Campaigns
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List of Campaigns
- Whooping Cough
Whooping cough (which is sometimes also called pertussis) is a serious infection that usually causes a long coughing illness. In babies, the infection can be life threatening. Anyone can get whooping cough and the infection can spread to others, including babies.
- Know When to Say When
The Know when to say when campaign challenges the community to consider the amount of alcohol they consume, by placing the spotlight on behaviour that our society erroneously accepts as 'normal' when people drink too much.
The Cannabis can leave you permanently out of it campaign aims to increase awareness of the impact of frequent cannabis use on lifestyle, such as isolation from friends and family and the limiting of potential in such things as employment and/or education.
The new Club Drugs campaign - Do not let drugs use you - is aimed at young people 18 to 25 years warning of the harms and risks associated with club drugs.
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 reinforces messages to the community reminding people how to reduce the spread of flu.
- 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.