Health
Electronic Health Records
CRS
A 6-page US report on the principal policy issues concerned with the adoption of electronic health records in the US
HealthPosted: 2007-12-06
The Wellbeing of Australians: Carer Health and Wellbeing
ACQOL
A 106-page Australian study showing carers to have a lower wellbeing index than any other group
HealthPosted: 2007-12-06
The High Price of Pain
MBF Foundation
A 101-page Australian study measuring the economic impact of persistent pain in Australia
HealthPosted: 2007-12-06
The Economic Impact of Allergic Disease in Australia
ASCIA
This study examines the economic impact of allergic disorders in Australia, and directions for policy
HealthPosted: 2007-12-06
World AIDS Day: Time for Enlightened Leadership
ODI
A UK commentary on the leadership requirements for a successful battle against STIs
HealthPosted: 2007-11-30
Research Evidence on the Effectiveness of Self Care Support
Department of Health - UK
This 129-page UK document provides evidence on the effectiveness of self care support
HealthPosted: 2007-11-26
Pandemic Influenza: Scientific Evidence Paper
Cabinet Office - UK
This 72-page UK paper summarizes the work of an expert group analyzing the evidence available on possible measures to reduce the impact of pandemic influenza
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2007-11-26
Pandemic Influenza: Surge Capacity and Prioritisation in Health Service: Provisional UK Guidelines
Department of Health - UK
This 58-page UK document provides guidance on the surge capacity needed to respond to an increased volume of patients during an influenza pandemic
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2007-11-26
Responding to Health Skills Shortages
NCVER
A 42-page Australian report examining overseas approaches to skills shortages in the health sector
HealthPosted: 2007-11-26
Research Evidence on the Effectiveness of Self Care Support
Department of Health - UK
A 129-page UK-produced evidence base on the effectiveness of self care support
HealthPosted: 2007-11-23
"Wealthier is Healthier": A Better Way to Aid Africa
NCPA
This 2-page US policy brief analysis illustrates the root causes of poor health in Africa
HealthPosted: 2007-11-21
Report on Exercise Cruickshank
Ministry of Health - New Zealand
The 118-page report on a New Zealand influenza pandemic exercise
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2007-11-13
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
The Coming Crisis of Medicare
CIS
A 28-page Australian paper examining the combined impact of demographic trends and the costs of new medical technology on health care supply and demand in Australia
HealthPosted: 2007-11-12
Urgent Care Pathway for Older People with Complex Needs
DH-UK
A 20-page UK report suggesting detailed advice on how to improve urgent care for older people
National Confidential Study of Deaths Following MRSA Infection
DH-UK
A UK letter summarizing the main findings from a study into MRSA deaths
HealthPosted: 2007-11-09
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
Medical Tourism: Global Competition in Health Care
NCPA
A 40-page US paper arguing that "medical tourism" could provide a partial solution to the problem posed by soaring healthcare costs in the US
Health, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-11-07
Straight Talk Helps Young Ugandans Protect Themselves from HIV
Straight Talk Foundation et al.
This 52-page report evaluates a multimedia campaign conducted in Uganda to change the sexual behaviour of Ugandan youth
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-11-07
Toward High-Performance Health Systems: Adults' Health Care Experiences in Seven Countries
"Health Affairs"
This 18-page survey report compares adults' health care experiences in seven developed countries
HealthPosted: 2007-11-02
Report on the Pilot Test of the Community-based Palliative Care Client Data Collection
AIHW
A 106-page Australian report on a pilot test conducted to evaluate the data required for national policy development in respect of palliative care
HealthPosted: 2007-11-01
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
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
Aboriginal Health Care in Northern Ontario
IRPP
A 24-page Canadian study analyzing moves towards aboriginal self-determination in health policy matters
Health, Indigenous AffairsPosted: 2007-10-26
Report of the High Level Group on Clinical Effectiveness
Department of Health - UK
A 56-page UK report on the scope for improving clinical effectiveness in the NHS
HealthPosted: 2007-10-26
Comparative Clinical Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness Research
CRS
This 54-page US report provides a background, history and overview of comparative clinical effectiveness research
HealthPosted: 2007-10-24
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
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
Draft Revised Australian Alcohol Guidelines for Low-Risk Drinking
NHMRC
This 166-page consultation document contains the draft revised Australian alcohol guidelines for low-risk drinking
HealthPosted: 2007-10-23
Early Intervention in Youth Mental Health
MJA
An Australian Journal supplement containing a series of articles on aspects of youth mental health (single page linking to each article)
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-10-23
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
Pandemic Influenza: An Analysis of State Preparedness and Response Plans
CRS
A 31-page US report examining state pandemic plans and identifying outstanding challenges
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2007-10-16
Analyzing NSW State Policy for Childhood Obesity Prevention
Australia&New Zealand Health Policy
A 17-page Australian study examining an early policy response to childhood obesity and assessing its content and capacity for implementation
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-10-16
Alerting the Community to the Link between Illicit Drugs and Mental Illness
Department of Health and Ageing - Australia
A 103-page report on the understanding of the link between illicit drugs and mental illness among Australians
Drug Abuse, HealthPosted: 2007-10-14
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
PEPFAR: From Emergency to Sustainability
CRS
A 24-page US report focusing on key issues relevant to the reauthorization of PEPFAR, the US plan for AIDS relief
HealthPosted: 2007-10-11
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
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
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
AIDS Treatment as an International Entitlement; Are We Ready for a Global Welfare Paradigm?
CGDev
This blog examines the cost/benefit equation of AIDS treatment.
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-10-04
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
Detecting Human-to-Human Transmission of Avian Influenza A (H5N1)
CDC, EID
A 6-page US article studying the evidence of human-to-human transmission of Avian Influenza A (H5N1)
HealthPosted: 2007-09-24
Women, Harm Reduction and HIV
OSI
This 33-page US study examines factors that reduce women drug users' access to health care
HealthPosted: 2007-09-22
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
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
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
Influenza Pandemic
GAO
A 56-page US report assessing the preparedness of the US Federal government to respond to an influenza pandemic
HealthPosted: 2007-09-11
World Health Report 2007: A Safer Future
WHO
This 96-page report reviews key issues concerning global health security in the 21st Century
HealthPosted: 2007-09-07
Comparing Name-Based and Event-Based Strategies for Data Linkage
AIHW
The 150-page report of a study linking hospital and residential aged care data in Australia
HealthPosted: 2007-09-05
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
Malaria: Disease Impacts and Long-Run Income Differences
IZA
This 34-page discussion paper examines the theory that ecological differences associated with malaria are a primary cause of differences in wealth between nations
Poverty & Hunger, HealthPosted: 2007-09-03
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
Applying the Paradox of Prevention: Eradicate HIV
Griffith Review
This 30-page Australian essay argues for the global eradication of HIV
HealthPosted: 2007-08-21
Reflections of a Social Scientist on Doing HIV Social Research
NCHSR
An Australian address on devising effective HIV prevention programmes
HealthPosted: 2007-08-21
Unfit for Purpose: How Car Use Fuels Climate Change and Obesity
IEEP
A 75-page report highlighting the extent to which car use is implicated in the increase in obesity and rising CO2 emissions
Climate Change & Environment, HealthPosted: 2007-08-18
Effectiveness of Shared Care Across the Interface between Primary and Specialty Care in Chronic Disease Management
Cochrane Library
This 48-page review examines the effectiveness of shared care for a range of chronic conditions in a variety of settings
HealthPosted: 2007-08-16
The Best Start: Report on the Inquiry into the Health Benefits of Breastfeeding
Parliament of Australia
A 190-page report into key facets of breastfeeding in Australia
Health, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-08-15
Measuring Hospital Performance: The Importance of Process Measures
Commonwealth Fund
This 8-page US brief contends that the US Hospital Quality Alliance process measures can impact quality and health outcomes
HealthPosted: 2007-08-10
Comorbidity of Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, and Chronic Kidney Disease in Australia
AIHW
The 79-page report of an investigation into the association of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic kidney disease in Australia
HealthPosted: 2007-08-09
Communicating with Consumers and Carers
Victorian Quality Council
The 36-page report of an Australian project reviewing how existing evidence about effective communications strategies can be used to enhance the quality and safety of patient care
HealthPosted: 2007-08-06
Interventions before Consultations for Helping Patients Address their Information Needs
Cochrane Collaboration
A literature review of interventions designed to help patients ask questions in their consultations that are relevant to their needs
HealthPosted: 2007-08-06
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
Optimal Prescribing and Medication Use in Canada: Challenges and Opportunities
Health Council of Canada
This 44-page Canadian report reviews the challenges for Canada's health care system in ensuring that drug prescriptions are appropriate, safe and effective
HealthPosted: 2007-08-03
Why Health Care Renewal Matters: Lessons from Diabetes
Health Council of Canada
A 74-page Canadian report on how reforms in health care are impacting diabetes sufferers
HealthPosted: 2007-08-03
Does the IMF Constrain Health Spending in Poor Countries? Evidence and an Agenda for Action
CGDEV
A 90-page US report on the IMF programmes for health
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-07-31
Strengthening Policies to Support Children, Youth and Families Who Experience Trauma
NCCP
This 102-page US report advocates policies to mitigate the effects of trauma on children, youth and families
Families, Children & Youth, HealthPosted: 2007-07-31
Informal Caregivers Literature Review
NHC
A 125-page New Zealand literature review of the key aspects of informal caregiving
HealthPosted: 2007-07-27
Depression in Multicultural Australia: Policies, Research and Services
This 24-page Australian study explores the extent to which diversity has influenced mental health policy, the conduct of mental health research and the development of mental health services in Australia
HealthPosted: 2007-07-24
The Value of the Divisions Network
Melbourne Institute
A 73-page report evaluating the Divisions of General Practice network in terms of its effect on primary care performance in Australia
HealthPosted: 2007-07-20
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
Why Has Longevity Increased More in Some States than in Others?
Manhattan Institute
This 44-page study examines why longevity has increased more in some US states than in others
HealthPosted: 2007-07-14
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
The U.K. Way, Spending and Measuring in the National Health Service
Conference Board of Canada
A 52-page Canadian report on NHS reform in the UK
HealthPosted: 2007-07-10
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
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
The Problems of Stigma during end-of-life care at a Psychiatric Institution
'International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation'
A 20-page Australian paper examining the nature and impact of the stigma associated with mental illness in a study of end-of-life care in an Australian mental health institution
HealthPosted: 2007-07-09
Operationalising a Model Framework for Consumer and Community Participation in Health and Medical Research
Australian & New Zealand Health Policy
This 15-page article describes how an Australian charity operationalised a model framework for encouraging medical research to be responsive to public values
HealthPosted: 2007-07-09
Assessing Outcomes of Health and Medical Research
Australian & New Zealand Health Policy
An 8-page Australasian article arguing the need for new approaches that consider all the benefits of research
HealthPosted: 2007-07-06
Interventional Procedures Programme Methods Guide
NICE
This 44-page UK guide describes the principles and methods used to assess interventional procedures
HealthPosted: 2007-07-06
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
A Quality Use of Medicines Program for General Practitioners and Older People
'Medical Journal of Australia'
This Australian article reports how education and systems for medication review conducted by GPs can be used to improve use of medicines
Public Policy and the Challenge of Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases
World Bank
A 218-page report warning that poor countries are catching up with richer nations in the incidence of noncommunicable diseases and chronic illnesses
HealthPosted: 2007-07-03
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
Modernising Adult Social Care: What's Working
Department of Health - UK
This 128-page report assesses the progress and outcomes of the process to modernise social services in Britain
Social Policy, HealthPosted: 2007-06-26
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
Influenza Pandemic
GAO
A 78-page US report describing efforts to assess the risk of an influenza pandemic and prioritize countries for assistance. It also describes the steps taken to help forestall a pandemic
HealthPosted: 2007-06-22
Tuberculosis Prevention and Treatment
Department of Health
A 60-page UK toolkit for planning, commissioning and delivering high-quality tuberculosis prevention and treatment services in the UK
HealthPosted: 2007-06-19
A Review of Knowledge about the Sexual Networks and Behaviours of Men Who Have Sex with Men in Asia
ARCSHS
This 99-page Australian report analyzes the existing information about MSM and their sexual networks and HIV transmissions in four Asian countries
HealthPosted: 2007-06-18
Older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island People: A Snapshot 2004-05
Australian Bureau of Statistics
An overview of the health and social circumstances of older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people
Indigenous Affairs, HealthPosted: 2007-06-18
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
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
The Taming of the Queue IV: New Frontiers of Wait-Time Measurement, Monitoring and Management
CPRN
The 42-page report of an international conference dealing with the reduction of hospital treatment waiting times
HealthPosted: 2007-06-15
Effects of Health and Education on Labour Force Participation
Productivity Commission - Australia
A 105-page Australian working paper estimating the labour force participation effects of health and education variables
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , HealthPosted: 2007-06-03
The Future of Homecare in Canada
Public Policy Forum
The 30-page report of a roundtable held to discuss the future of home care in Canada
The Global Biopharma Industry and the Rise of Indian Drug Multinationals: Implications for Australian Generics Policy
Australian & New Zealand Health Policy
A 21-page Australian paper providing a synopsis of the new dynamics of the global biopharma industry
HealthPosted: 2007-06-02
Towards Enhancing National Capacity for Evidence-Informed Policy and Practice in Falls Management: A Role for a "Translation Task Group"?
Australia & New Zealand Health Policy
This 18-page Australian provisional paper reports on an initiative addressing issues around the research-to-policy-and-practice interface in respect of falls management
HealthPosted: 2007-06-01
Performance Reporting for Consumers: Issues for the Australian Private Hospital Sector
Australia and New Zealand Health Policy
A 13-page Australian provisional report on the development of a consumer-driven performance report on cardiac services based on patient experience in a private hospital
HealthPosted: 2007-05-31
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