Find out more about how you can help us Know more about how to support OzHelp Examples of how your donation may be used enables a support to a worker onsite at their workplace. provides sponsorship of a worker to attend a (including a wallet card showing their health results). provides sponsorship of an industry or community worker to attend (including training materials). enables a to be conducted on a worksite for up to 25 workers (including an information handout). covers the costs of providing anwithin a new workplace, which is a critical first step in starting to build relationships with men in ‘hard to reach workplaces’.
Healthy lifestyle
Healthy living means feeling healthy both physically and mentally. Our wellbeing is in our hands, and it is up to us to take responsibility for this, and make a commitment to healthy lifestyle changes.
Healthy eating
- Add some protein to your breakfast with eggs, low fat cheese or ham to keep you going to lunch time.
- If you have space in your freezer, make a double quantity when cooking a healthy dinner and freeze the extra portions for nights when you are pushed for time.
- Buy fruits and vegetables when they are in season, they’ll often be cheaper and better quality.
- Soft drinks and fruit juices can add a lot of unnecessary sugar to your diet. Water is the best choice of drink, but diet soft drink and cordial are ok once in a while for some variety.
Exercise and physical activity
- People who exercise regularly or are generally physically active tend to have lower blood pressure, a lower risk of heart attack and type 2 diabetes, and have stronger bones and joints.
- Thirty minutes of moderate intensity physical activity a day is enough to see some benefits to your health. Moderate intensity activities are those that increase your heart rate slightly such as brisk walking or cycling.
- For extra health benefits, try to fit in some vigorous activities such as swimming or jogging.
- Regular physical activity is not only good for your body, but also good for your mind. It can help you to cope with stress, to feel more relaxed and to sleep better at night.
Sleep and fatigue
- Make your bedroom as dark as possible, as even tiny rays of light from a digital alarm clock can disrupt your sleep cycle.
- Work with your body clock by getting up and going to bed at around the same time every day, even on weekends.
- Getting plenty of sunlight in the mornings helps your body wake up for the day.
- Cigarettes, caffeine and alcohol can all affect the quality of your sleep. Try to avoid these too close to bedtime.
Alcohol
- To reduce your lifetime risk of alcohol-related disease or injury, drink no more than two drinks per day.
- To reduce your risk of alcohol-related injury during a drinking session, drink no more than four standard drinks on a single occasion.
- Coffee, greasy food and cold showers do not speed up the rate at which alcohol is processed by your body – the only remedy is time.
- Eat before and while you are drinking, but avoid salty snacks that make you thirsty.
- Alternate alcoholic with non-alcoholic drinks to maintain hydration levels and help reduce the amount of alcohol you drink during a session.
Quitting smoking
- You may be addicted to nicotine if you: smoke within 30 minutes of waking, smoke more than ten cigarettes a day, or experience cravings and withdrawal symptoms when you try to quit.
- Quitting smoking can be a challenging and stressful time. Seek support from your doctor, pharmacist or the Quitline (13 78 48).
- Choose a date to quit within the next two weeks and stick to it. Pick a day when you will not be under a lot of pressure from work or other stressful situations.
- Your smoking can also affect the health of others. Aim to make your home and your car smoke-free particularly if you have children. It is illegal to smoke with children in the car on most states in Australia.
Call OzHelp on 1300 OZHELP If you’re talking to a mate who’s having some issues, but you’re not sure how you can help don’t hesitate to contact OzHelp on their behalf. We can arrange a field visit to meet your mate onsite.
Terms and Conditions In order to register for any course, you must complete an online registration by logging onto www.ozhelp.org.au Please note the attendance cost for our training courses is inclusive of GST. Participant cancellations When 10 or more working days’ notice is given by a participant of an inability to attend a training course for which he/she has registered, a cancellation fee will apply. If less than 10 days’ notice is given, there will not be a refund given. If you are unable to attend a training event for which you have previously registered, you can send someone in your place if you notify OzHelp up to 48 hours before the training course. In case of an emergency, please contact OzHelp as soon as possible and a refund (with cancellation fee deducted), may be issued at the discretion of the OzHelp staff. Course cancellations While we endeavour to do all we can to ensure minimum numbers are reached for each training course, there are occasions when the minimum is notreached and OzHelp reserves the right to cancel or alter a course if required. If a training course is cancelled, you will be notified of any changes as soon as possible and refunds will be made available. Concession and discounted rates A concession rate is available for students, pensioners and volunteers for some training courses. To receive a concession rate when registering, simply select the relevant payment option and provide your concession ID number. Please also bring along your ID to the course as we may need to check it. A discounted rate is also available for group bookings of five or more people who register from the same organisation for the same course on the same date. We recommend that one person from your organisation be responsible for coordinating the registration and payment on behalf of all people attending a particular course. In order to receive this discount when registering just select the relevant option and provide details of the group coordinator. Fullpayment for the whole group must be made at the same time to receive the group discount. Additional registration information If you have any other information that is relevant to your registration for a course such as food allergies or mobility challenges, please mention this in the comments section when registering.
