Health publications
Simple steps to healthy living
Adding Life to Your Years – The Cookbook
This cookbook provides a variety of recipes and snack ideas with easy to follow instructions when catering for one or two people. It contains valuable information on choosing a balanced diet, food hygiene and economical shopping – all to help you stay healthy and prevent illness.
Choose Health: Be Active
This booklet is designed to help older Australians achieve sufficient physical activity for good health. Physical activity can help prevent some illnesses, reduce stress, enhance mental well being and provides a great opportunity to enjoy activity with family and friends.
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Health and ageing
HomeFront Guide to Preventing Falls for Older People [PDF 2 MB] 
A comprehensive guide to prevent falls and accidents in and around homes. It raises awareness about falls risk factors and prevention and provides information about other DVA community support programs that assist veterans to stay longer in their homes.
Keeping you SAFE in the rider's seat
This booklet provides important safety advice and information about the purchase, operation and maintenance of a motorised scooter.
Living with Dementia – A Guide for Veterans, their Families and Carers
Information and support for people with dementia, their families and carers.
Veterans' Home Care brochure [PDF 277 kB]
The brochure provides information on home support services available for eligible members of the veteran community.
Planning Ahead Kit
Planning Ahead: A guide to putting your affairs in order provides information to help veterans and their families prepare for bereavement.
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Younger veterans
Support for Younger Veterans in Residential Care [PDF 1.5 MB]
With support from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs [DVA], a number of ex-service organisations in Victoria have formalised an agreement to work together to support younger veterans living in, or needing to be admitted to, residential care. This initiative recognised that, although the numbers are not large, in certain situations some younger veterans [those of 65 years of age and under] with special needs, require a level of care that cannot be provided in the community.
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For carers
Back to Basics
Handy hints for carers to help prevent back injury.
Carers booklet
A booklet developed to assist carers – providing information about specific services through DVA and within the community.
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Men's health
Men's Health Peer Education Magazine
This magazine is produced to support the ‘Men’s Health Peer Education’ facilitator network and program. Articles cover a wide range of health-related information and resources and are contributed by program facilitators, health professionals and DVA staff.
You and Your Prostate
A publication for the veteran community to assist them to better understand some of the complex issues and management options for men with prostate disorders.
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Mental health
At Ease Mental Health Project
Towards Better Mental Health for the Veteran Community: Mental health advice and information developed by DVA
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder [PTSD] and War-related Stress [PDF 2.82MB]
Information for veterans and their families.
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Other service-related health problems
Strongyloides — Am I Likely to be Affected?
This booklet provides information on the risk of strongyloides [a type of roundworm] for veterans who have seen active duty, particularly in South-East Asia.
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