Your body
Support at UTS
Stepping out with Safety & Wellbeing
Resources
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Winter Wellness
- Australian Government Department of Health and Aging - Immunise Australia Program - Influenza
- NSW Ministry of Health
- National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance - Influenza fact sheet
- The Better Health Channel - Safety in Winter
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Facilities in and around UTS
- UTS Union Fitness Centre - Broadway
- Kuring-Gai Sports and Fitness Centre
- Ian Thorpe Aquatic Centre (opens an external site)
- Victoria Park Pool
- Active Women@UTS events are listed in the Women@UTS events diary
- Shower and Change Room Locations
- Blood Donation (opens an external site)
Only 3% of Australians donate blood regularly but 80% of us will require blood or blood products at some stage in our lives. The Red Cross Mobile Blood Service regularly visits the area, so keep an eye on the UTS staff notices or see the Australian Red Cross' Blood Service (opens an external site) for further information on how to make this important contribution, including the blood donation process and information on who can donate.
Donating takes approximately one and a half hours and is covered under UTS personal and community leave guidelines. - UTS: Health
Open to staff as well as students, it provides convenient access to a wide range of medical services. UTS: Health provides bulk billing. - Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic
The clinic is open to staff and students, offering a Chinese Herbalism Clinic, Acupuncture and Chinese Remedial Massage.
Men's health
- Men's Health Services publishes a free national monthly e-bulletin, emale (opens an external site), for people who are interested in improving men’s psychological and social health and wellbeing.
- Andrology Australia (opens an external site)
Andrology Australia is a community and professional education program providing information on male reproductive health. - Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia (opens an external site)
The Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia is an organisation with 'the simple mission - to reduce the impact of prostate cancer on Australian families...'. - Australian Prostate Cancer Website (opens an external site)
The Australian Prostate Cancer Collaboration is a national non-profit organisation of clinicians, scientists, professional organisations and consumers who share a common interest in prostate cancer. - Bowel Cancer Foundation (opens an external site)
Women's health
- BreastScreen NSW (opens an external site)
BreastScreen NSW is a free breast screening service for women aged 50-69 years. This government-funded service aims to detect breast cancer in its early stages, when treatment can be most effective. The program specifically targets women aged 50-69 years, because it is in this age range that mammographic screening is most effective in saving women's lives. Women aged 40-49 and over 70 years are eligible to attend, but may have to wait for a suitable appointment as priority for appointments will be given to women aged 50-69 years. - Ovarian Cancer Australia (opens an external site)
- BreastScreen NSW (opens an external site)
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Cancer care
- Cancer Council Australia (opens an external site)
- Bowel Cancer Australia (opens an external site)
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Other external resources
- Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (opens an external site)
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand - Food allergies: Information for allergy sufferers (opens an external site)
- Anaphylaxsis Australia (opens an external site)
- Counselling Online (opens an external site)
Counselling Online provides professional drug and alcohol counselling for people mis-using drugs and alcohol, their families and their friends. - Diabetes Australia (opens an external site)
- National Asthma Council (opens an external site)
- Heart Foundation (opens an external site)
- New South Wales Health (A-Z Health Topics) (opens an external site)
- Nutrition Australia (opens an external site)
- ABC Health and Wellbeing (opens an external site)
- ABC Health and Wellbeing: Workplace Health (opens an external site)
- NSW Health Calendar (opens an external site)
- Get Healthy Information and Coaching Service (opens an external site)
The Get Healthy Information and Coaching Service® has been developed by the NSW Government and is aimed at providing information and ongoing support for adults in relation to healthy eating, physical activity, achieving and maintaining a healthy weight. - ABC Health & Wellbeing - Balancing Your Diet (opens an external site)
- ABC Health & Wellbeing - Why Exercise? (opens an external site)
- body+soul Healthy Recipes (opens an external site)
Nutrition Australia newsletters
Read all about the latest nutrition advice and tasty yet economical recipes in the fortnightly newsletter of Nutrition Australia. (UTS staff and students only - login required)
Current issue:
- April 2012 issue 1 - It's all about balance; Red wine and health?; Vegetable minestrone recipe; Beetroot chocolate cake recipe (PDF format, 500 Kb)
Past issues:
- March 2012 issue 2 - Fruits and vegetables in season during Autumn; Is organic produce actually better for us than normal fruit and veg? Lebanese style bocconcini and eggplant salad recipe (PDF format, 252 Kb)
- March 2012 issue 1 - Handy hints for busy cooks; How much activity is enough?; Energy in = energy out; Cheesy corn and zucchini muffin recipe; Chicken, rocket, pear and parmesan salad recipe (PDF format, 316 Kb)
- February 2012 issue 2 - Top 12 foods for health; food focus - omega 3 fatty acids; salmon on creamy white bean mast with tomato and basil salsa recipe (PDF format, 276 Kb)
- February 2012 issue 1 - Salt, sodium and you; salt-free recipes: dukkah-crusted lamb with coriander chilli yoghurt; apple crumble yoghurt cups (PDF format, 218 Kb)
- December 2011 issue 2 - Eat, drink and stay slim; Australia's Healthy Weight Week 22-29 January 2012; waldorf salad recipe (PDF format, 417 Kb)
- December 2011 issue 1 - Tips to beat the Christmas bludge; Mid-afternoon slump? Why a sugar rush may not be the answer; Berry yoghurt slice recipe (PDF format, 325 Kb)
- November 2011 issue 2 - Tea and coffee; what is glycemic index (GI)?; low GI cinnamon, pear and date porridge recipe; low GI corn fritter recipe (PDF format, 256 Kb)
- November 2011 issue 1 - 'Food miles'; the truth about apples; rocket, apple and parmesan salad recipe; apple strudel muffins recipe (PDF format, 326 Kb)
- October 2011 issue 2 - 'Carbs' - the best energy source; losing body fat safely; polenta wedges with mushroom sauce recipe (PDF format, 334 Kb)
- October 2011 issue 1 - Putting food variety into practice; is being fit being healthy?; mango & chicken salad recipe (PDF format, 286 Kb)
- September 2011 issue 2 - Importance of iodine for health; tips on snacks & confectionary; blackberries; light salmon quiche recipe (PDF format, 1.02 Mb)
- August 2011 issue 2 - Forbidden foods; cool food warm food; Dukkah crusted lamb with coriander chilli yoghurt & berry ice cream cheesecake recipies (PDF format, 828 kb)
- August 2011 issue 1 - Salt (sodium) content for some common fast foods; recipes for spaghetti with broccolini and cherry tomatoes, berry yoghurt slice (PDF format, 661 kb)
- July 2011 issue 2 - Food safety; legumes; lentil soup & French toast with plump dried fruit compote recipes (PDF format, 973 kb)
- July 2011 issue 1 - Stocking up on staples; fruit crumble & chicken wrap recipes (PDF format, 784 kb)
- June 2011 issue 1 - Body Mass Index and Waist-to-Hip Ratio; Chicken and Garden Vegetable Risotto & Double Decker Yoghurt Cup recipes (PDF format, 986 Kb)
- June 2011 issue 2 - Dairy food and calcium; Low fat spiced bocconcini and rocket salad & char-grilled vegetable pizza recipes (PDF format, 713 kb)
- May 2011 issue 1 - The truth about eggs; banana and strawberry smoothie & cheesy corn and zucchini muffin recipes (PDF format, 795 kb)
- May 2011 issue 2 - understanding food labels; beef and vegetable stir-fry recipe (PDF format, 795 kb)
Wellbeing Tip of the Week
Big four ways to avoid the 'Big C'
Worried by the thought that "everything gives you cancer"? In fact the big four proven cancer causes are lifestyle factors you can do something about. (opens an external site)
