HealthInsite

Healthinsite provides a wide range of up-to-date and quality assessed information on important health topics such as diabetes, cancer, mental health and asthma through links to some of Australia's most authoritative health organisations and their websites.

http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/

Ageing

HealthInsite topic page linking to resources on maintaining your health as you age and enter retirement.
HealthInsite provides links to some of Australia's most authoritative health organisations and their websites.

http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Ageing

Atlas of Productive Ageing

The Atlas of Productive Ageing provides regional statistics on the population, health, finance, housing and activity of Australians aged 50+. The data are available by state and local government area, along with a step-by-step guide to using the Atlas.

http://www.productiveageing.publichealth.gov.au/

Health care card

A Health Care Card can give people access to Australian government health concessions such as low cost prescription medicines, a lower Medicare Safety Net threshold and assistance with hearing services through the Office of Hearing Services.

http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/Medicare/health-care-cards

Immunise - older Australians

The Australian Government funds vaccines for older Australians in order to provide greater protection against influenza and pneumococcal disease and the complications of these diseases.

http://www.immunise.health.gov.au/internet/immunise/publishing.nsf/Content/older-aust

Medicare

Medicare, part of the Department of Human Services, provides all Australians with affordable, accessible and high quality health care.

http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/dhs/medicare

National Seniors Productive Ageing Centre

The National Seniors Productive Ageing Centre provides consumer-oriented research into productive ageing to improve the quality of life of people aged 50 and over.

http://www.productiveageing.com.au/

Pharmaceutical allowance

Pharmaceutical Allowance helps people with the cost of prescription medicines.

http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/Centrelink/pharmaceutical-allowance