments and reflects how an individual's personality and behaviour can change when they drink to excess.
Save Emergency Departments for Emergencies
During the Winter months NSW hospital emergency departments face a significant increase in activity. This television campaign highlights the serious nature of illnesses treated in emergency departments each day and reminds the community that minor illnesses like coughs and colds can be treated by a General Practitioner (GP).
Good for Kids, Good for Life "Water Campaign"
This campaign was developed by the Hunter New England Area Health Service as part of the Good For Kids, Good for Life program. The campaign, which includes television, radio and press advertising, promotes the importance of water consumption for children as a healthy alternative to sweetened drinks including cordial, fruit juices, flavoured mineral waters, sports drinks and soft drinks.
Go for 2&5
Eating plenty of fruit and vegetables contributes to good health, protects against a number of diseases and helps maintain a healthy weight. 'Go for 2&5®' refers to the recommended minimum number of two serves of fruit and five serves of vegetables per day for adults.
Careers in nursing and midwifery
Now there are more reasons than ever to consider a career in nursing and midwifery. Few professions offer the opportunities, challenges and rewards as available in these exciting fields. Working in the health care environment is more than a job - it's a career. A career where you can make a difference, all day, every day.
Links to Other Health Campaigns
How do you measure up?
1 in 2 Australian adults is overweight. And, irrespective of your height or build, if your waistline is getting bigger it could mean you are at increased risk of chronic diseases like some cancers, health disease and type 2 diabetes. How do you measure up will provide you with some simple steps you can take to reduce your risk of chronic disease and help you to lead a healthier lifestyle. Remember, it's never too late.
The Dark Side of Tanning
Are you at risk of skin cancer? The Dark Side of Tanning is a Cancer Institute NSW campaign that shows the dangers of tanning and the damage to the skin that can happen even before it starts to show signs of burning. It reveals the damage that occurs at a cell level and how this can lead to a deadly melanoma.