Health
Health Care Cost Drivers - The Facts
Canadian Institute for Health Information
This 48-page Canadian study sheds new light on the factors influencing health costs. It addresses questions such as what have been the major cost drivers of public-sector health spending over the past decade and what are issues to monitor for the future
HealthPosted: 2011-12-03
Health Care Developments in EU Member States: Regressing Trends and Institutional Similarity?
IFS
This 44-page Swedish working paper performs a diachronical cross-national analysis of health care services in Europe, examining questions of decline and convergence of European health care systems
Health, European UnionPosted: 2010-10-07
Health Care Expenditure and the Burden of Disease Due to Asthma in Australia
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This 43-page report summarizes health care expenditure on asthma in Australia and the burden of disease attributable to asthma-related disability and premature mortality
HealthPosted: 2005-07-21
Health Care Quality Indicators Project 2006
OECD
A 158-page update of an earlier working paper making international comparisons on the quality of health care in 32 countries
HealthPosted: 2007-10-24
Health Care: U.S. Spends More, Gets Less
Economic Policy Institute
An economic snapshot charting health care expenditure and life expectancy in the 30 OECD member states
HealthPosted: 2004-11-02
Health Care: Unsustainable Trends Necessitate Comprehensive and Fundamental Reforms to Control Spending and Improve Value
U.S. General Accounting Office
A 38-page U.S. report of a forum held to discuss aspects of the U.S. health care system associated with costs and value
HealthPosted: 2004-06-01
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
Health Economics for Low-Income Countries
Economic Growth Center
This 79-page discussion paper reviews the literature on the returns to health improvements in low-income countries and how best to achieve these improvements
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-05-27
Health Effects of Climate Change in the UK: 2008
Department of Health - UK
A 129-page updated UK report on the health effects of climate change
Health, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-02-13
Health Expenditure Australia 2002-03
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This 141-page report examines expenditure on health goods and services in Australia for the period 1992/3 to 2001/2, with preliminary estimates for 2002-03 and comparisons with selected OECD countries
HealthPosted: 2004-09-29
Health Financing Revisited: A Practitioner's Guide
World Bank
A 324-page report addressing major changes in global health and financing policy over the past 10 years
HealthPosted: 2006-06-02
Health Inequalities in Australia: Mortality
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This 174-page report documents mortality inequalities by sex, region, area of socioeconomic disadvantage, occupation and country of birth
HealthPosted: 2005-03-09
Health Information Strategy for New Zealand 2005
Ministry of Health - New Zealand
This 107-page New Zealand strategy document identifies the information building blocks needed to create more effective and efficient working solutions for the health and disability sector
HealthPosted: 2005-09-02
Health Information Technology: HHS Is Taking Steps to Develop a National Strategy
U.S. Government Accountability Office
A 92-page U.S. study of lessons learned from domestic and overseas experiences in implementing health IT
HealthPosted: 2005-06-14
Health Innovation Transfer from South to North
Rand Corporation
This 79-page US briefing examines technologies explicitly developed for developing country settings, which then may have an application in the UK National Health Service (NHS)
HealthPosted: 2011-06-08
Health is Global: Proposals for a UK Government-Wide Strategy
Department of Health - UK
This 64-page report provides the rationale for a UK government-wide strategy for global health
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-03-12
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
Health Status and Future Treatment of the Future Elderly
Rand Corporation
This 264-page report describes a demographic-economic model designed to assist health care providers to predict future health care costs for the elderly. It also identifies possible medical breakthroughs that could greatly affect health costs
HealthPosted: 2004-10-23
Health Status Transitions
ENEPRI
This 120-page research builds up a picture of the movements in health status of the elderly population of each EU country by age and sex
HealthPosted: 2007-05-24
Health Status Transitions
ENEPRI
A 7-page policy brief discussing the policy implications of a study of the movements in health status of the population of EU countries by age
Health, European UnionPosted: 2008-01-10
Health System Expenditure on Disease and Injury in Australia, 2004-05
AIHW
This 28-page report provides a systematic analysis of health system expenditures associated with specific disease and injury groups in Australia in 2004-05
HealthPosted: 2010-04-27
Health System Reconstruction and Nation-Building
Rand Corporation
This 7-page research brief highlights lessons learned during past efforts to rebuild public health and health care delivery systems during nation-building efforts after US military deployments
Health, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2007-03-22
Health Workforce; A Case for Physician Assistants?
Parliamentary Library - Australia
This 47-page Australian research paper traces the development of the physician assistant model in the US, Britain and Canada
HealthPosted: 2008-04-09
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
Health, Place and Nature: How Outdoor Environments Influence Health and Well-Being
Sustainable Development Commission
This 29-page UK research looks at the contribution of aspects of the outdoor environment, both natural and built, to health
Health, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-04-03
Health, Wellbeing and Body Weight
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This 24-page bulletin looks at the relationship between excessive body weight and health-related characteristics
HealthPosted: 2004-03-05
Healthy Development: The World Bank Strategy for Health, Nutrition and Population Results
World Bank
A 193-page strategy to assist developing countries strengthen their health systems
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-05-07
Healthy Eating - Healthy Action: Implementation Plan 2004-2010
New Zealand Ministry of Health
A 79-page New Zealand governmental plan to reduce the impact of cardiovascular disease, cancer and type 2 diabetes by healthy eating and physical activity
HealthPosted: 2004-06-30
Healthy Eating – Healthy Action
Ministry of Health - New Zealand
A 46-page New Zealand report on the country's Healthy Eating - Healthy Action programme
HealthPosted: 2008-12-07
Healthy Living Social Marketing Initiative: A Review of the Evidence
Department of Health - UK
A 40-page UK report examining the drivers of obesity and issues concerning changes in the behaviour leading to obesity
HealthPosted: 2007-03-20
Healthy Minds: Promoting Emotional Health and Well-Being in Schools
Office for Standards in Education - U.K.
A 20-page U.K. report examining the role played by schools in promoting the emotional well-being of their pupils
Healthy Settings for Young People in Canada
Health Canada
A 166-page Canadian report designed to monitor changes in health behaviours and key health outcomes among school-aged children
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-07-31
Healthy Societies: Addressing 21st Century Health Challenges
Government of South Australia
This 62-page Australian paper argues that we are at a turning point in health policy and that changes in the existing health care system will not be sufficient to maintain and improve health
HealthPosted: 2009-02-03
Healthy Steps for Young Children: Sustained Results at 5.5 Years
"Pediatrics", Commonwealth Fund
A 13-page US study investigating whether a low-cost programme to enhance the delivery of childhood behavioural and developmental services provided lasting benefits
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-10-12
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
Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives: A Cross-Government Strategy for England
DH - UK
A 56-page UK strategy document for a sustained programme to support people to maintain a healthy weight
HealthPosted: 2008-01-30
Heart, Stroke and Vascular Diseases: Australian Facts 2004
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This 152-page report presents comprehensive information on patterns and trends of cardiovascular health and illness among Australians, contributory risk factors and associated conditions, treatment and care
HealthPosted: 2004-05-06
Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Illicit Drug Use
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
A 6-page Canadian fact sheet summarizing key facts on the links between HCV and illicit drug use in Canada
Drug Abuse, HealthPosted: 2005-04-06
Hidden Cities: Unmasking and Overcoming Health Inequities in Urban Settings
WHO, UN-HABITAT
This 145-page report shows how ill-health is linked to poverty in cities, and not just among the poorest urban populations
Health, Urban IssuesPosted: 2010-11-26
HIV and National Security: Where Are the Links?
Council on Foreign Relations
A 72-page U.S. report examining how the HIV/AIDS pandemic is affecting the security of states throughout the world
Health, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2005-08-02
HIV Diagnoses in Australia: Diverging Epidemics Within a Low-Prevalence Country
MJA
This 4-page Australian paper discusses the difference in HIV infection rates between Australian states and territories
HealthPosted: 2007-10-31
HIV/AIDS International Programs: Appropriations, FY2003-FY2006
Congressional Research Service - U.S.
This 6-page report shows U.S. appropriations in support of overseas HIV/AIDS programmes
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-09-01
HIV/AIDS Medicines for All?
IPA
A 16-page Australian backgrounder examining the role of taxes, tariffs and government regulation in barring access to HIV/AIDS medicines in developing countries
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-08-04
HIV/AIDS Monitor: Are Funding Decisions Based on Performance?
CGD
This 56-page US report examines how well the largest funders of HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention are linking funding to performance
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2010-05-13
HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis & Sexually Transmissible Infections in Australia: Annual Report on Behaviour
National Centre of HIV Social Research
This 104-page Australian report monitors practices that incur risk of HIV transmission and practices concerning the social and behavioural aspects of treatment and care
HealthPosted: 2004-11-16
HIV/AIDS: Past, Present and Future
Library of Parliament - Canada
A 9-page Canadian paper summarizing the origins and current status of HIV/AIDS and recent scientific advances relevant to treatment
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2006-10-24
HIV/AIDS: The Looming Asia Pacific Pandemic
Lowy Institute
This 20-page Australian policy brief argues for a radical reform of the international effort to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS in Asia Pacific
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2007-03-06
Home Truths: Mental Health, Housing and Homelessness in Australia
Mental Health Council of Australia
This 68-page Australian report explores how the lack of recognition of the pivotal value of a secure home affects mental health and homelessness in Australia, and identifies what needs to be done to improve housing outcomes
Homicide During Psychotic Illness in New South Wales Between 1993 and 2002
MJA
A 4-page Australian article analyzing people charged with homicide offences committed during the acute phase of mental illness
Crime, Law & Order, HealthPosted: 2007-03-27
Honesty is a Virtue
AEI
Article claiming that a high proportion of infections of diseases such as HIV in developing countries is due to a failure to adopt sound approaches to disease control
HealthPosted: 2007-01-26
HoPE (Health of Prisoner Evaluation) Pilot Study of Prisoner Physical Health and Psychological Wellbeing
School of Law and Justice
This 210-page study created a way for a standardised programme of health checks to be introduced into Australian prisons
Health, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2009-04-09
Hospital Separations Due to Injury and Poisoning, Australia 2004-05
AIHW
This 176-page report presents national statistics on injuries that resulted in admission to hospitals in Australia. Unintentional falls, transport-related injury, intentional self-harm and assault are common causes of hospitalised injury in the Australian community. Injuries due to these and other causes are described, in terms of case numbers and rates, by age and sex, place of usual residence, length of stay in hospital and other characteristics.
HealthPosted: 2008-11-28
Hospital-Based Integrative Medicine
Rand Corporation
A 193-page US case study of the barriers and factors facilitating the creation of a centre
HealthPosted: 2007-07-10
Hospital-based Maternity Events 2006
Ministry of Health - New Zealand
This 114-page New Zealand report provides health statistics on the pregnancy and childbirth characteristics of mothers who gave birth in hospital, and the babies' characteristics and outcomes
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-07-08
Hospitalisation Due to Falls in Older People, Australia 2003-04
AIHW
This 83-page report examines Australian hospital data pertaining to fall injuries in people aged 65 and over
Hospitalisations Due to Falls by Older People, Australia 2005-06
AIHW
This 56-page report analyzes hospitalizations resulting from falls by older people in Australia
Housing Conditions that Serve as Risk Factors for Tuberculosis Infection and Disease
CCDR
A 13-page Canadian advisory statement containing advice on the connection between housing conditions and tuberculosis prevention and control
HealthPosted: 2007-11-12
Housing Stress and the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Families
AFRC
A 9-page Australian briefing paper exploring the relationship between housing affordability, housing stress and mental health and wellbeing
Housing, Loneliness and Health
AHURI
This 35-page essay asks whether housing, loneliness and health are connected in contemporary Australia, and if they are, whether it a nexus that can be addressed positively through housing policy
How Does Marriage Affect Physical and Psychological Health? A Survey of Longitudinal Evidence
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 30-page discussion paper examining the modern literature on the health benefits of relationships like marriage
HealthPosted: 2005-06-08
How Does Retirement Affect Health?
IZA
This 55-page discussion paper investigates the effects of retirement on various health outcomes
How Good is Canadian Health Care?
Fraser Institute
A 102-page report offering an international comparison of health care systems, comparing Canada with other OECD countries
HealthPosted: 2007-01-01
How Good is Canadian Health Care? An International Comparison of Health Care Systems
Fraser Institute
This 66-page study compares Canada with other OECD countries guaranteeing access to medical care regardless of ability to pay, measuring indicators of access to health care and outcomes from the medical care process
HealthPosted: 2005-08-02
How Good is Canadian Healthcare? An International Comparison of Health Care Systems (2004 Report)
Fraser Institute
This 66-page study compares Canada to other OECD countries that guarantee access to health care regardless of ability to pay, using 12 indicators of access and outcomes
HealthPosted: 2004-05-10
How Health and Safety Makes Good Business Sense
DOL - NZ
This 44-page New Zealand report studies the linkages between workplace health & safety and performance and productivity
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , HealthPosted: 2008-03-04
How Health Systems Make Available Information on Service Providers
Rand Health Quarterly
This 112-page US article provides details on a report that reviews and discusses information systems reporting on the quality or performance of providers of healthcare (“quality information systems”) in seven countries
HealthPosted: 2011-09-19
How Health Systems Make Available Information on Service Providers
Rand Corporation
This 112-page US report reviews and discusses information systems reporting on the quality or performance of providers of healthcare ('quality information systems') in seven countries: Denmark, England, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United States
HealthPosted: 2011-02-14
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
How Safe is Our Food? FDA Could Do Better
AEI
A US article focusing on health issues raised by the globalization of the food industry
HealthPosted: 2007-05-22
How Schools Can Help Students Recover from Traumatic Experiences
Rand Corporation
A 75-page US toolkit showing how to provide school-based mental health programmes for children exposed to violence, natural disasters and other traumatic events
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2006-11-11
How Sustainable is Medicare?
CCPA
A 34-page Canadian study examining the relative importance of ageing, technology and other cost drivers in Canada's health care system
HealthPosted: 2007-09-14
How to Combat HIV/AIDS: Recommendations for the Government
ICPS
A 2-page Ukrainian article proposing how the government of that country should deal with its HIV/AIDS epidemic
HealthPosted: 2007-09-12
How to Pay “Cash-on-Delivery” for HIV Infections Averted: Two Measurement Approaches and Ten Payout Functions
CGD
This 63-page US working paper proposes a measurement strategy to enable a donor to reward a recipient country’s success at HIV prevention, irrespective of the inputs, activities, or who gets the credit
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-05-03
How to Reduce the Burden of Harm from Poor Nutrition, Tobacco Smoking, Physical Inactivity and Alcohol Misuse
Centre for Health Economics
A 116-page Australian technical analysis aiming to determine how best to reduce the burden of harm attributable to physical inactivity, poor nutrition, alcohol misuse and tobacco smoking
HealthPosted: 2005-11-16
How to Regulate Health Care in England? An International Perspective
King
An 84-page book compares the regulatory framework of 4 overseas health systems and their implications for the future regulation of the NHS in England
HealthPosted: 2006-12-06
How We Manage Stroke in Australia
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A 60-page report providing a comprehensive picture of the impact of stroke on patients, carers, the health system and aged care services in Australia
HealthPosted: 2006-02-22
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
Human Security and Resilience
Chatham House
An 8-page briefing paper exploring the constitutive effect of security discourses in UK policy responses to global health challenges
HealthPosted: 2006-02-28
Hypertension in Canada, 2010
Public Health Agency of Canada
A 28-page report on theincidence of hypertension in Canada
HealthPosted: 2010-09-26
Immunization Competencies for Health Professionals
Canadian Immunization Committee
A 58-page Canadian handbook to promote safe and competent practices to achieve higher vaccine coverage rates.
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2008-12-15
Impact of Quality and Outcomes Framework on Health Inequalities
King's Fund
This 16-page UK paper summarises the findings of a recent research study which looked at the impact of the pay-for-performance scheme known as the Quality and Outcomes Framework on public health and health inequalities
HealthPosted: 2011-05-10
Impacts of Advances in Medical Technology in Australia
Productivity Commission - Australia
This 378-page Australian report examines the impact of advances in medical technology on public and private healthcare expenditure, and the associated costs and benefits for the Australian community
HealthPosted: 2005-09-21
Impacts of Medical Technology in Australia
Productivity Commission - Australia
A 387-page progress report on the impact of advances in medical technology on public and private health expenditure in Australia, and the associated costs and benefits for the Australian community
HealthPosted: 2005-04-20
Implementing the New Zealand Health Strategy 2004
New Zealand Ministry of Health
This 148-page report details the actions taken in 2004 to implement the New Zealand Health Strategy and includes a progress report indicating areas in which progress has been made
HealthPosted: 2004-12-13
Implementing the New Zealand Health Strategy 2005
Ministry of Health - New Zealand
A 148-page report on progress on the New Zealand Health Strategy, documenting action taken to drive good health for the population
HealthPosted: 2005-12-20
Improved Health System Performance Through Better Care Coordination
OECD
An 86-page report attempting to assess whether better care coordination will yield improved health system performance
HealthPosted: 2008-01-21
Improving Access to Primary Health Care
Ministry of Health - New Zealand
A 101-page New Zealand report describing 35 initiatives taken to reduce inequalities in health, and analyzing their outcomes
HealthPosted: 2007-02-07
Improving Outcomes: Blueprint for a National AIDS Plan for the United States
OSI
This 32-page US report offers recommendations for a more strategic approach to HIV/AIDS programming and policy
HealthPosted: 2007-05-12
Improving Patient Safety Through Informed Consent for Patients with Limited Health Literacy
National Quality Forum
A 15-page U.S. report on improving the effectiveness of informed consent for hospitals, especially when dealing with patients having limited English proficiency or low health literacy
HealthPosted: 2005-09-22
Improving Safety in Maternity Services: A Toolkit for Teams
The King's Fund
This 106-page UK toolkit synthesises the experiences and lessons from 12 multidisciplinary maternity teams in England. This page provides separate links to each section comprising the toolkit
HealthPosted: 2012-03-29
Improving the Health of Young Canadians
Canadian Institute for Health Information
This 107-page report explores links between adolescents' social environments and their health
HealthPosted: 2005-12-05
Improving the Patient Experience: Sharing Success in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities: The King's Fund's Enhancing the Healing Environment Programme
Department of Health
This is a 131-page UK report on nurse-led projects improving environments for care in mental health and learning disabilities services
Health, DisabilityPosted: 2009-03-13
Improving the Quality of Care for Older Adults
Rand Corporation
This 5-page US research highlight describes a system for assessing the quality of medical care provided to elderly people
Incentivising Research and Development for the Diseases of Poverty
International Policy Network
This 22-page paper overviews proposals to improve the prospects of developing new drugs for the diseases of poverty
Health, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-04-25
Income Volatility and Health
IZA
A 36-page discussion paper investigating the impact of exogenous income fluctuations on health
HealthPosted: 2007-12-30
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
India and HIV/AIDS: Fighting Back
Center for Strategic and Intrernational Studies
A 2-page update on the challenge facing India in dealing with its HIV/AIDS epidemic
HealthPosted: 2004-09-29
Indigenous Mothers and their Babies, Australia 2001-2004
AIHW
A 104-page Australian report on births to indigenous mothers
Health, Indigenous AffairsPosted: 2007-10-31
Infants of Depressed Mothers Living in Poverty: Opportunities to Identify and Serve
Urban Institute
A 10-page US study of the characteristics and parenting approaches of poor, depressed mothers with infants, as well as the mothers’ access to services
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2010-09-20
Infection Prevention and Control During an Influenza Pandemic
Ministry of Health - New Zealand
A 28-page New Zealand document providing general guidance on protection during an influenza pandemic
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2006-04-26