The number of new HIV cases reported in Western Australia continues to decline, with overall notifications down by 26 per cent on last year.

Western Australia’s State-funded meningococcal vaccine program for children aged 1- 4 years will be extended into 2019.

Western Australians are being urged to take appropriate precautions when cleaning asbestos cement roofs.

People living or travelling in the South West should adopt the Department's recommended approach to "Fight-the-Bite" this season and in particular "Cover up, Repel and Clean-up" to avoid mosquito bites over coming weeks.

The Department of Health is once again encouraging parents to help their teenagers make safe choices at Leavers Week by talking to them about sex and relationships.

Western Australia is experiencing high levels of reported food-borne illness, with approximately 80 per cent of notified cases linked to poor food hygiene at home.

Western Australians are being asked to be alert to the risk of measles, following a confirmed case in an adult who was infected while holidaying in Cambodia.

A new campaign aims to help older Australians improve leg strength and prevent falls.

Around a third of Western Australian adults are not getting the recommended hours of sleep for optimal health and wellbeing.

Regional Western Australian health care got a boost this week with the opening of the Karratha Health Campus.