Hygiene resources in Australia

Almost half of all Australians are now more aware of hygiene issues in public places like shopping centres, changing rooms etc. than before the swine flu alerts (Sweden: 27,3%, France: 37,1%). Eight out of ten Australians get their info about the latest flu epidemic from TV or radio (France: 91,6%, Russia: 90,4%). As many as 88% of the Australians wouldn’t send their child to day care or school if they see that the child is getting a cold or becoming ill (UK: 58,3%, China: 55,6%). Source: Hygiene Matters 2010 - the SCA Hygiene Report

General
		Health Insite An Australian government initiative with a wide range of up-to-date and quality assessed information on important health topics such as diabetes, cancer, mental health and asthma.  www.healthinsite.gov.au (English)
		Australian Institute of Health and Welfare The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) is Australia's national agency for health and welfare statistics and information. www.aihw.gov.au (English)
Statistics
		Australian Bureau of Statistics The ABS provides statistics on a wide range of economic and social matters, serving government, business and the general population. www.abs.gov.au (English)
		Social health atlas of Australia Public Health Information Development Unit’s nteractive data search by country or state/territory. www.publichealth.gov.au (English)
		Roy Morgan Research Market research and public opinion survey company. Publishes the weekly Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating, and the Morgan Poll. www.roymorgan.com (English)
		Nielsen Market research company. Publishes the global Nielsen consumer report,  au.acnielsen.com (English)
Incontinence
		TENA Exhaustive information on what is causing bladder weakness, different types of incontinence, how to get help, exercises, people with incontinence telling their story, discussion forum, possibility to ask experts etc. www.tena.com.au (English)
		The Continence Foundation of Australia National peak body for continence management, promotion and advocacy. A not-for-profit organisation, the Foundation manages the major Australian Government project under the National Continence Management Strategy. www.continence.org.au (English)
		The National Public Toilet Map Web and mobile phone guide to public bathrooms in Australia. www.toiletmap.gov.au (English)
		Menopause Centre Look under “Feminine care”
Feminine care
		MenopauseCentre The Menopause Centre is a resource for advice and counsel at this important stage of transition in your life. www.menopausecentre.com.au Language: English
		PapScreen Victoria PapScreen Victoria is encouraging women of all ages to have regular two-yearly Pap tests. www.papscreen.org.au Language: English
		Women’s Health Australia Women's Health Australia is a longitudinal study that has been examining the health and wellbeing of Australian women since 1996. Also known as the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health, the project conducts surveys with over 40,000 Australian women who were aged 18-23, 45-50, and 70-75 when the study began. www.alswh.org.au (English)
		Melbourne Women’s Midlife Health Project The Melbourne Women's Midlife Health Project is a study of women's health during midlife and the menopause being undertaken by the Office for Gender and Health, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne. The Project was set up in 1991 due to the lack of adequate Australian data on this area of women's health. www.psychiatry.unimelb.edu.au (English)
		Ask Libragirl Have you got a burning question that needs answering? Ask Libragirl. libragirl.com.au (English)
		Libragirl’s parents pages Have you got a daughter who is about to have her first period. Here is some information that might help you guide through it. www.libragirl.com (English)
Baby & mother care
		BabyCentre BabyCentre helps new, expectant and "actively trying" parents to find the information, support and reassurance they need. www.babycenter.com.au (English)
		Footprints 4 U Blog with thoughts from a mother's parenting journey.  footprints4u.blogspot.com (English)
Public & hand hygiene
		The Australian Toilet Organisation Informal group of people who want to make a difference to the world by improving toilets and sanitation.  www.australiantoilet.org (English)
		Improving Hygiene Tork’s micro site with everything you need to know about hand hygiene, e.g. a hand hygiene documentary, the nationwide hygiene study, hand hygiene brochures and posters, a food hygiene presentation and hand drying research. improvinghygiene.com (English)
		Tork Away From Home products and services for personal hygiene as well as for wiping, cleaning, and polishing application in industry. Tork also has a complete range of table napkins and specific healthcare products. www.tork.com.au (English)
		Sorbent Sorbent offers toilet tissue, moist toilet wipes and facial tissue. www.sorbent.com.au (English)
		National Public Toilet Map Look under “Incontinence”