Adolescent Health Nurse
Fiona Keech
Doing Drugs with Paul Dillon – A podcast for parents / carers
Paul Dillon has been working in drug education for 30 years and is the founder of Drug and Alcohol Research and Training Australia (DARTA).
Doing Drugs with Paul Dillon
This podcast examines issues relating to alcohol and other drugs that many parents / carers are likely to face. It provides practical advice and strategies and has been developed to help parents / carers to safely navigate through this often-challenging time of adolescence & transition in a young person’s life.
Each podcast is approximately 25 minutes and covers advice on vaping, how to talk with your child about drugs, alcohol and parties.
The DARTA website also provides expert resources and information on a wide range of alcohol and other drug content.
DARTA | Drug and Alcohol Research and Training Australia
Free catch-up HPV vaccination available for young Australians
HPV or human papillomavirus is a very common sexually transmitted virus that affects all genders and can sometimes cause serious cause serious diseases including cancer.
If you are 25 and under and haven’t had the HPV vaccine, you can still catch up for free
Book in your dose through your doctor, local council or some pharmacies. Find out more about the HPV vaccine and how to catch up at: hpvvaccine.org.au/catchup
Key messages
- The HPV vaccine protects against nine types of HPV that cause most cervical cancers, other HPV related cancers and almost all cases of genital warts.
- HPV stands for human papillomavirus. It is a common sexually transmitted infection that spreads through genital skin to skin contact between people of any gender.
- HPV usually causes no symptoms and goes away by itself; however, it can sometimes cause serious diseases including cancer.
- The HPV vaccine is safe, effective and can protect you against HPV-related cancers and diseases in the future.
- In Australia, the HPV vaccine is free and recommended for people aged 12 to 25, under the National Immunisation Program.
Fiona Keech – Adolescent Health Nurse