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2017 media releases from NSW Health

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2017/12 - December
- How you can achieve a healthier New Year [29 December 2017]
- Remember those in need during the festive season [21 December 2017]
- Cytogenic lab processing error identified by NSW Health [20 December 2017]
- Give a healthy and active Christmas present this year [18 December 2017]
- Don’t let nasty bugs ruin your holidays [18 December 2017]
- Nine in 10 NSW homes now smoke-free [15 December 2017]
- First summer heatwave: stay cool and hydrated [14 December 2017]
- NSW Health warns of swimming pool cryptosporidiosis risk [13 December 2017]
- Watch out for Salmonella poisoning as temperatures rise [11 December 2017]
- NSW Health tightens regulation to lower Legionnaires risk [8 December 2017]
- HIV testing key to ending transmission [1 December 2017]
- Study finds heatwaves in NSW cause 10 per cent increase in deaths [1 December 2017]
2017/11 - November
- $3 million plan to protect welfare of junior doctors [18 November 2017]
- Remember Schoolies’ Week for the right reasons – get vaccinated [10 November 2017]
- NSW Health warning on disease risk from bats [6 November 2017]
- Fighting child obesity the Go4Fun way [3 November 2017]
2017/10 - October
- Awards for greatest ideas in health care [26 October 2017]
- NSW Health urges 20 - 50s to vaccinate against measles [16 October 2017]
- NSW Health thanks staff as flu season declines [16 October 2017]
- Hep A warning issued to patrons at Sydney restaurant [13 October 2017]
2017/09 - September
- Nowra women win statewide weight loss challenge [28 September 2017]
- Review into seclusion, restraint and observation in Wagga Wagga for public consultation [15 September 2017]
- NSW Health urges vaccination to combat hep A outbreak [15 September 2017]
- Review into seclusion, restraint and observation on the North Coast for public consultation [7 September 2017]
- Review into seclusion, restraint and observation on the North Coast for public consultation [6 September 2017]
- NSW Health investigating hepatitis A outbreak in Sydney [5 September 2017]
- Spring into action with Asthma first aid skills [1 September 2017]
- NSW Health renews gastro warning following outbreaks [1 September 2017]
- Flu peak has passed but season not over yet [1 September 2017]
2017/08 - August
- Record low number of new HIV cases in NSW [23 August 2017]
- Watch for meningococcal symptoms NSW Health warns [18 August 2017]
- NSW Health encourages mothers to take iodine for baby brain development [15 August 2017]
- Review into seclusion, restraint and observation public consultations across Sydney [15 August 2017]
- Sydney Air Pollution Health Alert [14 August 2017]
- Fourth M chimaera case confirmed in NSW [11 August 2017]
- Review into seclusion, restraint and observation in the Hunter for public consultation [7 August 2017]
- Take precautions to reduce risk of spreading flu [4 August 2017]
- Review into seclusion, restraint and observation in the Illawarra for public consultation [4 August 2017]
- Health alert: warning on viral gastroenteritis [3 August 2017]
- Review into seclusion, restraint and observation in Orange for public consultation [3 August 2017]
- Review into seclusion, restraint and observation in orange for public consultation [3 August 2017]
- Protect the elderly as flu cases rise: NSW Health [1 August 2017]
2017/07 - July
- Measles alert: NSW Health urges awareness after Sydney case [20 July 2017]
- Legionnaires’ disease regulation report released [20 July 2017]
- Doctor identity fraud could not happen today, review finds [5 July 2017]
- Get vaccinated against flu now [3 July 2017]
2017/06 - June
- NSW Health places its motto where its mouth is [8 June 2017]
2017/05 - May
- Aussie rock legend joins celebrations of smoking ban [31 May 2017]
- Free Winter flu jabs nothing to sneeze at [25 May 2017]
- Patient diagnosed with tuberculosis [18 May 2017]
- Family initiatives to stop the obesity cycle [15 May 2017]
2017/04 - April
- Home visiting program sustains NSW families [26 April 2017]
- Failure by private contractor to secure patient medical correspondence [21 April 2017]
- NSW Health urges measles vaccination checks after new case [21 April 2017]
- Measles confirmed after exposure to earlier case in Quakers Hill [17 April 2017]
- Take the jab to beat the winter flu: NSW Health [13 April 2017]
- NSW Health Alert: Measles outbreak in western Sydney [5 April 2017]
2017/03 - March
- NSW Health Alert: Potential measles outbreak in western Sydney [30 March 2017]
- World TB Day: NSW Health taking action to reduce TB cases [24 March 2017]
- NSW Health Alert: Three new measles cases confirmed in western Sydney [24 March 2017]
- Update: Third M chimaera case confirmed in NSW [14 March 2017]
- Bali travellers urged to check for measles symptoms: NSW Health [10 March 2017]
- Seventh NSW resident returns from OS with measles in 2017 [7 March 2017]
- HIV notifications fall to five-year low [4 March 2017]
- NSW teams take on the Aboriginal Knockout Challenge [1 March 2017]
2017/02 - February
- Hot spell continues: stay cool and hydrated [9 February 2017]
- NSW Health Alert: New measles case confirmed in Sydney [8 February 2017]
2017/01 - January
- Update: Second M chimaera case confirmed in NSW [31 January 2017]
- NSW Health reports first heart patient with M chimaera infection [23 January 2017]
- 300 scholarships for Diploma of Enrolled Nursing [19 January 2017]
- Sydney air pollution health alert [10 January 2017]
- Measles warning following contraction by international traveller [5 January 2017]

Current as at: Wednesday 25 October 2017

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