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SA Health

SA Health is the overarching health portfolio of various services and agencies that are responsible to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing. SA Health also engages with some non-government and community service providers on a formal, direct basis and more broadly, on policy and planning matters.

Vision and mission

SA Health is committed to protecting and improving the health of all South Australians by providing leadership in health reform, public health services, health and medical research, policy development and planning, with an increased focus on wellbeing, illness prevention, early intervention and quality care.

How SA Health can help

These include:

  • public hospitals
  • metropolitan and country health service delivery
  • environmental health
  • communicable disease control
  • epidemiology
  • health promotion
  • pathology services
  • drug and alcohol services
  • emergency and ambulance
  • organ donation.
Resources
  • Clinical resources - resources for clinicians and health care workers
  • Conditions - information on common medical conditions and illnesses
  • COVID-19 - latest advice from our medical experts
  • Healthy Living – tips for better health, wellbeing and healthy lifestyle
  • Public Health - protecting from disease and health hazards

Information lines / help lines

  • A full list of contact information for our services can be found here.

Recommended links

This information was originally published on healthdirect - SA Health.

Last reviewed: August 2022

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Barmah Forest virus infection is spread to humans by mosquito bites - mosquitoes bite animals infected with Barmah Forest virus and bite humans.

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Chancroid is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the bacterium Haemophilus ducreyi. It is rarely seen in Australia but is common in tropical countries.

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Malaria - including symptoms, treatment and prevention | SA Health

Malaria is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium and is transmitted to humans by the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes

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Safe sex and condoms | SA Health

Safe sex and condoms - what you need to know to make sure you are having safe sex - vaginal, oral or anal

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Opioids | SA Health

Information on opioids for clinicians, includes treatment options as well as opioid misuse

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Alcohol withdrawal management | SA Health

Alcohol withdrawal management - appropriate processes for the management of alcohol withdrawal.

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Amphetamine withdrawal management - appropriate processes for the management of amphetamine withdrawal.

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Opioid withdrawal management - appropriate processes for the management of opioid withdrawal.

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Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) and the effects of alcohol | SA Health

Explains how blood alcohol concentration (BAC) relates to alcohol-related behaviour.

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Health, safety, legal and social consequences of drinking too much | SA Health

Consequences of drinking too much alcohol - how drinking too much can lead to negative health/safety, legal and social problems.

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