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Australian Red Cross Blood Service
Blood donation details:
Ballarat Donor Centre Ballarat Health Services,
Base Hospital Drummond Street, Ballarat 3350.
Contact Phone: 03 5320 4341
Available Services: Whole Blood collection
Plasma collection
Appointment System
Drop-in donations
Collection Hours:
| Whole
Blood |
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| Monday | 12.00pm - 7.30pm | ||||
| Tuesday | 10.00am - 5.00pm | ||||
| Wednesday | 12.00pm - 7.30pm | ||||
| Thursday | 10.00am - 5.00pm | ||||
| Friday | 7.00am - 10.30am |
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Apheresis (plasma & platelets) |
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| Monday | 12.00pm - 6.40pm | ||||
| Tuesday | 10.00am - 4.00pm | ||||
| Wednesday | 12.00pm - 6.40pm | ||||
| Thursday | 10.00am - 4.00pm | ||||
| Friday | 7.30am - 9.30am | ||||
Group donations are welcome.
Health Quizzes
The
following are a list of Health quizzes, that will help you find out how much you
really know about your health and your habits.
Are you a candidate for back pain?
What is your risk of skin cancer?
Are you at risk of heart disease?
How well do you manage stress?
Are you sleeping well?
Osteoporosis
Food Facts
An alphabetical list of all the food facts articles on the Better Health Channel.
Dental Schemes
Priority
Dental Scheme's, waiting list is much shorter and the
employment and learning coordinator has the details.
Health Conditions
This page provides up-to-date information on a wide range of health conditions.
Healthy Living
This page provides tips on how to be fit and healthy.
Health and Massage
This page provides names, addresses and phone numbers of Therapists in Ballarat for: Yoga, Massage Therapy, Acupuncture,
Aromatherapy, Herbalists, Homeopaths, Hypnotherapy, Kinesiology, Meditation, Naturopaths, Osteopaths, Reflexology and Shiasu Therapy.
National Asthma Council Australia
First Aid for Asthma.
Service Directory
This page provides a search by name, category etc. for various service providers and/or conditions.
Sunsmart
Checking for skin cancer, seeing a Specialist, Skin cancer treatment, Sunburn & Skin Cancer, Sun Protection Tips.
Support
This page provides Information about the support
available for a range of health conditions.
UFS Dispensaries
UFS Dispensaries provide a range of surgical aids and appliances for purchase or hire.
Acqua Viva Day Spa
ACQUA VIVA DAY
SPA offers indulgent and therapeutic body treatments including mineral
spa baths using the local mineral water for which the area is famous,
hydrotherapy, massage, facials, mud wraps and sea salt body scrubs.
Treatments
This page provides Information about Tests, Procedures and Therapies for a variety of conditions.
Access through the Library Gale’s Health and Wellness Database:
# Note - To use this database requires a Library Membership join online
Specialized reference tool offering a vast collection of authoritative information, designed to answer health-related questions in a public library setting.
Contains:
Hundreds of journals and pamphlets;
Fulltext reference sources, including:
Gale Encyclopaedia of Medicine, Gale Encyclopaedia of Childhood and Adolescence, Clinical Reference Systems, Medical and Health Information Directory, PDR Family Guide to Nutrition and Health,Topical overview on diseases and conditions
Maternal Health
Maternal Child and Health Centres