Health
Paying for Chronic Diseases in Less Developed Countries
IPN
This 18-page UK paper is an attempt to see what lessons for the funding of chronic disease can be drawn from the international response to HIV/AIDS
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-03-24
The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
NHPF
This 9-page publication describes the basics of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, the largest federal program solely focused on treating people living with HIV/AIDS in the United States. The program funds cities, states, and community-based organizations to provide primary care, prescription drugs, and support services to low-income, uninsured, and underinsured people living with HIV/AIDS
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-03-23
Conduct Problems: Effective Programmes for 3-7 Year Olds
Ministry of Health - New Zealand
This 120-page New Zealand report provides specific advice on the prevention, treatment and management of conduct problems in young people. In particular, it provides information on programme selection, implementation and evaluation, implementation issues, links to universal interventions and cultural considerations
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-03-17
Widespread Adoption of Information Technology in Primary Care Physician Offices in Denmark: A Case Study
Commonwealth Fund
A 14-page US case study on the adoption of electronic medical records in Denmark
HealthPosted: 2010-03-12
The Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project: Supporting Mental Health Treatment in Primary Care
Commonwealth Fund
This 20-page US study looks into the development and implementation of a programme that provides timely telephonic psychiatric and clinical guidance to primary care providers treating children with mental health problems
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-03-12
A National Health and Hospitals Network for Australia’s Future
Department of Health and Ageing - Australia
This document sets out major structural reforms to establish the financing and governance foundations of a National Health and Hospitals Network for Australia’s future
Health, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2010-03-12
Risk of Invasive Breast Cancer in Women Diagnosed with Ductal Carcinoma in situ in Australia between 1995 and 2005
AIHW
This 36-page Austrslian report presents data that show that women who are diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) are at significantly increased risk of being diagnosed with invasive breast cancer later on in their lives, even though the DCIS would have been treated appropriately at the time
Medication Use for Arthritis and Osteoporosis
AIHW
This 92-page Australian report provides information on what medicines Australians are using to manage their musculoskeletal problems, how much do these medicines cost them and trends in the prescription of newer medicines
HealthPosted: 2010-03-09
How Will Comparative Effectiveness Research Affect the Quality of Health Care?
Urban Institute
This 15-page US brief explores the concept of comparative effectiveness and describes areas of controversy that need to be addressed to make its research successful. Comparative effectiveness is the study of methods to prevent, diagnose, treat, and monitor a clinical condition or improve delivery of care so consumers, clinicians, purchasers, and policymakers can make informed decisions
HealthPosted: 2010-03-06
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
Mental Health and Working Conditions in European Countries
IZA
This 38-page discussion paper investigates the links between contractual arrangements, working conditions and mental health for 15 European countries
Health, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-03-04
Health Cost Risk and Optimal Retirement Provision: A Simple Rule for Annuity Demand
CentER
A 40-page Dutch discussion paper analyzing the effect of health cost risk on optimal annuity demand and consumption/savings decisions
Ovarian Cancer in Australia: An Overview, 2010
AIHW
This 136-page report provides a comprehensive picture of ovarian cancer in Australia including how ovarian cancer rates differ by age, Indigenous status, country of birth, socioeconomic status and geographical area
HealthPosted: 2010-02-27
An Inquiry into the Theory, Causes and Consequences of Monitoring Indicators of Health and Safety at Work
IZA
This 40-page discussion paper engages in an interdisciplinary survey of the current state of knowledge related to the theory, determinants and consequences of occupational safety and health (OSH)
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , HealthPosted: 2010-02-25
Matrix of Medicine Quality Reports Affecting USAID-assisted Countries
United States Pharmacopeia
This 63-page US publication is a repository of publicly-available information aiming to raise awareness of the problem of counterfeit and substandard medicines
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-02-20
Kōrero Mārama: Health Literacy and Māori
Ministry of Health - New Zealand
This New Zealand report report describes the health literacy skills of Māori compared to non-Māori
Indigenous Affairs, HealthPosted: 2010-02-12
Delivering Better Care at End of Life: The Next Steps
The King's Fund
A 54-page UK paper based on a recent summit meeting and identifying 10 critical actions to help the successful implementation of a strategy to improve the quality of the care offered to patients at the end of life
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
From Good Intentions into Action that Works
Reconciliation Australia
This 50-page discussion paper provides a framework to enable discussions on measuring the contribution of reconciliation actions in closing the gap in the life expectancy between Indigenous people and other Australians
Indigenous Affairs, HealthPosted: 2010-02-02
Consultation Draft Report of the Drug Resistance Working Group
CGD
The 92-page draft report of a working group established to identify practical and feasible ways that donors, multilateral organizations, NGOs, and other actors at the global level could prevent or contain the emergence of drug resistance affecting high‐burden diseases in developing countries through improvements in commonproperty management, information flows, and R&D investments
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-02-01
A Statistical Profile on the Health of First Nations in Canada: Self-rated Health and Selected Conditions, 2002 to 2005
Health Canada
This 46-page report presents a national description of the health status of First Nations people on-reserve in Canada
Indigenous Affairs, HealthPosted: 2010-01-22
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
Getting Better: the European Union's Performance in the World Health Organization
Global Health Europe
A 17-page summary report analyzing the performance of the EU in the WHO
Health, European UnionPosted: 2010-01-07
Evaluation of Youth One Stop Shops
Ministry of Health - New Zealand
This 206-page New Zealand evaluation examined the current place of youth one stop shops (YOSS) in the continuum of health service provision, and provided an overview of how they provide health services for New Zealand youth
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-01-07
Healthy Transitions to Adulthood: Moving to Integrated Mental Health Care
PRI
A 51-page Canadian report on youth mental health and healthy transitions to adulthood
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-01-07
A Survey of Primary Care Physicians in 11 Countries, 2009: Perspectives on Care, Costs, and Experiences
Commonwealth Fund
This study surveyed primary care physicians in 11 countries to find out what is happening on the front lines of health care
HealthPosted: 2009-12-30
Clearing the Smoke on Cannabis
CCSA
An 8-page Canadian report on the respiratory effects of cannabis smoking
Drug Abuse, HealthPosted: 2009-12-22
PEPFAR Prevention Push?
CGD
A US blog describing how PEPFAR will orient its approach to treatment, care and prevention and partnerships with country governments in the fight against AIDS
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2009-12-16
A Snapshot of Early Childhood Development in Australia
DEWR
This 40-page Australian report provides a national picture of children’s health and development
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2009-12-15
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
Interrelated Dynamics of Health and Poverty in Australia
IZA
This 28-page discussion paper examines the joint dynamics of health and poverty in Australian families
Health, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2009-12-11
Public and Private Hospitals
Productivity Commission - Australia
This 488-page report examines three aspects of the Australian health system, the relative performance of public and private hospitals; rates of informed financial consent for privately-insured patients; and the most appropriate indexation factor for the Medicare Levy Surcharge income thresholds
HealthPosted: 2009-12-10
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
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
“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
2008 New Zealand Tobacco Use Survey: Quitting Results
Ministry of Health - New Zealand
This New Zealand report presents data directly related to smokers’ history of quitting smoking, their reasons for quitting, the products, services and advice they’ve used, and their awareness and knowledge of the different health effects of nicotine and tobacco
HealthPosted: 2009-11-24
Should We Expand the Use of Pay-for-Performance in Health Care?
Parliamentary Library - Australia
This 23-page Australian research paper examines the evidence on the impact of P4P schemes in health care
Health, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-11-24
Midterm Evaluation of the Pandemic Preparedness Strategic Research Initiative
CIHR
A 64-page evaluation of the Canadian governments's Pandemic Preparedness Strategic Research Initiative
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2009-11-14
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
Responding to Mental Health Crises in the Community
Victorian Auditor-General's Office
This 71-page Australian report reviews the coordination, preparation and effectiveness of police, ambulance and mental health triage and Crisis Assessment and Treatment (CAT) service responses to mental health
HealthPosted: 2009-11-13
Mental Health, Abuse, Drug Use and Crime: Does Gender Matter?
Australian Institute of Criminology
This 6-page Australian brief examines the direct relationship, mediated by gender, between mental health, prior experiences of child abuse, drug use and offending among a sample of police detainees
Health, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2009-11-13
Global trends in AIDS mortality," Poverty, Gender, and Youth
Population Council
This 25-page US working paper reviews the evolution of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and provides estimates of past trends and future projections of AIDS mortality indicators, including numbers of AIDS deaths, the proportion of all deaths that are due to AIDS, and life expectancy
HealthPosted: 2009-11-04
Electronic Health Records are Associated with Higher Quality in Primary Care Practices
Rand Corporation
Demonstrating a link between use of electronic health records in community-based primary care practices and higher-quality care, this 3-page US research brief encourages prioritization of such technologies and their advanced functionalities
HealthPosted: 2009-11-04
Global Immunization: Status, Progress, Challenges and Future
BMC
An 11-page paper briefly reviewing global progress and challenges with respect to public vaccination programmes
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-10-31
Revisiting Hospital Rate-Setting
Commonwealth Fund
A 14-page US issue brief on the experiences of 7 states' efforts to control rapid growth in hospital costs
HealthPosted: 2009-10-28
Evaluating the Cost-effectiveness of Needle and Syringe Programs in Australia 2009
Dept. of Health and Ageing
This 205-page Australian report considers the population benefits, value and cost-effectiveness of needle and syringe programs
Health, Drug AbusePosted: 2009-10-28
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
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
How Parental HIV Affects Children
Rand Corporation
This 7-page US research brief examines the unique challenges faced by children of HIV-infected parents and indicates how some of the negative effects of parental HIV on children could be ameliorated
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-10-19
Start with a Girl: A New Agenda for Global Health
CGD
This US report sheds light on girls' health worldwide and its impact on the wellbeing and productivity of girls, their families, and their nation
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-10-18
Policies and Incentives for Promoting Innovation in Antibiotic Research
LSE
This draft 199-page UK report aims to fill the information gaps on policies and incentives for promoting innovation in antibiotic research
HealthPosted: 2009-10-17
Public and Private Hospitals
Productivity Commission - Australia
A 398-page Australian discussion draft on the performance of public and private hospitals
HealthPosted: 2009-10-14
Adolescent Violence and Unintentional Injury in the United States
NCCP
This 4-page US fact sheet illustrates that, combined with problems related to mental health, sexual and reproductive health, substance use, and nutrition and obesity, violence and unintentional injury form part of a complex web of potential challenges to adolescents' health
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2009-10-14
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
Free Trade in Health Care: The Gains from Globalized Medicare and Medicaid
CEPR
This 21-page US paper examines the benefits of globalising the Medicare and Medicaid programmes
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
Countering Drug Resistance in the Developing World
CGD
This 29-page working paper analyzes how changes in supply-chain business practices could help fix the misaligned incentives that hinder worldwide access to high-quality medical goods
HealthPosted: 2009-10-13
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
Mainstreaming Emergency Contraception (EC) in Kenya
Population Council
A 38-page report on a project designed to mainstream emergency contraception in Kenya
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-09-22
Population and Health Policies
Economic Growth Center
This 101-page US discussion paper focuses on research methods, findings, and questions that economists can clarify regarding the causal relationships between economic development, health outcomes, and reproductive behavior, which operate in many directions, posing problems for identifying causal pathways
HealthPosted: 2009-09-17
The Path to a High Performance U.S. Health System: A 2020 Vision and the Policies to Pave the Way
Commonwealth Fund
This 122-page US report offers recommendations for a comprehensive set of insurance, payment, and system reforms that could guarantee affordable coverage for all by 2012, improve health outcomes, and slow health spending growth by $3 trillion by 2020—if enacted now to start in 2010
Health, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-09-14
Preventable Chronic Diseases in Aboriginal Populations
Department of Health and Families
The purpose of this 62-page Australian paper is to provide background information about chronic diseases in the Aboriginal population in the NT and to stimulate input and comment to assist in the revision of the Preventable Chronic diseases Strategy (PCDS) and implementation plan
Indigenous Affairs, HealthPosted: 2009-09-11
The 2009 Influenza Pandemic: An Overview
CRS
A 35-page US report providing a synopsis of key events, actions taken, and authorities invoked by WHO, the U.S. federal government, and state and local governments. It then discusses the WHO process to determine the phase of a flu pandemic, selected activities by the Departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services, and selected activities by state and local authorities. Next, it lists congressional hearings held to date, and provides information about appropriations and funding for pandemic flu activities. Finally, it summarizes U.S. government pandemic flu planning documents and lists sources for additional information about the situation
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2009-09-11
Does Leaving Welfare Improve Health? Evidence for Germany
IZA
This 39-page discussion paper investigate the health effects of transitions from welfare to employment and of assignments to welfare-to-work programmes
Health, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-09-09
Understanding the Economic Consequences of Shifting Trends in Population Health
IZA
Using a microsimulation approach, thid discussion paper quantifies the competing public-finance consequences of shifting trends in population health for medical care costs, labor supply, earnings, wealth, tax revenues, and government expenditures (including Social Security and income assistance)
Health, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-09-09
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
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
Assessing Complementary Practice: Building Consensus on Appropriate Research Methods
King's Fund
The 32-page report of a UK advisory group set up to consider how to develop and apply a robust evidence base for complementary practice
HealthPosted: 2009-09-05
Shining a Light on a Hidden Epidemic
OSI
This 52-page US report looks at ways to expand hepatitis C treatment in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Mapping US Engagement in Global Public Health
Kaiser Family Foundation
This 137-page report represents an effort to map the United States government’s engagement in global health activities as a basis for analysis and to help decision makers understand the scope and organization of programs, policies, authorities, funding and coordinating mechanisms that comprise US support for public health abroad
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-08-31
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
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
Does Schooling Affect Health Behavior? Evidence from the Educational Expansion in Western Germany
IZA
Using the number of academic track schools in a state as an instrumental variable for years of schooling,this 31-page discussion paper investigates the causal effect of schooling on health behavior such as smoking and related outcomes such as obesity
Report on New Zealand Cost-of-Illness Studies on Long-Term Conditions
Ministry of Health - New Zealand
This 38-page report identifies and summarises economic impact reports on health and societal costs of long-term conditions in New Zealand
HealthPosted: 2009-08-06
The Point of Care: Measures of Patients' Experience in Hospital: Purpose, Methods and Uses
King's Fund
This 32-page UK paper provides a brief guide to these to help trust boards and other interested parties decide which measurement and feedback tools are appropriate for measuring patients' experience
HealthPosted: 2009-08-04
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
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
Reducing Obesity: Policy Strategies from the Tobacco Wars
Urban Institute
The 73-page report of a US forum held to consider strategies for reducing obesity
HealthPosted: 2009-07-31
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
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
America’s Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2009
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
This 216-page US report presents 40 key indicators on important aspects of children’s lives
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2009-07-23
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
Association between Marital Status and Health: Examining the Role of Age and Gender
Institute of Economic Growth
This 25-page Indian discussion paper examines the association between marital status and self-reported health status of Indian adults
HealthPosted: 2009-07-21
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
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
How Does Retirement Affect Health?
IZA
This 55-page discussion paper investigates the effects of retirement on various health outcomes
Urban Poverty and Health in Developing Countries
Population Reference Bureau
This 20-page bulletin provides a sketch of urban health in developing countries, documenting the intraurban differences in health for a number of countries and showing how the risks facing the urban poor compare with those facing rural villagers
Poverty & Hunger, HealthPosted: 2009-07-10
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
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
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
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
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
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
The Future of Long-Term Care: What Is Its Place in the Health Reform Debate?
Urban Institute
This 16-page US paper assesses proposals to restructure the delivery and financing of long-term care
Worker Adaptation and Workplace Accommodations after the Onset of an Illness
SFI
Workers who become work-incapacitated may either change employer or stay with their current employer in an accommodated job. This 24-page Danish paper studies the effect of these two adaptation strategies on long-term sick-listed workers’ employment durations
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , HealthPosted: 2009-06-18
Nurse Family Partnership Shows Sustained Improvement on Key Indicators of Maternal and Child Wellbeing
PPN
An updated US summary report on the benefits of a home visitation programme
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-06-05
Good Health to All: Reducing Health Inequalities among Children in High- and Low-Income Canadian Families
C.D. Howe Institute
This 24-page Canadian paper proposes how child-targeted programs may optimize impact on health outcomes
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-06-05
Obesity Prevention in Young Children: What Does the Evidence Say?
Parliamentary Library - Australia
This Australian paper discusses the main issues relating to overweight and obesity prevention in early childhood (that is children aged between 0 and 5 years). It examines trends in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Australian preschoolers; comments on the evidence suggesting that obesity in early childhood increases the risk of adult obesity; considers the challenges associated with measuring weight in young children; and summarises the evidence underpinning obesity prevention and treatment options commonly used for young children
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2009-05-28
Economic Valuation of Mortality Risk Reduction
PRI
This 69-page Canadian working paper updates earlier literature and makes new recommendations about appropriate estimates to use when valuing mortality risk changes in policy analyses
Health, Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-05-28