Better Health Channel

iPhone & iPad App

Conveniently locate health services wherever you are in Victoria, learn more about medical conditions and treatments on the go, and get first aid essentials and important health advice anywhere, anytime – all from the most trusted brand in health information.

  • Health Conditions

    Find information about health conditions relevant to you.

  • Treatments & First Aid

    Find treatment and first aid information to a range of common conditions and injuries.

  • Find a Health Service in Victoria

    Find health services based on your current location in Victoria.

  • Help & Advice

    Lists essential health and advice services in Victoria.


iPhone | iPad

Support

Need help? Have a bug to report? Please visit the Contact us page on Better Health Channel for details.

Don't have an iPhone or iPad?

We've got new versions cooking in a lab for other platforms. In the meantime, you can use our Find a health serivce for mobile web by pointing your smartphone's browser to:

http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/findhs

Version 1.0 September 20th 2011

The Better Health Channel app helps you take control of your health and wellbeing by providing you with quality assured, reliable and trusted health information and services. The app includes:

  • Extensive health and medical information about conditions and diseases, their symptoms, management and care.
  • Treatments information - from simple lifestyle adjustments to medical procedures, associated risks and potential treatment alternatives.
  • First aid procedures for a wide range of common injuries - from bites and burns to heat stroke and hypothermia.
  • Suburb and postcode discovery and detailed map directions to Victorian health service providers such as doctors, dentists, pharmacists and physiotherapists
  • Urgent medical help and advice contacts including Nurse On Call, Kids helpline, Poisons Information, Lifeline and more.

The app aims to help you and those close to you remain healthy, safe and well. It does not however replace professional advice or care provided by medical practitioners and other qualified health professionals.

Better Health Channel provides Australians with trusted, up to date, reliable and independent health, medical and lifestyle information that is quality assured by the Victorian Government.

The Better Health Channel was established in May 1999 by the Victorian (Australia) State Government and is Australia's leading health, medical and lifestyle information website. It has received a number of awards and has consistently been ranked the No. 1 Health and Medical Website in Australia.

You can contact us via our Contact us page on the Better Health Channel.