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One of our objectives is to promote health and welfare matters to members.
DVA is the major source for providing veterans with health and wellbeing information and encouragement for them to take responsibility for their own health, make lifestyle changes and consider healthy choices to improve the quality of their lives and so enjoy ageing as a positive experience. 'Your Health & Wellbeing' will help you take responsibility for your own health and to make lifestyle changes and healthy choices to improve your quality of life. Programs & publications available to help you increase control over and improve your health & wellbeing include: These programs aim to prevent and manage long-term illness and improve the quality of life of all members of the veteran community. Chief among their material is the Men’s Health Peer Education Program Newsletters: http://www.dva.gov.au/health/menshealth/newsletter.htm
Mental Health The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) has a website dedicated to maximising mental health. Targeting veterans, their partners, carers, sons and daughters, and current serving Australian Defence Force (ADF) members, http://www.at-ease.dva.gov.au enables the user to find: * Information on common mental health conditions, as well as information that takes into account the uniqueness of the veteran experience; * Services that are available to help cope with a mental illness; * DVA mental health news and event information; and * Links to other mental health resources.
What Happens To Your Partner When You Die? The Defence Force Welfare Association (DFWA), formerly known as the Regular Defence Force Welfare Association, is a federally-based ex-service organisation with branches in each state and territory. The ACT Defence Widows' Support Group (DWSG) provides support to Defence widows and widowers, particularly the newly bereaved. The Group contacts them after the funeral of their partner. Experience has shown that the same problems seem to surface repeatedly and that some forward planning would help relieve some of the burden and distress to your partner when death occurs – arrangements put in place now will save your partner grief and effort when the time come. SOME ISSUES TO CONSIDER NOW
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Last Updated: 15 August 2008 |
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