Health
Outline of the National Centre for Monitoring Chronic Kidney Disease
AIHW
This 32-page Australian report is a brief outline of the rationale for and role of the National Centre for Monitoring Chronic Kidney Disease. It outlines the rationale behind starting a national monitoring centre, the structure of the centre, key areas of monitoring and major data sources to be used for monitoring.
HealthPosted: 2009-01-27
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
Maternal Deaths in Australia 2000-2002
AIHW
This 132-page report is an observational study of maternal deaths in Australia
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2006-10-30
2007 National Drug Strategy Household Survey: Detailed Findings
AIHW
This 145-page Australian report provides detailed information on drug use prevalence, drug-related behaviours and incidents, and support for drug-related policy and legislation.
Drug Abuse, HealthPosted: 2008-12-18
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
Arthritis and Osteoporosis in Australia 2008
AIHW
This 172-page Australian report brings together data and information from a wide variety of sources to provide a picture of arthritis and ostoeporosis in Australia, and highlight some of the main issues relating to these conditions.
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
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
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: 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
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
Injury as a Chronic Health Issue in Australia
AIHW
A 13-page briefing paper giving an overview of injury as a health issue in Australia
HealthPosted: 2008-09-25
Making Progress
AIHW
A report providing key statistical indicators of child and youth health, development and wellbeing in Australia
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2008-09-23
Assisted Reproduction Technology in Australia and New Zealand
AIHW
A 74-page report presenting data on birth outcomes using assisted reproduction technologies in Australia and New Zealand
HealthPosted: 2008-09-16
Movement from Hospital to Residential aged Care: Preliminary Results
AIHW
The preliminary results from a 67-page Australian study of the use of residential aged care following a period in hospital
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
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
National Bowel Cancer Screening Program Monitoring Report 2008
AIHW
This 162-page Australian report presents the most recent information on participation in bowel screening, cancer detection, program sensitivity and rescreening rates. In addition, the report presents national bowel cancer incidence and mortality data to provide a context for these indicators of screening activity
HealthPosted: 2008-12-31
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
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
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
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
Insulin-treated Diabetes in Australia 2000 - 2007
AIHW
This 113-page report shows that the incidence of Type 1 and other insulin-treated diabetes in Australia is increasing and people with insulin-treated diabetes have significantly higher death rates than other Australians. The information in this report can be used to understand the changing patterns of insulin-treated diabetes, who the disease affects and where people with insulin-treated diabetes reside
HealthPosted: 2009-08-20
General Practice in Australia, Health Priorities and Policies 1998-2008
AIHW
This Australian report looks extensively at changes in the activities of GPs from 1998 to 2008 in the light of numerous government initiatives and changes in the GP workforce and in the population. It shows that GP activity generally correlates well with health policy initiatives and clinical guidelines, notably with Type 2 diabetes and the control of asthma and high blood cholesterol levels. In some areas, however, there is less evidence of an effect so far
HealthPosted: 2009-07-07
Key Indicators of Progress for Chronic Disease and Associated Determinants: Technical Report
AIHW
This 60-page report describes forty-two indicators developed to measure the progress in prevention of chronic disease in Australia. For each indicator, operational definitions are provided in terms of recommended data sources, availability of data, and the presentation of the indicators
HealthPosted: 2009-07-08
Oral Health Impacts Among Children by Dental Visiting Treatment Needs
AIHW
This 4-page report provides information on the oral health impacts experienced by Australian children during the period 2004–06, investigating differences in parent-reported toothache, eating difficulties and poor oral health perception between children with different dental visiting patterns and treatment needs
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-07-23
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
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
Refining National Asthma Indicators: Delphi Survey and Correlation Analysis
AIHW
This 42-page report is the result of a systematic review undertaken by the Australian Centre for Asthma Monitoring to refine and simplify asthma monitoring in Australia
HealthPosted: 2009-07-29
Injury Severity Scaling: A Comparison of Methods for Measurement of Injury Severity
AIHW
NISU uses a method to distinguish 'high threat to life' injuries from less serious injuries in some publications. The method is called the ICD-based Injury Severity Scaling (ICISS). This technical report documents a revision and update to the method
HealthPosted: 2009-06-24
Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer: General Practice Consultations, Hospitalisation and Mortality
AIHW
This 63-page report analyzes data on non-melanoma skin cancer in Australia
HealthPosted: 2008-10-14
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
Water Fluoridation and Children's Dental Health
AIHW, ARCPOH
A 51-page Australian report examining the differences in the oral health of children living in areas of different concentrations of fluoride in the public water supply
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-01-03
Microbes and Man Research Programme 2003-2005 (MICMAN)
AKA
The 43-page evaluation of a Finnish-Swedish research programme conducted to improve knowledge and understanding of the interaction between host and microbes, and to apply this knowledge to the improvement of human health
Science & Technology, HealthPosted: 2007-02-13
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
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
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
WHO's Latest Initiative: Blame Avoidance
American Enterprise Institute
A commentary on the treatment of AIDS/HIV in Africa, and the WHO's stance
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-05-11
Achieving Drug Access and Affordability Without Trading on Future Innovation
American Enterprise Institute
Text of a speech on major drug policy issues, given to the Japanese Diet
HealthPosted: 2005-06-14
Opening Pandora's Pillbox: Using Modern Information Technology to Improve Drug Safety
American Enterprise Institute
A U.S. paper urging greater use of new information tools to improve drug safety
HealthPosted: 2005-07-13
The Blind Hydra: USAID Policy Fails to Control Malaria
American Enterprise Institute
This 46-page working paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the approach of the United States Agency for International Development to malaria control
HealthPosted: 2005-04-25
The Unhealthy World Bank
American Enterprise Institute
A U.S. commentary on the effectiveness of the World Bank in disease control
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-02-27
South Africa's Good News on AIDS
American Enterprise Institute
An article reporting progress on AIDS testing in South Africa
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2005-12-20
Why the Top-Down Approach Has Failed
American Enterprise Institute
A U.S. article assessing current approaches to AIDS treatment globally
HealthPosted: 2005-12-05
Climate Change and Mosquito-Borne Disease: Causal Link or Green Alarmism?
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
This 6-page commentary challenges the WHO claim that climate change was responsible for 150,000 deaths in 2003
Climate Change & Environment, HealthPosted: 2004-02-21
A Research Protocol to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Public-Private Partnerships as a Means to Improve Health and Welfare Systems Worldwide
American Journal of Public Health
A 7-page article providing an overview of the history of health-related public-private partnerships during the past 20 years and describing a research protocol commissioned by the WHO to evaluate their effectiveness
HealthPosted: 2007-05-16
Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Expanded Antiviral Prophylaxis and Adjuvanted Vaccination Strategies for an Influenza A (H5N1) Pandemic
Annals of Internal Medicine
This US article estimates the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of alternative pandemic (H5N1) mitigation and response strategies.
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2009-11-26
Epidemic Proportions: Building National Public Health Capabilities to Meet National Security Threats
ANSER/Analytic Services Inc.
This 46-page U.S. report offers recommendations for the improvement of public health preparedness by overlaying consistent national capabilities on existing public health structures
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2005-10-21
Cancer Control Policy in Australia
ANZ Health Policy
This 23-page paper reviews the history and development of cancer control policy in Australia
HealthPosted: 2006-10-24
Increasing the Options for Reducing Adverse Events: Results from a Modified Delphi Technique
ANZ Health Policy
The aim of this 39-page paper is to illustrate a simple method for increasing the range of possible options for reducing adverse events in Australian hospitals
HealthPosted: 2008-11-21
The Australian Preventive Health Agenda: What Will This Mean for Workforce Development?
ANZ Health Policy
This 16-page paper discusses policy and practice issues related to workforce development as part of an integrated response to Australia's preventive health agenda
HealthPosted: 2009-05-25
Treatment costs and priority setting in health care: a qualitative study
ANZ Health Policy
A 34-page Australian study investigating whether the public believes that high-cost patients should be a lower priority for public health care than low-cost patients
HealthPosted: 2009-05-13
The Role of Law in the Control of Obesity in England
ANZ Health Policy
This 21-page Australian article examines the contribution of law to a healthy food culture
HealthPosted: 2008-10-14
Beyond Policy and Planning and Into Practice
ANZ Health Policy
A 28-page Australian paper outlining an approach for increasing the engagement of Aboriginal people with sexual health issues
Indigenous Affairs, HealthPosted: 2008-05-20
Using Performance-Based Regulation to Reduce Childhood Obesity
ANZ Health Policy
This 30-page paper proposes a policy strategy termed "performance-based regulation" to combat chilhood obesity
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-11-21
Meeting the Demographic Challenges Ahead: Toward Culture Change in an Ageing New Zealand
ANZ Health Policy
This 30-page paper considers issues relevant to the future provision of lang-term care in New Zealand
Development of National Injury Prevention Policy in the Australian Health Sector: And the Unmet Challenges of Participation and Implementation
ANZ Health Policy
A 19-page article describing the development of injury prevention policy in Australia
HealthPosted: 2006-10-24
Collaborative Review of Pilot Projects to Inform Policy
ANZ Health Policy
This 13-page article describes the methodology of a collaborative synthesis of exemplary primary health care pilot projects in rural and remote Australia
HealthPosted: 2008-07-26
The Funding and Use of High-Cost Medicines in Australia: The Example of Anti-Rheumatics Biological Medicines
ANZ Health Policy
A 30-page Australian study examining the use and associated government costs of biological agents for treating rheumatoid arthritis
HealthPosted: 2007-03-02
Selecting Interventions to Promote Fruit and Vegetable Consumption
ANZ Health Policy
A 16-page Australian case study of a structured framework for strategies to improve fruit and vegetable consumption and supply
Health, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2008-12-29
Challenges for Co-morbid Chronic Illness Care and Policy in Australia: A Qualitative Study
ANZ Health Policy
A 21-page Australian study designed to identify the common challenges co-morbidity poses to patients and carers in their experiences of self management; to detail the views and perceptions of health professionals about these challenges; and to discuss policy options to improve health care for people with co-morbid chronic illness
HealthPosted: 2009-09-08
Developing "Robust Performance Benchmarks" for the Next Australian Health Care Agreement
ANZ Health Policy
An 18-page Australian article considering issues relating to the use of benchmarks for measuring health care performance
HealthPosted: 2008-04-28
Obesity Prevention: The Role of Policies, Laws and Regulations
ANZHP
This article argues the case for policy intervention to reduce the prevalence of obesity
HealthPosted: 2008-07-09
Clinical Information Technologies and Inpatient Outcomes
Archives of Internal Medicine
A US article reporting on a large-scale study of whether clinical information technologies will improve clinical and financial outcomes
HealthPosted: 2009-02-03
Practice Activity Patterns of Dentists in Australia
ARCPOH
A 68-page study showing trends in the activity patterns of dentists in Australia by age of patients
HealthPosted: 2006-06-03
Social Determinants of Oral Health
ARCPOH
This 148-page Australian report shows the relationship between social conditions and socio-economic inequalities in oral health
HealthPosted: 2008-01-03
A Review of Knowledge about the Sexual Networks and Behaviours of Men Who Have Sex with Men in Asia
ARCSHS
This 99-page Australian report analyzes the existing information about MSM and their sexual networks and HIV transmissions in four Asian countries
HealthPosted: 2007-06-18
Reflexive Practice: Ways of Using Complementary Medicine by People Living with HIV/AIDS
ARCSHS
A 4-page report of a small-scale survey of the use of complementary medicine by Australians living with HIV/AIDS
HealthPosted: 2007-05-10
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
The Economic Impact of Allergic Disease in Australia
ASCIA
This study examines the economic impact of allergic disorders in Australia, and directions for policy
HealthPosted: 2007-12-06
A Finger on the Pulse: Comparative Models for Reporting the Quality of Hospital Care
Atlantic Institute for Market Studies
A 30-page Canadian background paper examining various models available for measuring the quality of hospital care
HealthPosted: 2005-06-20
Is the Treatment Working? Progress with the NHS System Reform Programme
Audit Commission, Healthcare Commission
A 96-page UK study examining the progress of market-style reforms to improve the effeiciency and effectiveness of the British National Health Service
HealthPosted: 2008-06-13
Better Safe than Sorry: Preventing Unintentional Injury to Chilren
Audit Commission, Healthcare Commission
A 74-page UK report examining the deployment of resources, partnership arrangements and activities to prevent unintentional injury to children in the UK
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2007-02-12
Interventions to Facilitate Health Workforce Restructure
Australia & New Zealand Health Policy
This 15-page paper offers specific policy suggestions to facilitate workforce flexibility and health workforce planning in Australia
HealthPosted: 2005-07-06
Do Adults in Contact with Australia's Public Health Sector Mental Health Services Get Better?
Australia & New Zealand Health Policy
This 22-page paper describes the outcomes of care episodes for adults in public sector mental health services across Australia
HealthPosted: 2006-08-31
Towards Enhancing National Capacity for Evidence-Informed Policy and Practice in Falls Management: A Role for a "Translation Task Group"?
Australia & New Zealand Health Policy
This 18-page Australian provisional paper reports on an initiative addressing issues around the research-to-policy-and-practice interface in respect of falls management
HealthPosted: 2007-06-01
Challenges in Australian Policy Processes of Disinvestment from Existing Ineffective Health Care Practices
Australia & New Zealand Health Policy
A 24-page Australian paper examining key challenges to disinvesting from ineffective health care practices
HealthPosted: 2007-11-07
When Public Action Undermines Public Health
Australia & New Zealand Health Policy
This 37-page article criticises antifluoridationist literature
HealthPosted: 2007-12-10
Consumer Access to Health Info on the Internet: Health Policy Implications
Australia & New Zealand Health Policy
An 18-page report of a New Zealand survey of who accesses health-related info on the internet in New Zealand and how it is used and perceived
HealthPosted: 2005-07-06
Assessing the Impact of Prescribed Medicines on Health Outcomes
Australia & New Zealand Health Policy
This 30-page paper reviews methods that can be used to assess the impact of medicine use on population health outcomes
HealthPosted: 2007-02-16
Determining Appropriateness for Rehabilitation or other Subacute Care: Is there a Role for Utilization Review?
Australia & New Zealand Health Policy
A 16-page literature review on the potential role of Utilization Review in defining levels of care and in facilitating appropriate care
HealthPosted: 2007-03-16
Working in Disadvantaged Communities: What Additional Competencies do we Need?
Australia and New Zealand Health Policy
The purpose of this 17-page study was to develop a generic workforce needs assessment tool and to use it to identify the competencies needed by the public health workforce to work effectively in disadvantaged communities
Health, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-04-24
What Evidence is there to Support Skill Mix Changes between GPs, Pharmacists and Practice Nurses in the Care of Elderly People Living in the Community?
Australia and New Zealand Health Policy
The aim of this systematic Australian review was to explore the evidence for the effectiveness of task substitution between GPs and pharmacists and GPs and nurses for the care of older people with chronic disease
Medication Safety in Acute Care in Australia: Where Are We Now? (part 1)
Australia and New Zealand Health Policy
This 37-page Australian review examines the extent and causes of medication incidents and adverse drug events in acute care
HealthPosted: 2009-08-21
Funding Illness Prevention and Health Promotion in Australia: A Way Forward
Australia and New Zealand Health Policy
This 12-page Australian article argues for a national evidence-based funding system for illness prevention and health promotion that would legitimize a substantial and sustained budget for health promotion
HealthPosted: 2009-11-13
The Trend in Mental Health-related Mortality Rates in Australia 1916-2004: Implications for Policy
Australia and New Zealand Health Policy
This 29-page Australian study determines the trend in mental health-related mortality (defined here as the aggregation of suicide and deaths coded as "mental/behavioural disorders"), and its relative numerical importance, and to argue that this has importance to policy-makers
Health, Ageing and Private Health Insurance: Baseline Results from the 45 and Up Study Cohort
Australia and New Zealand Health Policy
This study investigates the relationships between health and lifestyle factors, age and private health insurance (PHI) in a large Australian population-based cohort study of people aged 45 years and over
Evaluating Health Policy Capacity: Learning from International and Australian Experience
Australia and New Zealand Health Policy
This 37-page Australian paper examines the factors that contribute to policy capacity in the health sector
Health, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-02-27
Health Research Policy: A Case Study of Policy Change in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research
Australia and New Zealand Health Policy
This 34-page Australian paper examines past policies and outlines issues for Indigenous health policy in the future
Health, Indigenous AffairsPosted: 2009-03-03
The Role of General Practitioner-Based Research in the Development of National Policy: Case Studies from Ireland and Australia
Australia and New Zealand Health Policy
A 20-page paper describing the influence of GP-based research on the development of policy in two countries
HealthPosted: 2006-05-15
Quality and Safety of Genetic Testing in Australia and New Zealand: A Review of the Current Regulatory Framework
Australia and New Zealand Health Policy
This 35-page (provisional) paper provides an overview of the regulation of quality assurance for genetic testing in Australia and New Zealand
HealthPosted: 2006-11-11
Paving Pathways: Shaping the Public Health Workforce Through Tertiary Education
Australia and New Zealand Health Policy
This 25-page Australian/New Zealand paper highlights some of the competing tensions in public health tertiary education, their impact on public health training programs, and the educational pathways that are needed to grow, shape and prepare the public health workforce for future challenges
HealthPosted: 2010-02-03
Performance Reporting for Consumers: Issues for the Australian Private Hospital Sector
Australia and New Zealand Health Policy
A 13-page Australian provisional report on the development of a consumer-driven performance report on cardiac services based on patient experience in a private hospital
HealthPosted: 2007-05-31
Strengthening Field-based Training in Low and Middle-income Countries to Build Public Health Capacity
Australia and New Zealand Health Policy
This 23-page Australian paper describes Australia's first Master of Applied Epidemiology (MAE) model (established in 1991), which uses field-based training to strengthen the control of communicable diseases
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-04-09
Analyzing NSW State Policy for Childhood Obesity Prevention
Australia&New Zealand Health Policy
A 17-page Australian study examining an early policy response to childhood obesity and assessing its content and capacity for implementation
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-10-16
Operationalising a Model Framework for Consumer and Community Participation in Health and Medical Research
Australian & New Zealand Health Policy
This 15-page article describes how an Australian charity operationalised a model framework for encouraging medical research to be responsive to public values
HealthPosted: 2007-07-09
Assessing Outcomes of Health and Medical Research
Australian & New Zealand Health Policy
An 8-page Australasian article arguing the need for new approaches that consider all the benefits of research
HealthPosted: 2007-07-06
The Global Biopharma Industry and the Rise of Indian Drug Multinationals: Implications for Australian Generics Policy
Australian & New Zealand Health Policy
A 21-page Australian paper providing a synopsis of the new dynamics of the global biopharma industry
HealthPosted: 2007-06-02
Private Hospitals, Australia, 2008-09
Australian Bureau of Statistics
This publication contains details about the facilities, activities, staffing and finances of all private hospitals obtained from an annual census of all licensed private hospitals in Australia
HealthPosted: 2010-06-02