Health and Ageing (Executive Powers)

Health and Ageing Sites:

Office of the Gene Technology Regulator Office of the Gene Technology Regulator: Provides administrative support to the Gene Technology Regulator under the Gene Technology Act 2000. (Health and Ageing) http://www.health.gov.au/ogtr/ Aged And Community Care Aged And Community Care: The purpose of the Aged and Community Care Program is to: enhance the quality of life of older Australians through support for active and healthy ageing and the provision of appropriate high quality and cost-effective care services for frail older people, (Health and Ageing) http://www.health.gov.au/acc/ National Health and Medical Research Council National Health and Medical Research Council: Consolidates within a single national organisation the often independent functions of research funding and development of advice. (Health and Ageing) http://www.health.gov.au/nhmrc/ Food Standard Australia New Zealand Food Standard Australia New Zealand: Responsible for developing, varying and reviewing standards for food available in Australia and New Zealand. (Health and Ageing) http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/ Department of Health and Ageing Department of Health and Ageing: The Department which seeks to promote, develop, and fund health and aged care services for the Australian public. (Health and Ageing) http://www.health.gov.au/ Australian Prescriber Australian Prescriber: An independent review of therapeutics of interest to doctors, pharmacists and students of these disciplines. (Health and Ageing) http://www.australianprescriber.com/ Private Health Insurance Administration Council Private Health Insurance Administration Council: An independent organisation that administers private health insurance policy set down by the Australian Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing. (Health and Ageing) http://www.phiac.gov.au/ Health Communication Network Health Communication Network: Provides up-to-date health information on a variety of subjects. (Health and Ageing) http://www.hcn.net.au/ Private Health Insurance Ombudsman Private Health Insurance Ombudsman: The main role of the Ombudsman is to provide private health insurance members with an independent service for health insurance problems and enquiries. (Health and Ageing) http://www.phio.org.au/ Public Health Information Development Unit Public Health Information Development Unit: Unit aids development of public health data, systems, and indicators for the department of health and aged care. Projects, publications, staff contacts, and downloads provided. (Health and Ageing) http://www.publichealth.gov.au/ Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Australian Institute of Health and Welfare: Australia's national agency for health and welfare statistics and information. (Health and Ageing) http://www.aihw.gov.au/ Health Insurance Commission Health Insurance Commission: Administers many health programs on behalf of the Commonwealth Government. (Health and Ageing) http://www.hic.gov.au/ Therapeutic Goods Administration Therapeutic Goods Administration: The TGA is Australia's regulatory agency for medical drugs and devices. Seeks to ensure the quality, safety and efficacy of therapeutic goods for the Australian community. (Health and Ageing) http://www.health.gov.au/tga/