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Health Matters News
Health Matters is the ABC's online gateway to health. This news page provides  the latest stories and transcripts from ABC news, current affairs and science.
Listservs
A listing of email discussion forums or newsletters from the Diversity Health Institute
Events Listing
A list of upcoming conferences from the Diversity Health Institute
WHO News
The World Health Organisation launches a new commission on the Social Determinants of Health.  

Discussion Groups

GlobalRn Listserv
GLOBALRN is a world-wide internet e-mail discussion list on culture and health care issues, maintained by the School of Nursing at the University of  California, San Franscisco.
H-MedAnthro
Maintained by the American Society for Medical Anthropology this list addresses the needs and concerns of medical anthropology graduate students, practicing anthropologists, scholars, and scholar activists who address issues of local, national and international health importance.
MMHA Mailing list
Multicultural Mental Health Australia's e-mail list

Conferences and CMEs

British Sociological Association, Medical Sociology Group Annual Conference
The BSA Medical Sociology Group promotes scholarship and communication in the field of the sociology of health and illness in the United Kingdom.
Diversity in Health, 2005 Its Everybody's Business
Co-hosted by the Australian Multicultural Foundation, Multicultural Mental Health Australia and the Diversity Health Institute this conference will be held in Melbourne in October. It's aim is to provide new perspectives for delivering health and well being to Australia's diverse population..
Drugs, Lifestyle and Culture - Innovation and Experience
This is the 18th Australian Winter School on Alcohol  and other Drugs. The Australian Winter School is an initiative of the Alcohol and Drug Foundation, Queensland (ADFQ), the major community based alcohol and drug agency in Queensland. This conference will focus on the interrelationships between drugs and culture.
Public Health Association of Australia Annual Conference
The PHA's 38th conference to be held in Alice Springs in September; 2007.