Health


Finding the Right Help: Pathways for Culturally Diverse Clients with Cannabis Use and Mental Health Issues

Drug and Alcohol Multicultural Education Centre, National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centr

This qualitative Australian study examines the experiences of those with co-existing issues engaging with mental health or alcohol and other drug services

Drug Abuse, HealthPosted: 2010-07-30

Global Climate Change and the Resurgence of Tropical Disease: An Economic Approach

CESifo

A 21-page working paper studying the impact of global climate change on the prevalence of tropical diseases

Climate Change & Environment, HealthPosted: 2010-08-03

Snapshot of Australian Primary Health Care Research 2010

Primary Health Care Research and Information Service

A 28-page snapshot of recent Australian research projects

HealthPosted: 2010-08-04

BreastScreen Australia Monitoring Report 2006-2007 and 2007-2008

AIHW

This 113-page Australian report is the tenth report presenting national statistics (combining data from the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 reporting periods) on key programme activity, performance and outcome indicators for BreastScreen Australia, which aims to reduce mortality and morbidity from breast cancer through detecting cancers early

HealthPosted: 2010-08-12

Ministerial Review into the Public Health Response into the Adverse Events to the Seasonal Influenza Vaccine: Final Report to the Minister for Health

Department of Health, Western Australia

The 113-page report into an alarming rise in adverse events following immunisation against seasonal influenza in Western Australia

Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-08-15

Climate Change, Well-being and Human Rights

PRI

A 17-page Canadian discussion paper on how the physical effects of climate change will intersect with society and economies and the potentially significant environmental and human impacts that will result

Climate Change & Environment, HealthPosted: 2010-08-17

Seasonal Flu Vaccination for Young Children

Department of Health and Ageing - Australia

A 2-page bulletin by Australia's Chief Medical Officer concerning the monitoring of side effects with this year's seasonal flu vaccine in children under five years of age

Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-08-21

Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS

Department of Health UK

This 61-page White Paper sets out the UK Government's long-term vision for the future of the National Health Service

HealthPosted: 2010-09-01

National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: Annual Monitoring Report 2009 Data Supplement 2010

AIHW

This 28-page data supplement provides final statistics on participation, documented follow-up procedures, and cancer and bowel abnormality detection outcomes for people invited to screen for bowel cancer in Australia during 2008

HealthPosted: 2010-09-14

Assisted Reproductive Technology in Australia and New Zealand 2008

AIHW

A 66-page report on assisted reproductive technology in Australia and New Zealand

Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-09-16

Fatal Attraction? Access to Early Retirement and Mortality

IZA

A 58-page discussion paper estimating the causal effect of early retirement on mortality for blue-collar workers

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , HealthPosted: 2010-09-16

Consumer Involvement in Dementia Research

Alzheimer's Australia

This 20-page Australian paper provides the context and rationale for developing a network that supports carers and people with dementia to take an active role in contributing to better dementia care practice and outcomes

Health, AgeingPosted: 2010-09-16

The Role of Primary Mental Health Workers in Education

NFER

This 22-page UK review evaluates the role of Primary Mental Health Workers (PMHWs) to date, focusing in particular on their role within education, and presents illustrations of PMHWs’ practices

Education, HealthPosted: 2010-09-19

Autism and Educational Assessment: UK Policy and Practice

NFER

This 23-page research report investigates UK assessment policy and practice for mainstream-educated pupils who are diagnosed with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Education, HealthPosted: 2010-09-19

When Musculoskeletal Conditions and Mental Disorders Occur Together

AIHW

This 20-page report maps the extent of the relationship between musculoskeletal conditions and mental disorders in the Australian population

HealthPosted: 2010-09-19

Infants of Depressed Mothers Living in Poverty: Opportunities to Identify and Serve

Urban Institute

A 10-page US study of the characteristics and parenting approaches of poor, depressed mothers with infants, as well as the mothers’ access to services

Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2010-09-20

Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital in the Midst of HIV/AIDS

IZA

This 47-page discussion paper provides evidence on how adverse health conditions affect the transfer of human capital from one generation to the next

Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-09-22

Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada: Recommendations of the Sodium Working Group

Health Canada

An 86-page Canadian report containing a population health strategy for reducing sodium intake among Canadians

HealthPosted: 2010-09-26

Hypertension in Canada, 2010

Public Health Agency of Canada

A 28-page report on theincidence of hypertension in Canada

HealthPosted: 2010-09-26

What's next for the G20? Investing in Health and Development

Chatham House

The 13-page summary of a conference held to to explore options for the future for the G20 in advancing key issues in global health and development

Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-09-29

Nurses' Reports on Hospital Care in Five Countries

"Health Affairs"

This paper presents reports from hospitals in the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, and Germany in which nurses report similar shortcomings in their work environments and the quality of hospital care

Health, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-09-30

Quality of Care for Coronary Heart Disease in Two Countries

"Health Affairs"

This 13-page US study compares coronary heart disease treatment in the US and England

HealthPosted: 2010-09-30

Health Care Developments in EU Member States: Regressing Trends and Institutional Similarity?

IFS

This 44-page Swedish working paper performs a diachronical cross-national analysis of health care services in Europe, examining questions of decline and convergence of European health care systems

Health, European UnionPosted: 2010-10-07

Expenditure on Health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People 2006-07: An Analysis by Remoteness and Disease

AIHW

This 25-page Australian report shows how health expenditure patterns, and the ratios between Indigenous and non-indigenous expenditure, vary by remoteness and by the type of health expenditure

Indigenous Affairs, HealthPosted: 2010-10-08

Assessing Cost-effectiveness in Prevention

Public Health Association of Australia

Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of 150 preventive health interventions over five years, this 122-page Australian report challenges us to think more deeply about the value of health and the strategies to achieve a healthier and fairer society

HealthPosted: 2010-10-11

An Integrated Approach to Early Childhood Development

Centre for Community Child Health

This 47-page Australian paper includes: a synthesis of evidence regarding societal change and its impact on children, families and communities; the response of governments to these changes; and what is known about effective services, service systems and government policies

Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2010-10-11

Perceptions of the Social Harms Associated with Khat Use

Home Office UK

This 22-page UK report describes the findings from a study exploring the perceived social harms associated with the use of khat

Drug Abuse, HealthPosted: 2010-10-11

Religion and Child Health

IZA

This 34-page discussion paper examines the determinants of the health of children ages 6 to 19. The primary focus is on the effect of religion on the reported overall health and psychological health of the child

Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2010-10-11

Estimating the Economic Benefits of Eliminating Job Strain as a Risk Factor for Depression

Vichealth

A 36-page Australian report finding that \'job strain\', where workers have little control over their job, but who are under high pressure to perform, accounts for 17 per cent of depression in working women and 13 per cent in working men

Health, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-10-18

Happy Healthy Women, Not Just Survivors

Australian Women's Coalition Inc

The recommendations presented in this 52-page report seek to address a gap in the national agenda relating to the long-term healthcare needs of the one in three Australian women who are survivors of sexual violence

Crime, Law & Order, HealthPosted: 2010-10-18

Why Junior Doctors Don’t Want to Become General Practitioners:

Melbourne Institute

This 34-page Australian working paper researching why so many junior doctors choose not to enter general practice

HealthPosted: 2010-11-04

Avoiding Hospitalisation: Effective Primary Care Interventions

PHCRIS

A 2-page Australian research summary investigating thefactors that may predict avoidable hospital admissions. It also provides an overviewof interventions that may be effective in reducing avoidable hospitalisation

HealthPosted: 2010-11-09

Perceived Practice Change in Australian Doctors as a Result of Medicolegal Concerns

The Medical Journal of Australia

This paper explores the perceived impact of medicolegal concerns on how Australian doctors practise medicine and to compare doctors who have experienced a medicolegal matter with those who have not

HealthPosted: 2010-11-16

Patient-Centred Care: Improving Quality and Safety by Focusing Care

Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care

This 86-page Australian discussion paper outlines practical policy and service-level recommendations to foster patient-centred care

HealthPosted: 2010-11-18

Critical Condition: A Historian’s Prognosis on Canada’s Aging Healthcare System

C.D. Howe Institute

A 35-page Canadian lecture that reviews the history of Canada’s healthcare system and draws lessons for future reforms

HealthPosted: 2010-11-18

Clinical and Service Integration: The Route to Improved Outcomes

The King's Fund

This 56-page UK study describes integrated care, identifies the different forms it takes, explores the different levels within the system at which it operates and sets out the evidence for the different systems

HealthPosted: 2010-11-25

Hidden Cities: Unmasking and Overcoming Health Inequities in Urban Settings

WHO, UN-HABITAT

This 145-page report shows how ill-health is linked to poverty in cities, and not just among the poorest urban populations

Health, Urban IssuesPosted: 2010-11-26

Federal Nutrition Programs and Childhood Obesity: Inside the Black Box

IZA

A 40-page US discussion paper studying the mechanisms by which the relationships between federal nutrition programmes and child health arise

Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-11-27

Dementia, Lesbians and Gay Men

Alzheimer's Australia

This 36-page Australian paper was commissioned to promote an informed discussion about the issues affecting lesbians or gay men with dementia or caring for someone with dementia

HealthPosted: 2010-11-30

Do We Need a National Electronic Summary Care Record?

Medical Journal of Australia

An Australian article summarizing lessons learned from the experience of using electronic summary care records elsewhere

HealthPosted: 2010-12-01

Age and the Costs of Dental Care

AIHW

This 8-page Australian research report explores the relationship between age and the costs of dental care

Ageing, HealthPosted: 2010-12-01

Combating Counterfeit, Falsified and Substandard Medicines: Defining the Way Forward?

Chatham House

A 16-page UK briefing paper on what is needed to take effective action against the producers and distributors of counterfeit and substandard medicines

Health, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2010-12-01

Do Aid Agencies Want to Know When Their Medicines Go Missing?

AEI

A 6-page US paper on the theft of lifesaving drugs for developing countries, the consequences and the fact that aid agencies do a poor job of assessing whether donated drugs reach those in need

Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-12-09

The Consequences of Industrialization: Evidence from Water Pollution and Digestive Cancers in China

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

This 51-page Israeli paper investigates the consequences to health of China's rapid industrialization

Health, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-12-11

World Malaria Report 2010

WHO

This 220-page report summarises information received from 106 malaria-endemic countries and other sources and updates the analyses presented in the 2009 Report

Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-12-15

Diabetes in Pregnancy: Its Impact on Australian Women and their Babies

AIHW

A 176-page Australian report finding thst diabetes is associated with poorer pregnancy and birth outcomes

Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-12-15

Premature Mortality from Chronic Disease

AIHW

This 20-page Australian bulletin estimates the potential years of life lost to describe mortality patterns for deaths due to chronic disease

HealthPosted: 2011-01-05

Government Payment for Health Care: Causes and Consequences

"New England Journal of Medicine"

A 3-page US commentary on the role of Government in paying for health care

Health, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-01-06

Preventing Mother-to-child Transmission of HIV During Breastfeeding

WHO

A 4-page policy brief on the efficacy of combination antiretroviral drugs during pregnancy, delivery and breastfeeding

Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-01-14

Haiti's Year of Living Miserably

CFR

A US brief considering Haiti's problems

Poverty & Hunger, HealthPosted: 2011-01-15

Disability Support Services 2008-09

AIHW

This 136-page report describes the Australian disability service outlets and the uses of these services, including their support needs and informal carer arrangements

Disability, HealthPosted: 2011-01-19

Marketing Obesity? Junk Food, Advertising and Kids

Parliamentary Library - Australia

This 48-page Australian paper examines the debate over the importance of foods high in fat, sugar and salt in childhood obesity

Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-01-20

The United Nations' Scientific Fraud against DDT

AEI

This 9-page US paper argues that UN agencies are misleading the public by claiming that malaria can be controlled without insecticides, notably DDT

Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-01-25

Enabling Personalized Medicine through Health Information Technology: Advancing the Integration of Information

Brookings

This 21-page US paper outlines the challenges of enabling personalized medicine, as well as the policy and operational changes that would facilitate connectivity, integration, reimbursement reform, and analysis of information

Health, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-02-01

Are Medical Devices Turning the Corner against Heart Failure?

AEI

This 10-page US outlook reports that left ventricular assist devices, or "heart pumps," are proving to be the best available option for patients with advanced heart failure, and that the technology has huge potential for improvement

HealthPosted: 2011-02-04

Reducing Alcohol and Other Drug Related Harm

AIHW

A 10-page Australian resource sheet summarising evidence on how high levels of alcohol and other drug use-related harm among Indigenous Australians are both a consequence of, and contribute to, the health and social gap between them and non-Indigenous Australians

Health, Indigenous AffairsPosted: 2011-02-04

Pandemics: Lessons Learnt and Future Threats

SDA

The 16-page report of the conclusions of a meeting of health practitioners, industry experts and policymakers to reflect on the H1N1 influenza crisis, and outline the future of European pandemics preparedness

Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2011-02-07

Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of MRSA Infections in Adults and Children

Oxford Journals

This article details evidence-based guidelines for the management of patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections

Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-02-11

Disease Management Evaluation

Rand Corporation

A comprehensive 97-page US review of current state of the art in disease management evaluation

HealthPosted: 2011-02-14

How Health Systems Make Available Information on Service Providers

Rand Corporation

This 112-page US report reviews and discusses information systems reporting on the quality or performance of providers of healthcare ('quality information systems') in seven countries: Denmark, England, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United States

HealthPosted: 2011-02-14

Housing, Loneliness and Health

AHURI

This 35-page essay asks whether housing, loneliness and health are connected in contemporary Australia, and if they are, whether it a nexus that can be addressed positively through housing policy

Housing, HealthPosted: 2011-02-17

Driving Down Readmissions by Caring for Patients the "Right Way"

Commonwealth Fund

An 18-page US case study of a hospital reporting readmission rates in the lowest 3 percent of hospitals across the nation for all three clinical areas reported to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for the selection period, and its heart failure and pneumonia readmission rates were within the best 1 percent of hospitals reporting

HealthPosted: 2011-02-18

Putting Different Price Tags on the Same Health Condition: Re-evaluating the Well-Being Valuation Approach

IZA

In this 33-page discussion paper, monetary values for a number of health problems are compared across different well-being measures within the same UK data set

HealthPosted: 2011-03-02

The War Within

Rand Corporation

A 226-page US monograph that reviews the current evidence on suicide epidemiology in the military, describes and catalogs suicide-prevention activities in the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and across each service, and identifies and recommends state-of-the-art suicide-prevention science and programmes

Defence, Terrorism & Security, HealthPosted: 2011-03-03

Time Trends and Geographical Variation in Re-admissions for Asthma in Australia

AIHW

Re-admissions for asthma can be considered an indicator of health system performance in relation to the management of patients with asthma. This 24-page Australian bulletin examines the overall rate of re-admissions for asthmas and investigates time trends in re-admissions for asthmas as well as differences according to age, sex, socioeconomic status and remoteness of residence

HealthPosted: 2011-03-07

Building Community Resilience to Disasters

Rand Corporation

Based on findings from a literature review and a series of community and regional focus groups,this 104-page US study provides a definition of community resilience in the context of national health security and a set of eight levers and five core components for building resilience. It then describes suggested activities that communities are pursuing and may want to strengthen for community resilience, and identifies challenges to implementation

Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2011-03-08

Clinical Utility of Personalised Medicine

National Health and Medical Research Council - Australia

This 9-page Australian paper provides an overview of the role of genomics in personalised medicine, and its potential to improve health care. In particular, it highlights the clinical utility of various genetic and genomic tests.

HealthPosted: 2011-03-16

Relationship Pressures on Australian Families: Some Implications for Psychologists

Australian Psychological Society

This Australian article seeks to explore some of the pressures on couples and families and sketches the implications for psychologists faced with addressing the growing prevalence of mental health problems and behavioural disorders

Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-03-16

Depression and Related Disorders -- Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder and Puerperal Psychosis -- in the Perinatal Period

beyondblue

This 128-page Australian report has been developed to assist health professionals in primary care and maternity care to identify and treat mental health problems in the perinatal period

Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-03-23

Keeping the Commitment: A Progress Report on Four Early Leaders in Patient Safety Improvement

Commonwealth Fund

This 18-page overview report synthesizes the results of patient safety improvement initiatives across four US multicampus, integrated health care delivery systems

HealthPosted: 2011-03-23

Using Microeconomic Reform to Deliver Patient-Centred Health Care

BCA

A 44-page Australian report setting out the case for using microeconomic reform as part of health reform

HealthPosted: 2011-03-24

Long-Run Employment Effects of Vocational Rehabilitation

SFI

This 34-page Danish working paper finds that educational measures have a negative effect on the sick-listed employees’ probability of returning to work for a new employer

Health, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-03-24

The Effect of Part-time Sick Leave for Employees with Mental Disorders

SFI

This 30-page Danish working paper studies whether the Danish part-time sick leave programme reduces the time before employees with mental disorders end their sick leave by reporting ready for returning to regular working hours

Health, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-03-24

Health and the Environment: A Compilation of Evidence

AIHW

This 86-page Australian report compiles evidence on the relationship between health and a selected list of environmental factors including `natural' features (such as temperature and ultraviolet radiation) and aspects of our surroundings which have been created by humans (such as housing and transport)

Health, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-03-30

The Ignored Majority: The Voice of Arthritis 2011

Arthritis Australia

This 4-page Australian study sought to discover how arthritis affected people at home and at work and what factors were associated with good or poor outcomes

Health, AgeingPosted: 2011-04-03

The Scorecard on Development 1960-2010: Closing the Gap?

CEPR

This 42-page US study documenting economic growth, health, and education indicators of the countries of the world shows a rebound in economic growth following more than two decades of economic failure for the vast majority of low- and middle-income countries

Economic Policy, HealthPosted: 2011-04-14

Impact of Quality and Outcomes Framework on Health Inequalities

King's Fund

This 16-page UK paper summarises the findings of a recent research study which looked at the impact of the pay-for-performance scheme known as the Quality and Outcomes Framework on public health and health inequalities

HealthPosted: 2011-05-10

Government Accountability for Torture and Ill-Treatment in Health Settings

Open Society

This 8-page US briefing paper focuses on torture and ill-treatment in health settings, including hospitals, clinics, hospices, people’s homes, or anywhere health care is delivered

Human Rights, HealthPosted: 2011-05-13

Dementia Among Aged Care Residents

AIHW

This 88-page report examines the characteristics and care requirements of Australian aged care residents with a diagnosis of dementia

Ageing, HealthPosted: 2011-05-16

Post-diagnosis Support for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Their Families and Carers

SPRC

This 170-page Australian paper consists of two reports on post-diagnosis support for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The reports are based on literature reviews addressing the experiences of diagnosis, treatment and support for families with children who are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2011-05-19

Post-diagnosis Support for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Their Families and Carers

fahcsia

These two Australian reports are based on literature reviews addressing the experiences of diagnosis, treatment and support for families with children who are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-06-02

Climate Change and Your Health: Rising Temperatures, Worsening Ozone Pollution

UCSUCA

A 28-page US report finding that unchecked global warming could threaten public health and increase health costs by exacerbating ground-level ozone

Climate Change & Environment, HealthPosted: 2011-06-03

The Economics of Risky Health Behaviors

IZA

This 163-page paper overviews the theoretical frameworks for, and empirical evidence on, the economics of risky health behaviour

Health, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-06-07

Health Innovation Transfer from South to North

Rand Corporation

This 79-page US briefing examines technologies explicitly developed for developing country settings, which then may have an application in the UK National Health Service (NHS)

HealthPosted: 2011-06-08

The Challenges of Population Ageing: Accelerating Demand for Emergency Ambulance Services by Older Patients, 1995–2015

MJA

This 5-page Australian paper describes how over the past 20 years, there has been a sustained rise in demand for emergency ambulance services across the developed world and in particular, for transporting older patients

Ageing, HealthPosted: 2011-06-08

Disability in Canada: A 2006 Profile

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada

This 75-page Canadian document presents some key statistical findings on persons with disabilities in an accessible, plain language document. It is intended as a resource tool to assist anyone interested in disability issues

Disability, HealthPosted: 2011-06-09

Mental Comorbidity and its Contribution to Increased Use of Acute Care Hospital Services

Statistics Canada

A 36-page Canadian report representing an assessment of a comprehensive set of factors associated with acute-care hospitalizations for mental conditions in Canada

HealthPosted: 2011-06-09

World Report on Disability

World Bank, World Health Organization

This 349-page report is the first comprehensive overview of global disability in 40 years and stresses that few low-income countries have enough programs and services in place to respond to the needs of people with disabilities

Disability, HealthPosted: 2011-06-15

Key Indicators of Progress for Chronic Disease and Associated Determinants: Data Report

AIHW

This 132-page Australian report provides information about the prevalence of those chronic diseases for which behavioural changes, or increased screening practices, can reduce onset, assist in management, or prevent death

HealthPosted: 2011-06-20

Review of Efficiency Measurement Methodologies to Inform Hospital Resource Allocations in NSW

The Sax Institute

A 53-page Australian review conducted to identify efficiency modelling methodologies and data considerations relevant to Australia and of use to NSW Health and the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority in driving decisions about hospital resource allocation

HealthPosted: 2011-06-22

Aboriginal Injury Prevention Projects

The Sax Institute

This 56-page Australian review investigates the effectiveness of strategies, projects and programmes that have been implemented for the prevention of injury amongst Aboriginal populations

Health, DisabilityPosted: 2011-06-22

Diabetes and Poor Mental Health and Wellbeing: An Exploratory Analysis

AIHW

This 79-page report examines the association between the prevalence of diabetes and poor mental health and wellbeing in the Australian population

HealthPosted: 2011-06-23

Key Indicators of Progress for Chronic Disease and Associated Determinants

AIHW

This 132-page Australian report provides information about the prevalence of those chronic diseases for which behavioural changes, or increased screening practices, can reduce onset, assist in management, or prevent death

HealthPosted: 2011-06-23

The Rise of Global Health in International Affairs

Chatham House

The transcript of two addresses at a UK meeting to discuss the importance of global health in international affairs

Health, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2011-06-24

Needle and Syringe Program; Treatment Service Users (TSU) Project: Phase Two

Department of Health and Ageing - Australia

This project implemented consumer participation demonstration projects in a variety of drug treatment settings in Australia

Drug Abuse, HealthPosted: 2011-06-28

Job Anxiety, Work-Related Psychological Illness and Workplace Performance

IZA

This 43-page discussion paper examines the determinants of employee job anxiety and work-related psychological illness

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , HealthPosted: 2011-07-06

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria

CRS

This report provides background information on the Global Fund, discusses changes the Global Fund has made to improve the efficiency of its programs and address allegations of corruption, outlines U.S. funding for the Fund, and analyzes issues Congress might consider as it debates the appropriate level of U.S support to provide the Fund

Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-07-13

Keeping the Child in Mind: Child Protection Practice and Parental Mental Health

Department for Families and Communities - South Australia

A 59-page Australian report seeking to identify the numbers of substantiated child abuse and neglect cases in South Australia where parental mental health difficulties have been identified as a significant risk factor

Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-07-14

Preventing Sudden Infant Deaths in Canada

Government of Canada et al.

A 4-page overview of issues relevant to safe sleep for infants

Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-07-15