Information for specific health conditions

Arthritis

Arthritis NSW – information, resources & ARA’s advice for people with chronic illnesses and for those
taking medication affecting the immune system: https://www.arthritisnsw.org.au/coronavirus-covid-19-advice/

Cancer

Cancer Council NSW – Cancer and COVID-19 hub: https://www.cancercouncil.com.au/get-support/covid-19/

Bowel Cancer Australia – COVID-19 & Bowel Cancer: https://www.bowelcanceraustralia.org/media-centre/covid-19-bowel-cancer

American Prostate Cancer Foundation – COVID-19:  https://www.pcf.org/covid-19/

Smoking

iCanQuit – COVID-19 and smoking FAQ: www.icanquit.com.au/reasons-to-quit/covid-19-and-tobacco-smoking-faq

Heart disease

Australian Heart Foundation – COVID-19 and heart disease, all you need to know: https://campaigns.heartfoundation.org.au/covid-19/

Australian Heart Research Institute – COVID-19 and heart health: www.hri.org.au/health/your-health/lifestyle/covid-19-and-heart-health

 

Disability

Council for Intellectual Disability – Easy-read coronavirus information: https://cid.org.au/covid-19/

The Growing Space – COVID-19 hub: www.thegrowingspace.com.au/covid19/

Australian Department of Health  – information for family, carers and health workers supporting people with disability during the COVID-19 pandemic: https://www.health.gov.au/news/health-alerts/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-health-alert/advice-for-people-at-risk-of-coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-people-with-disability

NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission – updates about COVID-19 and resources for NDIS participants: https://www.ndiscommission.gov.au/participants/covid-19-people-disability

Australian Government/Department of Social Services – Information and referrals for people with disability and their supporters about coronavirus (COVID-19): https://www.dss.gov.au/disability-and-carers/information-and-referrals-for-people-with-disability-and-their-supporters-about-coronavirus-covid-19

AdvoKit – Each of their resources starts with a plain-language summary of the source material. The summary includes how the information affects and relates to people with a disability: https://www.advokit.org.au/resources/

Disability Information Helpline: 1800 643 787 

 

HIV

Positive Life NSW – Getting practical about COVID-19 and HIV: https://www.positivelife.org.au/latest-news/covid19-resources.html

ACON/naphwa/ashm/afao: Making sense of COVID-19 – LGBTIQ and HIV communities: https://www.acon.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/AFAO-NAPWHA-ASHM-Fact-Sheet-COVID-19-9-March-2020_ACON.pdf

 

Palliative Care Needs

CareSearch (palliative care knowledge network) – pages that list resources for palliative care and care at the end of life in the COVID-19 context and according to role, setting, or source. In some cases, this includes general information that is highly relevant but not specific to palliative care: www.caresearch.com.au/caresearch/tabid/5982/Default.aspx

COVID-19 Resources for Carers; Information for anyone caring for a person at end of life during COVID-19 pandemic – factsheets: https://www.carerhelp.com.au/tabid/6001/Default.aspx

 

Dementia

Dementia Australia – Coronavirus – tips for people living with dementia: www.dementia.org.au/resources/coronavirus-covid-19-helpsheets/tips-for-people-living-with-dementia

 

Kidney health

Kidney Health Australia – COVID-19 and dialysis, transplants etc: https://kidney.org.au/about-us/news/coronavirus-covid-19

 

If you know of any, especially Australia and NSW specific, COVID-19 information for certain conditions and disease groups, please send the link to our Communications Officer: jbrockhausen@hcnsw.org.au.