Publications Publications
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Nationwide monitoring and surveillance question development: Physical activity Working Paper No. 6
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Population health profiles of the Divisions of General Practice The population health profiles, produced for the 119 Australian Divisions of General Practice, are designed to provide a description of the population of the Divisions, and aspects of their health. The purpose of the profiles is to provide information to support a population health approach, which aims to improve the health of the entire population and to reduce health inequalities among population groups. The profiles include a number of tables, maps and graphs to profile population health in the Divisions and provide comparisons with other areas, for example, the respective metropolitan or country area relevant to the Division (eg. Sydney or country New South Wales etc.), as well as Australia. Specific topics covered include a socio-demographic profile; GP workforce data; immunisation rates; rates of premature death; and estimates of the prevalence of chronic disease and selected risk factors. For selected Divisions, the profiles include data for Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders, with comparisons across Divisions and Australia. Maps and data files are also available. Authored by PHIDU Published: November 2005; Available free online; Printed copies: not available |
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Population health profiles of the Divisions of General Practice: supplement These population health profiles, produced for the 119 Australian Divisions of General Practice, are a supplement to the Population health profiles of the Divisions of General Practice, dated November 2005. The supplements include an update of the population of the Divisions, as well as additional indicators and aspects of the Divisions' socioeconomic status, use of GP services and health.
Specific topics covered include a population update; additional socio-demographic indicators; unreferred attendances - patient flow and GP catchment; additional prevalence estimates: chronic disease and risk factors combined; avoidable hospitalisations; and avoidable mortality. Maps and data files are also available. Published: March 2007; Available free online; Printed copies: not available |
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Public Health Classifications Project - Phase One: Final Report Report to the National Public Health Partnership, December 2005The objective of the Public Health Classifications Project is to 'develop and endorse a higher-level classification that captures the breadth and scope of public health activity and provides a unified framework for multiple uses'. Such a unified framework will assist in improving the quality and consistency of reported information on public health activity, performance, investment and expenditure. The National Public Health Partnership funded the project in response to recommendations from the 2002 Public Health Performance Project. This report is the output of phase one of the Public Health Classification Project. It introduces the concept of a multi-dimensional public health classification and describes the challenges encountered in developing it. The report presents version one of a classification of public health, outlines some potential practical applications, and proposes the next steps for phase two of the project. Prepared by Su Gruszin, Louisa Jorm, Tim Churches and Judy Straton for the National Public Health Information Work Group of the National Public Health PartnershipPublished: 2006; Available free online; Printed copies: not available |
Working Paper No. 9There have been increasing concerns over a number of years about the difficulties faced by Australians living in rural and remote areas of Australia in accessing services that most Australians take for granted. A parallel concern has been the extent to which the health of people living in these areas is poorer than that of those living in areas with greater accessibility to health, welfare and other services. Government in particular has been interested in finding out more about the circumstances and needs of these populations, and in targeting assistance accordingly. This led the (then) Department of Health and Aged Care (DHAC) to sponsor a project to obtain a standard classification and index of remoteness which would allow the comparison of information about populations based on their access, by road, to service centres (towns) of various sizes. Note that although by specifying towns of various sizes the index implicitly takes account of the education, health, welfare, etc. services likely to be located in towns of those sizes, there is no explicit use in the development of the index of what services should exist. That is, distance is the sole measure of access. The outcome of that project was the Accessibility/ Remoteness Index of Australia (ARIA) (DHAC 1999, superseded by DHAC 2001), based on a methodology developed by the National Centre for Social Applications in GIS (GISCA). More recently, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) addressed the concept of remoteness, with a view to including it in its classification of areas. The ABS work, also undertaken with GISCA, used ARIA as the underlying methodology for the determination of remoteness. The new classification, described by the ABS as a 'Remoteness Structure', is referred to as ARIA+ (ie., ARIA plus, ABS 2001a), and is an update and refinement of the original ARIA. This report includes a comparison of ARIA with ARIA+. It also examines the characteristics of the population under ARIA+, such as the distribution, age, sex, and includes comparisons by Indigenous status. Authored by PHIDU Published: 2003; Available free online; Printed copies: not available |
