Health
End-of-Life Care of Aboriginal Peoples in Remote Locations: Language Issues
International Program of Psychiatric-Social Health Research
This 10-page Australian paper provides insights into the impact of language on palliative care practice for aboriginal peoples
Health, Indigenous AffairsPosted: 2007-07-09
Engaging Citizens: One Route to Health Care Accountability
Canadian Policy Research Networks
This report reviews the experience with citizen engagement in Canada and elsewhere and assesses its value in improving accountability in health care decision-making
Health, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2004-04-16
Engaging Patients in their Health: How the NHS Needs to Change
King's Fund
The 54-page report of a UK conference held to explore in detail the concept of the patient as consumer, the use of technology in health care and how to promote healthy citizenship.
HealthPosted: 2008-11-09
Environment Matters: Annual Review, 2005
World Bank
A 66-page report offering a focus on global environmental health
Health, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-10-12
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
Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS
Department of Health UK
This 61-page White Paper sets out the UK Government's long-term vision for the future of the National Health Service
HealthPosted: 2010-09-01
Estimating the Economic Benefits of Eliminating Job Strain as a Risk Factor for Depression
Vichealth
A 36-page Australian report finding that \'job strain\', where workers have little control over their job, but who are under high pressure to perform, accounts for 17 per cent of depression in working women and 13 per cent in working men
Health, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-10-18
European Neighbourhood Policy Two Years On: Time Indeed for an 'ENP Plus'
CEPS
A 31-page paper outlining a plan for an upgrading and refining of the ENP
European Union, HealthPosted: 2007-03-22
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
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
Evaluating the Impact of Community-Based Health Interventions: Evidence from Brazil's Family Health Program
IZA
This 60-page paper analyzes the direct and indirect impacts of Brazil's Family Health Program
Health, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2009-04-19
Evaluation of a Patient Safety Training Program
Rand Corporation
This 62-page U.S. report evaluates a pilot patient safety programme designed to reduce deaths caused by preventable medical errors
HealthPosted: 2005-09-06
Evaluation of Meningococcal B Immunisation National Roll Out
Ministry of Health - New Zealand
This 78-page report evaluates New Zealand's meningococcal B immunisation programme
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-01-09
Evaluation of the Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Program: Progress During 2004 and 2005
Rand Corporation
This 380-page US report charts the progress of 7 health related programmes funded by the Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act
HealthPosted: 2007-06-15
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
Evidence-Based Treatment: Information for the Service Provider
CCSA
A 7-page Canadian document offering a guide to service providers wishing to provide evidence-based treatments to substance-abusing clients
Drug Abuse, HealthPosted: 2006-11-15
Evolving Models of Primary Health Care Nursing Practice
Ministry of Health - New Zealand
A 30-page document highlighting eight models of primary health care nursing in New Zealand
HealthPosted: 2005-09-02
Expanding a Successful Health Care Initiative
Population Council
An article outlining how a successful pilot health care intitiative in Ghana is being extended throught the country
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-09-12
Expenditure on Health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People 2006-07: An Analysis by Remoteness and Disease
AIHW
This 25-page Australian report shows how health expenditure patterns, and the ratios between Indigenous and non-indigenous expenditure, vary by remoteness and by the type of health expenditure
Indigenous Affairs, HealthPosted: 2010-10-08
Experiences of Seven Countries in Consolidating Their Food Safety Systems
U.S. Government Accountability Office
This 68-page U.S. report examines the approaches, challenges and outcomes of seven countries in consolidating their food safety functions
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2005-02-23
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
Exploring Price-Independent Mechanisms in the Obesity Epidemic
Brookings Institution
This 36-page US report examines the physiology of dieting and socially-influenced weight changes, and their impact on obesity
HealthPosted: 2007-09-05
Extended Aged Care at Home Census 2002
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
An 80-report consisting of data providing insights into the needs and circumstances of those receiving this care
Extending the Cure: Policy Responses to the Growing Threat of Antibiotic Resistance
RFF, ETC
A 192-page comprehensive US study that explores incentive-based policies to protect antibiotic effectiveness
HealthPosted: 2007-05-12
Extending the Cure: Policy Responses to the Growing Threat of Antibiotic Resistance
RFF
This 192-page US report explores incentive-based policies to protect antibiotic effectiveness
HealthPosted: 2007-04-04
Extrapolating Evidence of Health Information Technology Savings and Costs
Rand Corporation
a 110-page U.S. study of the savings and costs to be expected from the adoption of Electronic Medical Record Systems (EMRs)
HealthPosted: 2005-11-13
Facilitating Implementation of Evidence-Based Guidelines in Hospital Settings: Learning from Trauma Centers
Commonwealth Fund
A 62-page US study examining the complex interplay of issues contributing to slow and partial compliance with evidence-based clinical guidelines
HealthPosted: 2006-08-08
Facing Reality on Follow-On Biologics
AEI
A 4-page US policy brief on the conflicting issues involved in commercialising generic versions of biologic drugs
HealthPosted: 2007-05-07
Fake Drugs: Causes, Consequences, and Possible Solutions
AEI
A US speech addressing the problem of substandard and counterfeit drugs
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-03-06
Family Relationships and Mental Illness: Impacts and Service Responses
AFRC
This 19-page Australian paper gives a brief overview of mental health problems, including types and prevalence, causes of mental illness, and family-related risk and protective factors.
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-11-10
Fatal Attraction? Access to Early Retirement and Mortality
IZA
A 58-page discussion paper estimating the causal effect of early retirement on mortality for blue-collar workers
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , HealthPosted: 2010-09-16
FDA’s Role in Improving the Development Pathway for Neglected Disease Therapies
CGD
An 8-page US House testimony about the FDA’s role in improving the development pathway for neglected disease therapies
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-06-29
Featured Research on Public Health Preparedness
Rand Corporation
A selection of recent US research relating to different aspects of public health preparedness, including pandemic influenza preparedness (single page linking to each document)
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2006-07-06
Federal Nutrition Programs and Childhood Obesity: Inside the Black Box
IZA
A 40-page US discussion paper studying the mechanisms by which the relationships between federal nutrition programmes and child health arise
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-11-27
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Public Health Agency of Canada
A 73-page Canadian study into the knowledge and attitudes of Canadian health professionals about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
HealthPosted: 2006-01-31
Fighting the Diseases of Poverty
CFD
A 331-page book addressing key issues concerning poverty-related disease
Health, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2007-03-23
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
Financial Innovations for Accelerating Medical Solutions
Milken Institute
A 42-page US report of workshops held to tackle the problem of decreasing public and private funding for biomedical research
Health, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2006-10-15
Financing Sustainable Healthcare in Europe: New Approaches for New Outcomes
SITRA
This 192-page report presents the conclusions from a collaborative investigation into contentious area of healthcare in Europe
Health, European UnionPosted: 2007-02-28
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
Finding the Right Help: Pathways for Culturally Diverse Clients with Cannabis Use and Mental Health Issues
Drug and Alcohol Multicultural Education Centre, National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centr
This qualitative Australian study examines the experiences of those with co-existing issues engaging with mental health or alcohol and other drug services
Drug Abuse, HealthPosted: 2010-07-30
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
Fiscal Decentralization, Chinese Style: Good for Health Outcomes?
IDE
This 24-page Japanese discussion paper analyzes the effect of fiscal decentralization on health outcomes in China
HealthPosted: 2007-07-19
Floods, Health and Climate Change: A Strategic Review
Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
A 138-page working paper presenting findings from a global review on health impacts, adaptation processes and policies relating to flood risks, with an assessment of the implications of climate change
Climate Change & Environment, HealthPosted: 2004-12-06
Flu Vaccine: Recent Supply Shortages Underscore Ongoing Challenges
U.S. Government Accountability Office
This 14-page U.S. testimony discussing issues related to the supply, demand and distribution of flu vaccine in the U.S.
HealthPosted: 2005-03-01
Fluoridation of Drinking Water: Advice from the Chief Dental Officer
Department of Health - UK
A 21-page letter from England's Chief Dental Officer explaining the benefits of fluoridation of drinking water for oral health
HealthPosted: 2006-06-14
Following the Funding for HIV/AIDS
CGD
This 98-page report analyzes the policies and practices of the world'd largest aids donors
HealthPosted: 2007-10-24
Food and Beverage Marketing to Children and Adolescents:
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
A 12-page US research brief examining the changes in marketing necessary to promote healthy eating habits
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2008-12-24
Food, Nutrition and HIV: What Next?
ODI
A 4-page briefing paper exploring issues relating to the ability of food and nutritional security to mitigate the effects of HIV/AIDS
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-09-11
Foreign Countries' Response to the Avian Influenza (H5N1) Virus: Current status
CRS
A 14-page US report highlighting recent efforts by affected countries to control the spread of the avian influenza (H5N1) virus
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2007-02-20
Free Trade for Better Health
International Policy Network
A 21-page paper illustrating how 50 years of trade liberalisation has significantly improved the health of the world's people
HealthPosted: 2005-12-21
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
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
From Little Things, Big Things Grow: A Local Approach to System-Wide Maternity Services Reform
"Australia and New Zealand Health Policy"
A 12-page paper addressing a movement to expand midwifwery services in Australia
HealthPosted: 2007-10-04
From Little Things, Big Things Grow: A Local Approach to System-Wide Maternity Services Reform
"Australia and New Zealand Health Policy"
A 12-page paper addressing a movement to expand midwifwery services in Australia
HealthPosted: 2007-10-04
Funding Health Care: 2008 and Beyond
King's Fund
An 85-page report of a meeting held to discuss major health financing issues for the UK over a 5-10 year timeframe
HealthPosted: 2007-04-03
Funding Health Care: 2008 and Beyond
King's Fund
An 85-page report of a conference held to inform the debate about fundig health in the UK over the next 5-10 years
HealthPosted: 2007-05-11
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
Future Funding of the Health and Disability Services in New Zealand
New Zealand Ministry of Health
A 78-page report focusing on the future needs of the New Zealand health and disability services and the optimum balance between funding methods
Health, DisabilityPosted: 2004-10-13
Future Trends and Challenges for Cancer Services in England
King's Fund
A 70-page UK report, based on a literature review and interviews with experts, examining the next steps for cancer services in England
HealthPosted: 2006-09-26
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
Generation of Political Priority for Global Health Initiatives: A Framework and Case Study of Maternal Mortality
CGD
This 32-page US paper investigates why some global health initiatives receive priority over others
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-10-17
Genomics, Health and Society: Emerging Issues for Public Policy
Policy Research Initiative
This 200-page Canadian book is a wide-ranging study of the policy issues raised by the development of genomic medicine
Health, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2004-03-17
Get It Together: How to Integrate Physical and Mental Health Care for People with Serious Mental Disorders
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
The 12-page executive summary of a report examining model programs for improving the integration and coordination of health services for adults and children with serious mental health disorders (full report purchasable from publisher)
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2004-08-12
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
Getting it Right for People with Cancer
Department of Health - UK
An 18-page document outling how UK health services are being configured to meet the needs of cancer patients
HealthPosted: 2007-05-15
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
Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors
World Bank
This 552-page book summarizes the concepts and estimates of the burden of disease and the attribution of this burden to several key risk factors (single page linking to each chapter)
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-04-11
Global Climate Change and the Resurgence of Tropical Disease: An Economic Approach
CESifo
A 21-page working paper studying the impact of global climate change on the prevalence of tropical diseases
Climate Change & Environment, HealthPosted: 2010-08-03
Global Health
GAO
This 21-page House testimony describes the efforts of US agencies to support overseas programmes building capacity for infectious disease surveillance
HealthPosted: 2007-10-08
Global Health and Global Governance: Prioritizing Health Within the Framework of the Millennium Development Goals
Brookings Institution
This 11-page paper offers proposals for dealing with the critical state of global health conditions
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-01-17
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
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
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
Global Health Partnerships: The UK Contribution to Health in Developing countries
Department of Health - UK
This 180-page report describes how UK experience and expertise in health could be used to best effect to help improve health in developing countries
International Development, HealthPosted: 2007-02-20
Global Health: Making Partnerships Work
ODI
A 4-page UK briefing paper setting out an agenda to improve the effectiveness of global public/private health partnerships
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-02-07
Global Health: U.S. AIDS Coordinator Addressing Some Key Challenges to Expanding Treatment, but Others Remain
U.S. Government Accountability Office
An 86-page U.S. study of major challenges to U.S. efforts to expand ARV treatment in resource-poor settings and the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator's response to those challenges
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-07-23
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
Global Malarial Control: U.S. and Multinational Investments and Implementation Challenges
U.S. Government Accountability Office
This 57-page correspondence reports on an investigation into U.S. investments in national malaria control programmes, describing key challenges to the implementation of such programmes and strategies for addressing those challenges
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-11-21
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
Global Tuberculosos Control: Surveillance, Planning, Financing
WHO
This 227-page 2007 report assesses the effectiveness of national TB control programmes worldwide
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-03-23
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
Good Health to All: Reducing Health Inequalities among Children in High- and Low-Income Canadian Families
C.D. Howe Institute
This Canadian study identifies the policies that would, for families across different income groups, best address inequality in the health of children
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2009-05-06
Government Accountability for Torture and Ill-Treatment in Health Settings
Open Society
This 8-page US briefing paper focuses on torture and ill-treatment in health settings, including hospitals, clinics, hospices, people’s homes, or anywhere health care is delivered
Human Rights, HealthPosted: 2011-05-13
Government Payment for Health Care: Causes and Consequences
"New England Journal of Medicine"
A 3-page US commentary on the role of Government in paying for health care
Health, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-01-06
Great Expectations: Achieving a Sustainable Health System
IPPR
The 9-page executive summary of a UK study assessing how policymakers can reconcile high and rising public expectations with the need for a health system that is financially and politically sustainable
HealthPosted: 2007-09-24
Guidelines for Programmatic Management of Drug-Resistant TB
World Health Organisation
This 186-page report is based on the lessons learned from 46 projects investigating the effective treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in low-income countries)
HealthPosted: 2006-05-17
Gynaecological Cancer Projections 2010-2015
AIHW
This document provides information on the projected incidence of gynaecological cancers in Australia for the calendar years 2010 to 2015
HealthPosted: 2010-05-18
Haiti's Year of Living Miserably
CFR
A US brief considering Haiti's problems
Poverty & Hunger, HealthPosted: 2011-01-15
Handled With Care?
Commission for Social Care Inspection
A 51-page follow-up study into the management of medication for residents of care homes and children's homes in the U.K.
Happy Healthy Women, Not Just Survivors
Australian Women's Coalition Inc
The recommendations presented in this 52-page report seek to address a gap in the national agenda relating to the long-term healthcare needs of the one in three Australian women who are survivors of sexual violence
Crime, Law & Order, HealthPosted: 2010-10-18
Harm Reduction Developments 2008
OSI
An 84-page report on key developments in HIV prevention policy and treatment for countries with injection-driven HIV epidemics
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2008-04-07
Health and Care Sevices for Older People
DH
A 90-page UK report summarising the key findings of a group of studies on older people's use of services
Health and Medical Research in the United States
Rand Corporation
This 49-page brief provides an overview of health and medical research in the United States
HealthPosted: 2008-03-08
Health and Morbidity by Age and Socio-Economic Characteristics
Centre for European Policy Studies
This European study describes and models health, morbidity and the use of health services by age and socio-economic characteristics across the EU
HealthPosted: 2005-12-01
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
Health and the Evolution of Welfare Across Brazilian Municipalities
IZA
A 31-page discussion paper analyzing the causes and consequences of the reduction in mortality across Brazilian municipalities over a 30-year period
HealthPosted: 2007-05-07
Health and Wellbeing of Young Australians: Indicator Framework and Key National Indicators
AIHW
This 20-page bulletin previews the reporting framework and key national indicators that will be the basis of the report Young Australians: their health and wellbeing 2011, scheduled for release in 2011
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-04-11
Health Care Accountability: The Role of Performance Measurement
Canadian Policy Research Networks
A 36-page Canadian report examining the objectives and effectiveness of health care performance reporting
HealthPosted: 2005-02-13