Health Conditions

Information for kids teens, parents, carers and schools supporting children living with Diabetes including Diabuddies programs and online support group.

Asthma Australia ACT provides online asthma training and resources for early childhood educators and school staff.  

When anyone in a school community is diagnosed with cancer, people usually want to help but may not be sure where to start.

All kids deserve a chance to dream big, and kids with type 1 diabetes shouldn’t be any different.

DiaBuddies supports children living with type 1 diabetes and their parents and carers to feel connected, confident and part of a community. When your child is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus, it’s normal to feel different, afraid and worried.

1 in 200 students are living with epilepsy. Epilepsy ACT provides both online and in-house training to early childhood educators and to school staff. It only takes 3 steps to become an Epilepsy Smart School.

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is a general name for several kinds of arthritis.

The Periods, Pain and Endometriosis Program (PPEP Talk®) Menstrual Education for students in Grades 5-9 is a 90 minute wellbeing presentation educating students and smashing the shame and taboo around periods, one classroom at a time.

RSI, or Repetitive Strain Injury, happens when we use our hands and wrists too much doing the same motion over and over again, like typing or playing video games. It can make our hands or arms feel tired, sore, or even hurt.

The ACT Government's School Health Service provide young people, their parents and members of the school community with access to a health professional in the school setting.

Support for students, parents/carers and teachers in better understanding these chronic conditions including a support group for young people. 

The following students activities are designed by Dairy Australia to stimulate, challenge, and to help promote optimal bone health in the classroom.