Health
A Picture of Australia's Children 2009
AIHW
This 224-page report delivers the latest information on how, as a nation, Australia is faring according to key indicators of child health, development and wellbeing
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2009-06-23
Asthma in Australian Children:
AIHW
A 73-page report on the incidence, natural progression and outcomes associated with childhood asthma in Australia
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-10-13
Towards National Indicators of Safety and Quality in Health Care
AIHW
This 286-page report sets out recommendations for a set of 55 national indicators of safety and quality in health care for Australia
HealthPosted: 2009-10-13
Chronic Disease and Participation in Work
AIHW
A 48-page Australian report assessing the association between selected chronic diseases and workforce participation and absenteeism from work
Health, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-02-11
National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data collection: 2008 report
AIHW
This 28-page Australian report presents data on the 41,000 clients accessing pharmacotherapy for the treatment of opioid addiction, the 1,400 prescribers participating in the delivery of pharmacotherapy treatment, and quantitative information about the prescribing sector
Drug Abuse, HealthPosted: 2009-05-20
Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease
AIHW
This 140-page Australian report discusses the national prevalence of these three common diseases as well as population initiatives and individual services that aim to prevent or control their risk factors
HealthPosted: 2009-12-15
Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease: Targeting Risk Factors
AIHW
This 140-page Australian report provides information on the national prevalence of the main risk factors for CVD, CKD and diabetes as well as population initiatives and individual services that aim to prevent or control these risk factors
HealthPosted: 2009-12-11
Hospitalisations Due to Falls by Older People, Australia 2005-06
AIHW
This 56-page report analyzes hospitalizations resulting from falls by older people in Australia
National Bowel Cancer Screening Program Monitoring Report 2007
AIHW
A 154-page Australian report on key programme activity, performance and outcome indicators to monitor achievements of the bowel screening campaign in Australia
HealthPosted: 2008-05-05
Pathways Through Aged Care Services: A First Look
AIHW
This 24-page Australian study links aged care assessment data for a cohort of 105,100 people to data sets showing use of five main aged care programmes and deaths over four years
International Group of Indigenous Health Measurement 2006, Canberra
AIHW
A 70-page Australian report of an international meeting held to consider issues relating to indigenous health measurement
Indigenous Affairs, HealthPosted: 2009-03-22
An Overview of Chronic Kidney Disease in Australia, 2009
AIHW
This 36-page report explains what chronic kidney disease is and describes its extent and patterns in the Australian community
HealthPosted: 2009-05-26
Eye Health Among Australian Children
AIHW
This 46-page Australian report looks at the prevalence of eye problems among children, including vision disability, congenital anomalies and cancer.
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-11-10
Hospitalisation Due to Falls in Older People, Australia 2003-04
AIHW
This 83-page report examines Australian hospital data pertaining to fall injuries in people aged 65 and over
Atlas of Avoidable Hospitalisations in Australia
AIHW
This Australian report addresses the extent of regional variations in a sub-set of avoidable hospitalisations
HealthPosted: 2007-04-25
BreastScreen Australia Monitoring Report 2003-2004
AIHW
A 178-page report on Australia's breast screening programme
HealthPosted: 2007-04-25
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
Medicines for Cardiovascular Health: Are They Being Used Appropriately?
AIHW
An 89-page Australian report examining the use of medicines for cardiovascular health
HealthPosted: 2007-05-23
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
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
Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services in Australia 2007-08
AIHW
A 121-page report on the 154,000 alcohol and other drug treatment episodes provided in Australia during 2007-8
Drug Abuse, HealthPosted: 2009-10-22
Disability in Australia: Intellectual Disability
AIHW
This bulletin presents an overview of prevalence of intellectual disability and its related impairments, health conditions and activity limitations in Australia. The analyses focus on outcomes of participation in major life areas in children and young adults with intellectual disability as well as people ageing with intellectual disability.
Disability, HealthPosted: 2008-11-14
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
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
Neural Tube Defects in Australia
AIHW
This 85-page report describes the prevalence and trends of neural tube defects (NTD) in Australia during the past decade
HealthPosted: 2008-11-05
Dementia in Australia: National Data Analysis and Development
AIHW
This 335-page report presents a profile of the Australian population with dementia, and the characteristics and experiences of those caring for them
Juvenile Arthritis in Australia
AIHW
This 68-page report contains the latest data on the impact of Juvenile arthritis in Australia
HealthPosted: 2008-10-23
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
Statistical Snapshot of People with Asthma in Australia
AIHW
This 65-page report identifies the demographics and health-related characteristics that define people with Asthma in Australia
HealthPosted: 2007-02-19
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
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
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
Review and Evaluation of Australian Information about Primary Health Care: A Focus on General Practice
AIHW
This 168-page report presents the results of a critical evaluation of Australian data collections relating to general practice services. It describes the usefulness of these data collections for meeting priority information needs, and recommends strategies to address data gaps and limitations. The report also outlines methods currently being used to collect general practice data electronically, and establishes options for further investigation.
HealthPosted: 2008-12-10
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
Hospital Separations Due to Injury and Poisoning, Australia 2004-05
AIHW
This 176-page report presents national statistics on injuries that resulted in admission to hospitals in Australia. Unintentional falls, transport-related injury, intentional self-harm and assault are common causes of hospitalised injury in the Australian community. Injuries due to these and other causes are described, in terms of case numbers and rates, by age and sex, place of usual residence, length of stay in hospital and other characteristics.
HealthPosted: 2008-11-28
Disability in Australia: Intellectual Disability
AIHW
This 40-page Australian bulletin presents an overview of prevalence of intellectual disability and its related impairments, health conditions and activity limitations. The analyses focus on outcomes of participation in major life areas in children and young adults with intellectual disability as well as people ageing with intellectual disability.
Disability, HealthPosted: 2008-11-28
The Identification of Mental Disorders in the Criminal Justice System
AIC
This 6-page Australian document argues for a national system for screening all accused offenders to identify those requiring a mental health assessment
Crime, Law & Order, HealthPosted: 2007-04-26
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
Pediatric Anthrax: Implications for Bioterrorism Preparedness
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
This 75-page US report highlights problems in detecting and treating anthrax in children
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2006-08-29
Measures of Pediatric Health Care Quality Based on Hospital Administrative Data
Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
A 140-page US report of a project to develop indicators of children's health care using inpatient administrative data
HealthPosted: 2006-03-27
Family Relationships and Mental Illness: Impacts and Service Responses
AFRC
This 19-page Australian paper gives a brief overview of mental health problems, including types and prevalence, causes of mental illness, and family-related risk and protective factors.
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-11-10
Housing Stress and the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Families
AFRC
A 9-page Australian briefing paper exploring the relationship between housing affordability, housing stress and mental health and wellbeing
Pharmaceuticals and the Worldwide HIV Epidemic: Can a Stakeholder Model Work?
AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies
A 34-page paper arguing that the adoption of a stakeholder model by pharmaceutical companies in respect of the HIV-AIDS epidemic is likely to undermine essential R&D while doing little to curtail the epidemic
HealthPosted: 2004-08-09
The Report of the Alzheimer's Study Group
AEI, Alzheimer's Study Group
US House testimony presenting a national alzheimer's strategic plan.
Vaccine Readiness in a Time of Pandemic
AEI
An 8-page US paper discussing the state of vaccine readiness for dealing with pandemics
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2009-05-19
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
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
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
Bad Medicine in the Market
AEI
A 6-page US brief on the risks posed to global health by counterfeit medicines
HealthPosted: 2007-06-26
Why Consensus in Malaria Policy is a Killer
AEI
A commentary on the approach of the "Roll Back Malaria" alliance
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-11-14
Corrupting Health
AEI
A commentary on how public health in developing countries is adversely affected by corruption
Health, CorruptionPosted: 2006-11-29
World Bank Matrix (Malaria Booster Program): An Analysis for Africa Fighting Malaria
AEI
A 5-page paper arguing that the World Bank's malaria programme does not comply with WHO guidelines
Health, Internal DisplacementPosted: 2006-11-03
Combating Dangerous Medicines: Differences in Quality of Medicines sold by Small Pharmacies and Large Chain Pharmacies
AEI
A 5-page US paper investigating the possibility that smaller, often privately-owned, pharmacies in developing countries take greater risks with drug procurement than larger organizations
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2012-02-24
Honesty is a Virtue
AEI
Article claiming that a high proportion of infections of diseases such as HIV in developing countries is due to a failure to adopt sound approaches to disease control
HealthPosted: 2007-01-26
What Works in Africa
AEI
A US essay describing the progress made by private business in combating disease in Africa
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-01-10
The Rise, Fall, Rise and Imminent Fall of DDT
AEI
A 9-page US paper reviewing the history of DDT in disease prevention
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-01-07
Tariffs, Corruption and Other Impediments to Medicinal Access in Developing Countries
AEI
A 37-page paper urging developing countries to abolish tariffs, taxes and customs duties on pharmaceuticals to improve access by their populations
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-08-11
Paging Dr. Ricardo
AEI
A US essay examining how best to improve access to pharmaceutical drugs in developing countries
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-02-12
On the Trail of a Cure: Reality and Rhetoric on Treating Malaria
AEI
A 9-page US article drawing attention to problems in the global effort to treat malaria
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-03-26
China's Medicine is No Game
AEI
A US article on the involvement of Chinese military and political grandees in the manufacture of counterfeit pharmaceuticals
Corruption, HealthPosted: 2008-08-07
Facing Reality on Follow-On Biologics
AEI
A 4-page US policy brief on the conflicting issues involved in commercialising generic versions of biologic drugs
HealthPosted: 2007-05-07
Fake Drugs: Causes, Consequences, and Possible Solutions
AEI
A US speech addressing the problem of substandard and counterfeit drugs
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-03-06
How Safe is Our Food? FDA Could Do Better
AEI
A US article focusing on health issues raised by the globalization of the food industry
HealthPosted: 2007-05-22
The Emerging Market Dynamics of Targeted Therapeutics
AEI
A US paper examining the pricing dynamics of targeted therapeutics
HealthPosted: 2006-09-15
Civil Society Report on Intellectual Property, Innovation and Health
Action Research and Community Health et al.
A 78-page international report on the relationship between intellectual property, innovation and health
HealthPosted: 2006-05-11
The Wellbeing of Australians: Carer Health and Wellbeing
ACQOL
A 106-page Australian study showing carers to have a lower wellbeing index than any other group
HealthPosted: 2007-12-06
Smoking and Mental Illness: Costs
Access Economics, Sane
A 107-page Australian report detailing the human and financial impact of smoking by people with mental illnesses
HealthPosted: 2007-12-11
Nutrition Labeling at Fast-Food and other Chain Restaurants
AARP Public Policy Institute
A 6-page U.S. policy brief examining, from the standpoint of older people, the health impact of eating out frequently, the need for nutritional labelling of restaurant foods and policy options
HealthPosted: 2004-08-05
Parallel Trading in Medicines: Europe
AARP
A 44-page issue paper examining the European experience with the parallel trade in pharmaceuticals
HealthPosted: 2005-06-30
Infectious Disease: Challenges to Eradication
AAAS
A summary of a US discussion on eradicating infectious diseases
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-11-28
Education and Obesity in Four OECD Countries
OECD
Using health survey data from Australia, Canada, England and Korea, this 46=page working paper explores the relationship between education and obesity
The US Government’s Global Health Policy Architecture: Structure, Programs, and Funding
Kaiser Family Foundation
This 40-page report provides a comprehensive look at the US government agencies and programs involved in the nation’s global health response, including their funding and their approaches
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-05-26
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
Reducing Harm to Patients from Healthcare Associated Infection: The Role of Surveillance
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
This 386-page draft Australian report seeks to explore options for surveillance systems to monitor health care associated infection and provide timely feedback to jurisdictions, managers and clinicians
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2009-02-03
Depression in Multicultural Australia: Policies, Research and Services
This 24-page Australian study explores the extent to which diversity has influenced mental health policy, the conduct of mental health research and the development of mental health services in Australia
HealthPosted: 2007-07-24