My health

Is your health at risk?

A good way to start thinking about how healthy you are is to look at the things you do that can affect your health.

Below is a list of ‘risk factors’ that can increase your risk of getting a chronic disease like diabetes or heart disease, and other health problems.

Find out more about how these risk factors affect our health.

smoking
unhealthy eating
being overweight
excess alcohol consumption
being inactive
too much sitting
taking drugs.

Am I at risk of a chronic disease?

If you have any of the SNAP risk factors you are more at risk of a chronic disease like heart disease and diabetes. SNAP stands for:

S – Smoking

N – Nutrition (unhealthy eating habits)

A – Alcohol consumption above recommended levels

P – Physical inactivity

Take the AUSDRISK test

To check whether your health is at risk fill in the Do It For Life Referral and AUSDRISK form (PDF 328KB) to check your risk score.

If you scored 12 points or more in the AUSDRISK test you may have undiagnosed type 2 diabetes or be at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

If you are at risk, free help is available

If you scored 12 or more on the AUSDRISK form and you are aged 18 years or over you may be eligible for Do It For Life.

Do It For Life (DIFL) is a free healthy lifestyle program where people can get support from a lifestyle worker to make changes to improve health and help prevent serious diseases like diabetes or heart disease.

To learn more talk to your GP or call 1300 067 817

What do I need to do to start the Do It for Life program?

Have your Do It For Life form signed by your GP. This shows you do not already have a chronic disease.

Then call a Do It For Life lifestyle worker on 1300 067 817.

What else can I do to be healthy and reduce my disease risks?

Good news! Whatever your score and no matter your age, there are still lots of things you can start doing today to improve your health, feel great and reduce your risk factors of chronic disease and other health problems.

Even small changes can make a big difference.

Find out more in our healthy living section to get started now.