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Central Northern Adelaide Health Service: A Social Health Atlas


The purpose of this Social Health Atlas is to provide the basis for the region to understand and determine priorities for regional health planning, and for key partners in other government or non-goverment agencies to utilise the data to inform their planning processes.

Authored by PHIDU

Published: 2005; Available free online; Printed copies: contact Central Northern Adelaide Health Service, Regional Office (Ph: 8222 1400)


Atlas extras:     Interactive Mapping     Data     Errata


Full document (16.4 MB)


By section

Contents (1.1 MB)
Introduction
Background
Overview

Profile of Neighbourhood Areas by Indicator (1.0 MB)

Indicators (12.8 MB)

  • Demography and socioeconomic status

Population

Total Fertility Rate

Families: single parent; low income; jobless

Labour force: unemployment; unskilled and semi-skilled workers; female labour force participation

Education: full-time participation in secondary school education at age 16

Access to technology: use of the Internet at home

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

People born in predominantly non-English speaking countries: resident in Australia for five years or more/ for less than five years; poor proficiency in English

Housing: dwellings rented from the SA Housing Trust; rent asistance

Transport: dwellings without a motor vehicle

Disadvantage:  SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantag

  • Income support payments

Age pensioners
Disability support pensioners
Female sole parent pensioners
People receiving an unemployment benefit
Children in welfare-dependent families 
  • Health status and risk factors

Perinatal: low birthweight babies; pregnancy outcomes; termination of pregnancy; smoking during pregnancy

Immunisation status at one year of age

Overweight and obesity in childhood: overweight (not obese)/ obese four year old boys

Dental health of 12 year old children: decayed, missing of filled teeth

Chronic disease and injury prevalence: respiratory system diseases; asthma; circulatory system diseases; diabetes type 2; mental and behavioural disorders; musculoskeletal system diseases; arthritis; osteoarthritis; osteoporosis - females; injury

Self-reported health prevalence estimates: very high psychological distress (K10); fair or poor health

Risk factor prevalence: overweight (not obese)/ obese males; overweight (not obese)/ obese females; smoking; physical activity; high health risk due to alcohol consumption

Cancer incidence: all cancers; lung cancer; female breast cancer; prostate cancer

Premature mortality: infant deaths; deaths of males/ females aged 15-64 years

Avoidable mortality

Burden of disease: Health-Adjusted Life Expectancy males/ females; Years of Life Lost; Years of Life Lost to Disability 

  • Use of services

Primary health and community-based services:
Community health service clients
Community mental health service clients
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service clients
Department for Families and Communities' clients
Home and community care: domiciliary care; home nursing (RDNS); home delivered meals (Meals on Wheels)
Screening services: breast screening participation/ outcomes; cervical screening participation/ outcomes
General medical practitioners: population per GP; attendances for GP services: males/ females
Accident and Emergency department attendances
Outpatient department attendances
Specialist medical practitioner services: consultations in outpatient departments; under Medicare; in outpatient departments and under Medicare
Private health insurance
Hospital admissions: total; public acute hospitals; private hospitals; males; females; myringotomy; Caesarean section; hysterectomy
Hospital booking lists: people waiting for more than six months 

Correlation analysis (608 kB)
Appendix
Bibliography
Index

Key map - Areas mapped (97 kB)