A-Z of health information

People who have chronic foot or leg problems that interfere with their health may be prescribed orthoses by their podiatrist.

The heel protects the structures of the foot, but heel pain is a common foot complaint.

Wearing shoes that fit properly and support your feet is vital to avoid sore feet and to prevent or alleviate many common foot problems.

Forensic mental health services provide assessment and treatment of people with a mental illness and a history of criminal offending, or those who are at risk of offending.

Regular cleaning under the foreskin is essential to prevent infection.

Foster care is temporary care of children up to 18 years by trained, assessed and accredited foster carers.

Foundation House provides services to people of refugee backgrounds who have experienced torture or trauma in their country of origin, or while fleeing that country.

The facts about fragile X syndrome are complicated, and parents and family members are invited to ask their doctor to refer them to a genetics clinic.

FReeZA supports young Victorians to get involved in community life through planning and staging drug, alcohol and smoke-free music and cultural events for other young people in their local community.

To the casual observer, a person with Friedreich ataxia may seem to be drunk.