Health
An Overview of Reviews Evaluating the Effectiveness of Financial Incentives in Changing Healthcare Professional Behaviours and Patient Outcomes
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
This 96-page paper provides an overview of reviews evaluating the effectiveness of financial incentives in changing healthcare professional behaviours and patient outcomes
HealthPosted: 2011-07-20
Snapshot of Australian Primary Health Care Research 2011
Primary Health Care Research and Information Service
This 28-page snapshot of recent Australian research projects demonstrates the potential for primary health care research to improve health
HealthPosted: 2011-07-21
Public Health Risk Assessment and Interventions - The Horn of Africa: Drought and Famine Crisis
WHO
This 29-page public health risk assessment for the The Horn of Africa: Drought and famine crisis is to provide health professionals in United Nations agencies, nongovernmental organizations, donor agencies and local authorities currently working with populations affected by this emergency, with up-to-date technical guidance on the major public health threats faced by the displaced population
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2011-07-26
Explaining the Female Black-White Obesity Gap: A Decomposition Analysis of Proximal Causes
IZA
This 31-page discussion paper examines the remarkably large differences in body weights and obesity prevalence between black and white women in the US
HealthPosted: 2011-07-27
The Effect of an Acute Health Shock on Work Behavior: Evidence from Different Health Care Regimes
IZA
This 47-page discussion paper studies how severe acute health shocks affect the probability of not working in the U. S. versus in Denmark
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , HealthPosted: 2011-07-27
Physician-Leaders and Hospital Performance: Is There an Association?
IZA
This 25-page cross-sectional study reports evidence on the hypothesis that having physicians in leadership positions is valuable for hospital performance
HealthPosted: 2011-07-28
Racism: A Major Impediment to Optimal Indigenous Health and Health Care in Australia
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
This 14-page Australian paper highlights the scope and ramifications of racism on health and health care of Indigenous Australians, and suggests approaches for minimising racism’s adverse health impacts
Health, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-07-29
Precarious Housing and Health Inequalities: What Are the Links?
Hanover Welfare Services
Summary findings of an Australian study exploring the relationship between precarious housing and health
Predictive Risk Modelling in Health: Options for New Zealand and Australia
Australian Health Review
This Australian article reviews the current knowledge about predictive risk models (PRMs) and explores some of the issues surrounding the potential introduction of a PRM to a public health system
Health, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-08-08
Achieving Efficiency: Lessons from Four Top-Performing Hospitals
Commonwealth Fund
This 22-page US paper offers a synthesis of lessons from case studies of four hospitals that achieved greater efficiency
HealthPosted: 2011-08-09
The Debate Over Generic-Drug Trade
CFR
An updated US backgrounder examines how policymakers are looking at ways to structure an international drug-trade regime that ensures developing nations' access to medicines, including for so-called lifestyle ailments such as diabetes, without discouraging future research and development efforts by drug companies
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-08-09
A Rapid Equity-focused Health Impact Assessment of a Policy Implementation Plan
International Journal for Equity in Health
This 12-page Australian article examines the promises and problems of using health impact assessment when policymaking
Health, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-08-16
Africa’s Victories over Malaria
Inside Story
An Australian article reporting on progress in combatting malaria in Africa
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2011-08-18
Financing the Response to AIDS in Low-income & Middle-income Countries
UNAIDS, Kaiser Family Foundation
An 18-page analysis of global AIDS assistance financing for 2010
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-08-18
Not Doing Enough: Unnecessary Sickness and Death from Cholera in Haiti
CEPR
This 20-page US paper argues that it is not too late to bring the 10-month old cholera epidemic under control and save thousands of lives by ramping up treatment and prevention efforts
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2011-08-24
Mainstreaming Environment and Climate Change: Health
IIED, Irish Aid
This 8-page briefing paper is part of a series that aims to clarify the links between the environment, climate change and key development sectors, and provide guidance on strategies available for mainstreaming the environment and climate change into national policies
Climate Change & Environment, HealthPosted: 2011-09-06
Financial Incentives and the Health Workforce
Australian Health Review
This 5-page paper discusses financial incentives in healthcare markets and their effects on health professionals' behaviour
HealthPosted: 2011-09-12
Transplantation Workshop Report
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Institute of Infection and Immunity
The 37-page report of a Canadian workshop held to stimulate discussion and collaborations among the transplantation community; identify the key research challenges and opportunities in the field; and prepare the transplantation community for funding opportunities
HealthPosted: 2011-09-14
Reducing Health Disparities Related to Diabetes
Public Health Agency of Canada
A 20-page Canadian report highlighting seven case studies that provide examples and lessons learned from innovative community-based projects designed to prevent and manage diabetes in certain high-risk populations
HealthPosted: 2011-09-14
International Variation in the Usage of Medicines: A Review of the Literature
Rand Health Quarterly
This 57-page US article describes a review of the published and grey literature on international variation in the use of medicines in six areas
HealthPosted: 2011-09-19
How Health Systems Make Available Information on Service Providers
Rand Health Quarterly
This 112-page US article provides details on a report that reviews and discusses information systems reporting on the quality or performance of providers of healthcare (“quality information systems”) in seven countries
HealthPosted: 2011-09-19
Working Life and Mental Illness
SANE Australia
This 2-page research bulletin asks about the experience of work by Australians living with mental illness, and what would help them to maintain successful employment
Health, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-09-20
Working Together to Improve Aboriginal Access to Health Services
Health Canada
This Canadian brochure describes how Health Canada is supporting collaborative work to address the unique challenges that Aboriginal people face in accessing quality health care
Indigenous Affairs, HealthPosted: 2011-09-21
Demand for Hospital Care and Private Health Insurance
Melbourne Institute
This Australian paper examines the determinants of hospital stay intensity, the decision to seek hospital care as a public or private patient and the decision to purchase private hospital insurance
HealthPosted: 2011-10-08
Disability Support Services 2009-10: Report on Services Provided under the National Disability Agreement
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This 137-page Australian report presents 2009-10 information collected on people who used disability support services provided under the National Disability Agreement, and the agencies and outlets that provided services
Disability, HealthPosted: 2011-10-19
Return on Investment: Mental Health Promotion and Mental Illness Prevention
Canadian Institute for Health Information
This 76-page Canadian monograph reviews the body of evidence associated with the return on investment (ROI)of mental health promotion and mental illness prevention
HealthPosted: 2011-10-19
Safety of Cell Phones and Cell Phone Towers
Health Canada
A 3-page Canadian brochure assessing the health risks associated with cell phones and cell phone towers
HealthPosted: 2011-10-19
The Treatment of Incarcerated Mentally Disordered Women Offenders
Public Safety Canada
A 26-page Canadian document synthesising current research on the treatment of mentally disordered women offenders
Health, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2011-10-19
The Hospital Dementia Services Project: A Study Description
AIHW
This 16-page Australian publication describes the objectives and design features of a mixed-methods study which will investigate how health and aged care system factors influence care outcomes for hospital patients with dementia
Cervical Screening in Australia 2008-2009
AIHW
A 136-page Australian report on cervical cancer screening and statistics on new cases and mortality
HealthPosted: 2011-10-31
Safer, Faster, Cheaper: Improving Clinical Trials and Regulatory Pathways to Fight Neglected Diseases
CGD
This 4-page US brief offers recommendations for improving the quality and lowering the cost of clinical trials in the developing world
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-11-02
Work-Related Health in Europe: Are Older Workers More at Risk?
IZA
A 41-page discussion paper addressing the impact of age on work-related self-reported health outcomes
Obesity and Injury in Australia: A Review of the Literature
AIHW
This 48-page Australian report presents summary information from an overview of the existing literature to investigate obesity injury relationships
HealthPosted: 2011-11-03
Using Technology to Deliver Healthcare Education to Rural Patients
Rural and Remote Health
An 11-page US report assessing the impact of a publically accessible internet information portal on diabetes knowledge, quality of life (QOL) measures, and self-management behaviors in a US rural area
HealthPosted: 2011-11-10
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and the Mental Health of Military Personnel and Veterans
Library of Parliament - Canada
A 12-page Canadian study into the challenges posed by Post-traumatic Stress Disorder affecting military personnel
Health, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2011-11-11
Assisted Reproductive Technology in Australia and New Zealand 2009
AIHW
This 74-page document is the fifteenth annual report on the use of assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) in Australia and New Zealand. The report presents data on ART treatment and donor insemination cycles undertaken in 2009, and the resulting pregnancies and baby outcomes
HealthPosted: 2011-11-11
Achieving an AIDS Transition: Preventing Infections to Sustain Treatment
CGD
This 4-page US brief summarizes the recommendations in "Achieving an AIDS Transition", for focused policies and well-designed incentives to finally bring the AIDS epidemic under control
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-11-15
Global Health and the New Bottom Billion: What Do Shifts in Global Poverty and the Global Disease Burden Mean for GAVI and the Global Fund?
CGD
This 37-page US working paper describes trends in the global distribution of poverty, preventable infectious diseases, and health aid response to date; revisits the rationale for health aid through agencies like GAVI and the Global Fund; and proposes a new MIC strategy and components, concluding with recommendations
Health, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2011-11-16
Therapy or Surgery? A Prescription for Canada's Health System
C.D. Howe Institute
This 24-page report provides a diagnosis, prognosis and prescription for reform of the Canadian healthcare system, with a focus on Ontario
HealthPosted: 2011-11-18
Understanding the Public Health Implications of Prisoner Reentry in California: State-of-the-State Report
Rand Corporation
This 252-page US monograph examines the health care needs of newly released California prisoners; the communities most affected by reentry and the health care safety net of those communities; the critical roles that health care providers, other social services, and family members play in successful reentry; and the effects of reentry on the children and families of incarcerated parents
Crime, Law & Order, HealthPosted: 2011-11-26
Infectious Disease: Challenges to Eradication
AAAS
A summary of a US discussion on eradicating infectious diseases
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-11-28
Younger Onset Dementia Often Ignored
SPRC
A 4-page Ausralian article on the treatment of younger onset dementia
Health Care Cost Drivers - The Facts
Canadian Institute for Health Information
This 48-page Canadian study sheds new light on the factors influencing health costs. It addresses questions such as what have been the major cost drivers of public-sector health spending over the past decade and what are issues to monitor for the future
HealthPosted: 2011-12-03
Case Management: What it is and How It Can Best Be Implemented
The King's Fund
This 32-page UK study examines how this key strategy can improve delivery of integrated care for people with long-term conditions
HealthPosted: 2011-12-09
Work Hours Constraints and Health
IZA
This 32-page discussion paper analyzes the impact of the discrepancy between actual and desired work hours on self-perceived health outcomes in Germany and the United Kingdom
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , HealthPosted: 2011-12-09
Neural Tube Defects in Australia: Prevalence Before Mandatory Folic Acid Fortification
AIHW
This 58-page report describes the prevalence and trends of neural tube defects in Australia during the past decade
HealthPosted: 2011-12-19
National Strategies to Address Dementia
Alzheimer's Australia
This 12-page Australian paper provides an overview of a range of approaches that a selection of countries have taken to address dementia
Making Health Care Free for the Poor
Indo-Pacific Governance Research Centre
This 7-page Australian policy brief argues that user fees are one of the main obstacles to increasing poor people’s access to health care in developing countries and thus promoting more inclusive forms of development
Health, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2012-01-09
Unintended Consequences Guide
U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
This online US guide is available to help hospitals and other health care organizations anticipate, avoid and address problems that can occur when adopting and using electronic health records
HealthPosted: 2012-01-10
Value for Money in Donor HIV Funding
Rand Corporation
This 92-page US report examines options for improving the impact of HIV funding
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2012-01-10
Working toward Wellness
NDRC
This 87-page US report presents 36-month results from a random assignment evaluation of a one-year programme that provided telephonic care management to encourage depressed parents, who were Medicaid recipients in Rhode Island, to seek treatment from mental health professionals
HealthPosted: 2012-01-12
Global Health and the New Bottom Billion: How Funders Should Respond to Shifts in Global Poverty and Disease Burden
CGD
This 4-page US brief offers recommendations for global health agencies to deal with shifts in global poverty and the disease burden
Poverty & Hunger, HealthPosted: 2012-01-19
U.S. Response to the Global Threat of Tuberculosis: Basic Facts
CRS
A 15-page US report outlining basic facts related to global TB, including characteristics of the epidemic and U.S. legislation, programmes, funding, and partnerships related to the global response to TB
HealthPosted: 2012-01-24
Global Health Initiative 2.0: Effective Priority-Setting in a Time of Austerity
CGD
This 10-page report summarizes the rationale for continued U.S. investment in global health, lookd into the evolution of the Global Health Initiative and recommends a re-boot for the whole enterprise
HealthPosted: 2012-01-31
Better Value for Money in Healthcare: European Lessons for Canada
C.D. Howe Institute
This 32-page Canadian report argues that Canada’s provinces could learn from the Dutch and UK models as they seek better value for money in healthcare delivery
HealthPosted: 2012-01-31
Accelerating Work to Overcome the Global Impact of Neglected Tropical Diseases—A Roadmap for Implementation
WHO
To guide the effort against NTDs this 22-page document sets out a new strategy that sets targets for what can be achieved by the end of the decade
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2012-01-31
An Evaluation of the Use of Performance Measures in Health Care
Rand Corporation
This 70-page US report describes how health care performance measures are being used by a wide array of organizations and the types of measures being used for different purposes. It summarizes key barriers and facilitators to the use of measures, and identifies opportunities for easing the use of performance measures moving forward
HealthPosted: 2012-02-10
Comorbidity of Mental Disorders and Physical Conditions 2007
AIHW
This 42-page report investigates the prevalence of mental illness in association with common chronic diseases in Australia
HealthPosted: 2012-02-10
International Comparisons in Health Economics: Evidence from Aging Studies
IZA
This 49-page discussion paper provides an overview of the growing literature that uses micro-level data from multiple countries to investigate health outcomes, and their link to socioeconomic factors, at older ages
Community-Based Care Coordination: Practical Applications for Childhood Asthma
"Health Promotion Practice"
This 12-page US paper examines the effectiveness of community-based care coordinators who bridge gaps between families, health care providers, and support services
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2012-02-22
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
Rethinking Health Sector -wide Approaches Through the Lens of Aid Effectiveness
Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Economics and Government
This 52-page Australian paper argues that the theory of change underlying SWAps is highly consistent with effective aid, while the practice is not
International Development, HealthPosted: 2012-02-24
Cash On Delivery Aid for Health: What Indicators Would Work Best?
CGD
This 45-page US working paper assesses the challenges of applying COD Aid in the health sector
International Development, HealthPosted: 2012-02-29
Chronic Condition Management Strategies in Aboriginal Communities
The Lowitja Institute
This 96-page Australian report discusses effective and transferable chronic condition management strategies, and generates research evidence about their processes, impacts and health outcomes for Aboriginal communities
Indigenous Affairs, HealthPosted: 2012-03-12
The Fiscal Dimension of HIV/AIDS in Botswana, South Africa, Swaziland, and Uganda
World Bank
This 312-page report urges African governments and their development aid donors to do significantly more to prevent new HIV infections
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2012-03-16
Improving Safety in Maternity Services: A Toolkit for Teams
The King's Fund
This 106-page UK toolkit synthesises the experiences and lessons from 12 multidisciplinary maternity teams in England. This page provides separate links to each section comprising the toolkit
HealthPosted: 2012-03-29
Social and Emotional Wellbeing: Development of a Children's Headline Indicator
AIHW
This Australian report describes the process of developing a Children's Headline Indicator to measure social and emotional wellbeing
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2012-04-10
Is Resilience Still a Useful Concept when Working with Children and Young People?
Australian Institute of Family Studies
This 11-page Australian paper reviews some of the complexities and issues surrounding the concept of resilience in order to ascertain its usefulness for practitioners working with children
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2012-04-13
Finland Launches its Trailblazing Taltioni Cooperative Amid Global Interest
SITRA
This Finnish press release announces how the the founders of Finland's innovative new system to provide electronic self-care services officially established a cooperative
HealthPosted: 2012-04-14
Comprehensive Obesity Prevention in Early Childhood: Promising Federal and State Initiatives
NCCP
This 17-page US report presents a range of early childhood obesity prevention initiatives to inform states of ways they can build strong cross-system efforts to reduce childhood obesity rates
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2012-04-23
Mental Health and Education Decisions
IZA
This 69-page discussion paper examines the link between poor mental health and poor educational outcomes
A Working Guide to International Comparisons of Health
AIHW
This 25-page Australian guide highlights the types of questions to ask before comparing countries and when presenting health data in an international context
HealthPosted: 2012-04-24
North American Plan for Avian and Pandemic Influenza
Public Safety Canada et al.
This 80-page plan outlines how the US, Canada and Mexico intend to strengthen their emergency response capacities as well as our trilateral and cross-sectoral collaborations and capabilities in order to assist each other and ensure a faster and more coordinated response to future outbreaks of animal influenza or an influenza pandemic
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2012-04-27
Cervical Screening in Australia 2009-2010
AIHW
The latest report on cervical screening in Australia
HealthPosted: 2012-05-01
Obesity, Prevention, and Health Care Costs
Brookings
A US article focussing on the role that investment in public health and prevention can play as a complementary strategy for controlling health care spending
HealthPosted: 2012-05-07
The International Migration of Health Professionals
IZA
This 42-page discussion paper investigates the patterns and drivers of the international migration of health professionals
Health, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2012-05-14
Getting the Wind Up: Exploring Concern about the Adverse Health Effects of Wind Turbines in Australia and Europe
Mount Alexander Sustainability Group
This 24-page Australian report looks at the difference in the level of concern about adverse health effects from wind turbines in Australia, Denmark and Germany