Health
Australia's Health 2008
AIHW
A 624-page biennial report on the health of Australian people
HealthPosted: 2008-06-26
Australia's Health Workforce
Productivity Commission - Australia
This 435-page report proposes a number of national workforce structures designed to develop a more sustainable and responsive health workforce
HealthPosted: 2006-02-01
Australia's Welfare 2005
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This 514-page report is a comprehensive source of data on welfare services in Australia
HealthPosted: 2005-12-02
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)
Autism and Hope
Brookings Institution, Help Group
An 8-page report of a U.S. policy conference focusing on the effectiveness of early intervention regimen for autism spectrum disorders, and the scarcity of such treatment in the U.S.
HealthPosted: 2006-03-01
Avian and Human Influenza: Financing Needs and Gaps
World Bank
This 39-page paper quantifies the possible costs of responding to avian and human influenza worldwide and estimates the financing gaps in developing countries
HealthPosted: 2006-01-17
Avian Influenza in Poultry and Wild Birds
CRS
An 18-page US report on avian influenza
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2007-02-20
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
“Cutting Through”: Using Health Information Technology for Effective Chronic Care Delivery
Australian National Consultative Committee on e‐Health
This 18-page Australian report was prepared in response to the increasing need to cut through the difficult issues arising in relation to chronic care and to find a sustainable, effective and efficient solution
HealthPosted: 2009-11-25
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
Barriers and Incentives to Treatment for Illicit Drug Users with Mental Health Comorbidities and Complex Vulnerabilities
Department of Health and Ageing - Australia
This 157-page Australian monograph reports on a project studying the barriers and incentives to treatment for drug users with mental health comorbidities, from the perspectives of both service users and providers
Drug Abuse, HealthPosted: 2007-12-09
Bending the Curve: Effective Steps to Address Long-Term Health Care Spending Growth
Brookings
An 11-page US report containg a set of concrete, feasible steps to slow healthcare spending growth
HealthPosted: 2009-09-08
Best Practice Guidance: Specification for Adult Medium Secure Services
Department of Health - UK
A 72-page UK best practice document giving a set of principles to guide those providing medium-secure mental health services
HealthPosted: 2007-08-31
Best Practice in Cervical Cancer Immunisation
Cancer Council Australia
A 27-page summary of a round table discussion on cervical cancer immunisation held in Australia
HealthPosted: 2008-03-19
Best Practices in Managing Risk
Department of Health - UK
This 70-page UK document lays out principles and guidance for best practice in the assessment and management of risk to self and others in mental health services
HealthPosted: 2007-07-04
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
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
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
Beyond Subsidies: Triggering a Revolution in Rural Sanitation
IDS
This 4-page UK policy briefing asks how can we maximise the huge potential for transforming rural sanitation in developing countries
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-07-22
Binge Listening: Leisure Noise and Hearing Loss
NAL
This 28-page Australian report combines data from an online survey of the lifestyle patterns of 1000 young adult Australians, with physical measurements of the sound pressure levels in a wide range of leisure activities and environments
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-06-17
Biosecurity: The Next Public Policy Imperative for Canada and the World
Institute for Research on Public Policy
This 7-page Canadian article examines biosecurity issues
Health, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2006-02-06
Bioterrorism Preparedness Training and Assessment Exercises for Local Public Health Authorities
Rand Corporation
A 122-page manual of tabletop exercises developed in the U.S. to help train public health workers to detect and respond to bioterrorist attacks and to assess their levels of preparedness.
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2005-09-06
Breast Cancer in Australia: An Overview
AIHW
A 96-page report providing a comprehensive overview of breast cancer in women and men in Australia
HealthPosted: 2006-10-17
BreastScreen Australia Monitoring Report 2002-2003
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This 179-page Australian report presents the most recent data on breast screening, cancer detection, programme sensitivity and recall rates
HealthPosted: 2006-05-09
BreastScreen Australia Monitoring Report 2003-2004
AIHW
A 178-page report on Australia's breast screening programme
HealthPosted: 2007-04-25
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
Breathe Easy on Air Quality
NCPA
A 2-page US brief analysis arguing that air pollution is not the cause of asthma
Health, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-01-29
Bridging the Divide: Integrating Cancer-Directed Therapy and Palliative Care
Journal of Clinical Oncology
A 3-page article arguing that the division between cancer therapy and palliative care is artificial and forms a serious barrier to quality care at life end
HealthPosted: 2004-08-05
Building Blocks of Health Reform: Achieving Universal Coverage and Health System Savings
Commonwealth Fund
This 18-page US issue brief offers a framework for expanding health coverage in the US
HealthPosted: 2008-05-26
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
Can We Design a Market for Competitive Health Insurance?
Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation
A 24-page Australian study into the practicality of applying the principle of managed competition to private health insurance
HealthPosted: 2004-10-12
Canadian Addicition Survey
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
This 101-page survey report deals with Canadians' use of alcohol and other drugs, the prevalence of use and related harms
Drug Abuse, HealthPosted: 2005-04-06
Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance 2004
Public Health Agency of Canada
The 153-page annual report of a Canadian programme dedicated to the collection, integration, analysis and communication of trends in antimicrobial use and the development of resistance
HealthPosted: 2006-08-29
Canadian Joint Replacement Registry 2006 Report
Canadian Institute for Health Information
This 88-page Canadian report gives details of hip and knee replacemnts in Canada
HealthPosted: 2006-11-20
Canadian Recommendations for the Prevention and Treatment of Malaria Among International Travellers 2009
Public Health Agency of Canada
A 90-page Canadian report dealing with the risks and treatment of malaria for international travellers
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2009-08-03
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
Cancer in Australia: An Overview, 2008
AIHW
This 162-page Australian report presents comprehensive national data on cancer incidence and mortality in Australia in 2005, with projections to 2008. Also included are incidence data by state and territory,remoteness, socioeconomic status and Indigenous status. Summaries are given for cancer survival and prevalence, and cancer screening. Also presented are hospital inpatient statistics for the period 2002-03 to 2006-07, and a discussion of the burden of cancer
HealthPosted: 2008-12-31
Cancer in Young Adults in Canada
Cancer Care Ontario
This 120-page report shows the patterns and trends in cancer incidence and mortality in young adults in Canada
HealthPosted: 2007-02-07
Cancer Survival Statistics, 1992 to 1999
Statistics Canada
A 377-page Canadian report of population-based cancer survival estimates
HealthPosted: 2008-06-13
Cannabis Use and Mental Health Problems
CentER
A 39-page Dutch discussion paper investigating whether cannabis use leads to worse mental health
Drug Abuse, HealthPosted: 2009-08-02
Cardiovascular Disease Mortality: Trends at Different Ages
AIHW
This 93-page Australian report examines recent data to determine if the observed decrease in cardiovascular disease deaths since the 1960s is shared across disease sub-types and among different population groups
HealthPosted: 2010-04-15
Care Planning in Diabetes
Dept. of Health - UK, Diabetes UK
This 60-page UK report provides guidance on the care planning process for diabetes services
HealthPosted: 2006-12-05
Careful Consideration: Decision-Making in the Health Care System
Institute for Research on Public Policy
The 8-page keynote address to this Canadian conference, by Quebec's health minister, focuses on achieving success in health care reform
HealthPosted: 2005-01-21
Carers in Australia: Frail Older People and People With a Disability
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A 109-page report presenting a picture of informal care in contemporary Australia
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
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
Cervical Screening in Australia 2001-02
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A 106-page report on the performance of the National Cervical Screening Programme in Australia
HealthPosted: 2004-11-27
Cervical Screening in Australia 2002-2003
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A 105-page report presenting recent information concerning cervical screening in Australia
HealthPosted: 2005-11-30
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
Cervical Screening in Australia 2009-2010
AIHW
The latest report on cervical screening in Australia
HealthPosted: 2012-05-01
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
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
Channels for Change: Private Water and the Urban Poor
IIED
A 4-page UK briefing paper offering examples of innovative ‘private’ water suppliers in which elements of these models are replicable
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-05-23
Characterizing the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the Middle East and North Africa: Time for Strategic Action
World Bank
This 310-page report aims at addressing the dearth of strategic information on HIV spread in MENA through a joint effort of the World Bank, the United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), and the World Health Organization (WHO)
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-07-15
Chemical Regulation
GAO
A 56-pager US report comparing US and EU approaches to protect against the risks of toxic chemicals
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2007-10-10
Child Care Subsidies and Childhood Obesity
IZA
A 42-page discussion paper investigating whether there is a relationship between child care subsidies and childhood obesity
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2009-07-05
Child Health and Safety in Canada, the United States and Mexico
CCSD
This 64-page report monitors child wellbeing in North America
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2007-06-15
Child Health and Young Adult Outcomes
CEPA
This 62-page paper investigates how child health after birth affect long-term outcomes
Social Policy, HealthPosted: 2008-11-20
Childhood Obesity, Nutrition and Physical Activity
Rand Corporation
A US web page consisting of a collection of links to summaries of research relating to childhood obesity, nutrition and physical activity
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2010-05-13
Childhood Obesity: Factors Affecting Physical Activity
GAO
A 27-page US document dealing with childhood obesity and the connection with physical activity
HealthPosted: 2007-01-07
Children and the Environment in North America: A First Report on Available Indicators and Measures
Environment Canada
A 116-page report collating available information on the effects of the environment on the health of Canadian children
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2006-03-07
Children and Young People in Mind
CAMHS
This 118-page UK report examines how children’s health, education and social care services are contributing to the mental health and well-being of children and young people.
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-12-17
Children With Mental Disorders: Making Sense of Their Needs and the Systems That Help Them
National Health Policy Forum
A 24-page U.S. issue brief examining the nature, severity and prevalence of mental, behavioural and emotional disorders among children and the types of services that could help them
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-07-16
Children's Health and the Environment in North America
North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation
This 144-page report on children's health and the environment in North America presents 13 indicators under three thematic areas
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2006-02-01
Children's Mental Health
NHPF
The 6-page report of a US forum held to consider the prevalence, illness burden, and efforts at prevention and early intervention of mental illness in children
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-11-29
Children's Mental Health: Facts for Policymakers
NCCP
This 4-page US fact sheet highlights the extent of mental problems among children and the lack of adequate services
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2006-11-03
China's Health Care Reform Redux
Nixon Center
This US report discusses the health-care reform process currently under way in China
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2009-04-24
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
Chlamydia Screening in New Zealand
Ministry of Health - New Zealand
This 59-page New Zealand report was prepared to contribute towards the development of policy advice relating to screening for chlamydia
HealthPosted: 2007-01-09
Cholera, Haiti and MINUSTAH: What Implications for Peacekeeping?
IPI
A commentary on the Haitian cholera outbreak
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2011-02-10
Chronic and Acute Effects of Artificial Colourings and Preservatives
Food Standards Agency - UK
A 188-page UK report examining the linkage between artificial food colours and sodium benzoate and children's behaviour
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2007-09-13
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
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
Chronic Diseases (series)
"The Lancet"
A series of four articles highlighting the prevalence of chronic diseases globally, and in poorer countries especially (one page linking to all four articles)
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-10-12
Chronic Kidney Disease in Australia
Australian Instiute of Health and Welfare
This 124-page report brings together data highlighting the impact of chronic kidney disease in Australia
HealthPosted: 2005-11-30
Chronic Respiratory Diseases in Australia: Their Prevalence, Consequences and Prevention
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This 83-page Australian report highlights the prevalence and impact of chronic respiratory disease in Australia
HealthPosted: 2005-09-01
Civil Society Perspectives on HIV/AIDS in Nicaragua, Senegal, Ukraine, the United States and Vietnam
OSI
A 60-page report on how marginalized groups are often excluded from national HIV/AIDS policies and programmes
Health, Human RightsPosted: 2007-06-28
Civil Society Perspectives on the TB Policy in Bangladesh, Brazil, Nigeria, Tanzania and Thailand
OSI
A 296-page report examining the importance of community participation ansd public awareness in efforts to control the spread of TB
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-12-08
Civil Society Report on Intellectual Property, Innovation and Health
International Policy Network
This 78-page report analyzes the relationship between intellectual property, innovation and health, with special reference to the health of populations in developing countries
Health, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2006-07-07
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
Clean, Safe Care
Department of Health - UK
A 40-page UK guidance drawing on recent initiatives to tackle healthcare-associated infections
HealthPosted: 2008-01-17
Clearing the Smoke on Cannabis
CCSA
An 8-page Canadian report on the respiratory effects of cannabis smoking
Drug Abuse, HealthPosted: 2009-12-22
Clearing the Smoke on Cannabis: Maternal Cannabis Use During Pregnancy
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
This 8-page Canadian report reviews the effects of prenatal cannabis exposure on offspring birth outcomes, neurocognitive development, behaviour and mental health
Drug Abuse, HealthPosted: 2009-07-16
Clearing Up ASEAN's Hazy Relations
IDSS
A 3-page commentary on air quality in the ASEAN region
Climate Change & Environment, HealthPosted: 2006-10-25
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Closed to Reason: The International Narcotic Board and HIV/AIDS
OSI
A 37-page report arguing that the International Narcotics Board hampers efforts to address the HIV epidemic among injecting drug users
Health, Drug AbusePosted: 2007-03-07
Clostridium Difficile Infection: How to Deal with the Problem
Department of Health - UK
This 140-page UK guidance outlines new evidence and approaches to delivering good infection control and environmental hygiene
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2009-01-23
Code of Practice for the Prevention and Control of Healthcare Associated Infections
Department of Health - UK
This 44-page UK code of practice is designed to help public health bodies to plan and implement measures to prevent and control healthcare-associated infections
HealthPosted: 2008-01-17
Coding for Success: Simple Technology for Safer Patient Care
Department of Health - UK
This 52-page UK document describes how bar-coding and similar technology can be used to improve patient safety, reduce costs and improve efficiency
HealthPosted: 2007-02-20
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
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
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
Commissioning a Brighter Future: Improving Access to Psychological Therapies
Department of Health - UK
A 32-page document providing organisations with examples of best practice in the provision of psychological therapies in England
HealthPosted: 2007-05-15
Committing to Vaccine R&D: A Global Science Policy Priority
Science and Technology Policy Research
A 37-page working paper examining the reasons for under-investment in vaccine R&D and offering a range of policy options
Health, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2004-06-01