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Index:
1. Government
2. Reports & Research
3. Health Professionals
4. Vitamin D Prescribers & Pharmacies
5. Translated Information for Clients
1. Government
Good Food for New Arrivals: http://pubs.asetts.org.au/nutrition/index.htm
 Discussing D Deficiency — It’s Different! Vitamin D Background Paper for
Health Professionals (English Health Professional):
http://pubs.asetts.org.au/VitDA3.pdf
 Vitamin D Deficiency in Refugees (Background Information for Health
Professional):
http://pubs.asetts.org.au/Vit%20D%20Deficiency%20March%202004.pdf
Victorian Refugee Health Network: www.refugeehealthnetwork.org.au
 Vitamin D Deficiency in Victoria Stakeholder Forum 23 October 2009 Action
Notes Context. Vitamin D forum 231009. The stakeholder forum was held to
provide an opportunity for discussion regarding progress on the development and
implementation.
3. Health Professionals
Royal Children’s Hospital – Immigrant Health Service:
http://www.rch.org.au/immigranthealth/index.cfm?doc_id=10575
 Low Vitamin D:
http://www.rch.org.au/immigranthealth/resources.cfm?doc_id=10782
 Prevention of Rickets and Vitamin D Deficiency in Infants, Children, and
Adolescents - American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines:
http://www.rch.org.au/emplibrary/immigranthealth/AAP_guidelines_Oct_08.pdf
 Low vitamin D in Victoria: key health messages for doctors, nurses and allied health
 Low vitamin D in Victoria: key health messages for community health workers
Sunsmart: www.sunsmart.com.au
 Low Vitamin D in Victoria: Key health messages for doctors, nurses and allied
health
 Low vitamin D in Victoria: Key health promotion messages for community health
workers
Cancer Council Australia: www.cancer.org.au
 Risks and benefits of sun exposure:
http://www.cancer.org.au/Healthprofessionals/PositionStatements/sunsmart/risksa
ndbenefitsofsunexposure.htm
Medical Journal of Australia: www.mja.com.au
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VITAMIN D
2. Reports & Research
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Prevention and treatment of infant and childhood vitamin D deficiency in
Australia and New Zealand: a consensus statement:
http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/185_05_040906/mun10153_fm.html
Vitamin D and adult bone health in Australia and New Zealand: a position
statement http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/182_06_210305/dia10848_fm.html
National Health Medical Research Centre – Nutrient Reference Values:
www.nrv.gov.au
 Vitamin D: http://www.nrv.gov.au/nutrients/vitamin%20d.htm
 Calcium: http://www.nrv.gov.au/nutrients/calcium.htm
4. Vitamin D Prescribers & Pharmacies
VITAMIN D
Royal Children’s Hospital – Immigrant Health Service:
http://www.rch.org.au/immigranthealth/index.cfm?doc_id=10575
 High dose vitamin D information sheet for prescribers and pharmacies:
Victoria, May 2009:
http://www.rch.org.au/emplibrary/immigranthealth/High_dose_vit_D_27_May_09.doc
 Vitamin D Prescribers:
http://www.rch.org.au/emplibrary/immigranthealth/Vitamin_D_prescribers.doc
 Vitamin D Pharmacies:
http://www.rch.org.au/emplibrary/immigranthealth/List_of_vitamin_D_pharmacies.do
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5. Translated Information for Clients
Good Food for New Arrivals: http://pubs.asetts.org.au/nutrition/index.htm
 Vitamin D Deficiency Are You at Risk? (English & Different languages):
http://pubs.asetts.org.au/melbourne%20language%20brochures%20Vitamin%20D%
20Brochure%20x%203.pdf
Royal Children’s Hospital – Immigrant Health Service:
http://www.rch.org.au/immigranthealth/index.cfm?doc_id=10575
 Translated Resources on Vitamin D:
http://www.rch.org.au/immigranthealth/resources.cfm?doc_id=12349
 Low Vitamin D - information for families (English, Arabic, Dinka,
Nuer, Somali, Tigrinya versions)
 Vitamin D Deficiency are you at risk? English version Arabic
version
 Rickets - information for families (December 2009; translated
factsheets pending)
 Low Vitamin D in Victoria (October 2009)
 How much sun is enough? Getting the balance right Vitamin D
& Sun Protection English version only
 Information from Sunsmart (August 2008)
 English version
 Arabic version
 Somali version
 Amharic version
 Tigrinya version
Sunsmart: www.sunsmart.com.au
 Skin types: How would you describe your skin:
 Sun protection for people with naturally very dark skin for advice about taking care
in the sun
 UV and vitamin D for people with naturally very dark skin. In 7 community
languages (including Arabic & Sudanese):
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http://www.sunsmart.com.au/who_is_at_risk_of_vitamin_d_deficiency%20/%202
746
How much sun is enough? for more information on how to maintain adequate
levels of vitamin D.
Vitamin D and UV radiation
Sun protection for people with naturally very dark skin:
http://www.sunsmart.com.au/sun_protection/sun_protection_for_people_with_natur
ally_very_dark_skin/
VITAMIN D
Royal Women’s Hospital: www.thewomens.org.au
 Vitamin D - Antenatal Screening:
http://www.thewomens.org.au/VitaminDAntenatalScreening?searchTerms[]=vitamin
&searchTerms[]=D
 Vitamin D - antenatal information
 Information originally from Royal Women's Hospital (2002)
 Amharic version [270 KB PDF]
 Arabic version [220 KB PDF] English version on same page
 Somali version [310 KB PDF] English version on same page
 Turkish version [300 KB PDF]
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