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An overview of national health measurement surveys Working Paper No. 8The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief overview of a number of national health surveys that incorporate physical and biochemical measures, and to identify their features and the differences in approaches taken by various countries. These types of health surveys are generally referred to as health measurement or health examination surveys. These surveys are able to provide important information on the prevalence of various health conditions and distributions of physical, mental and biochemical characteristics of the population, as well as providing data on the relationship between risk factors and selected conditions, and social and environmental determinants of health. In Australia, a program of national health measurement surveys has been proposed: the Australian Health Measurement Survey (AHMS) program, and its features are outlined. Authored by PHIDU Published: 2003; Available free online; Printed copies: not available |
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Atlas of Avoidable Hospitalisations in Australia: ambulatory care-sensitive conditions Avoidable hospitalisations represent a range of conditions for which hospitalisation should be able to be avoided because the disease or condition has been prevented from occurring, or because individuals have had access to timely and effective primary care. This report addresses the level and extent of regional variation in Australia in a sub-set of avoidable hospitalisations, namely those arising from ambulatory care-sensitive (ACS) conditions. ACS conditions are certain conditions for which hospitalisation is considered potentially avoidable through preventive care and early disease management, usually delivered in a primary care setting, for example by a general medical practitioner, or at a community health centre. Authored by PHIDU Published: 2007; Available free online; Printed copies: contact PHIDU |
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Atlas of Potentially Avoidable Hospitalisations in South Australia Avoidable hospitalisations represent a range of conditions for which hospitalisation should be able to be avoided because the disease or condition has been prevented from occurring, or because individuals have had access to timely and effective primary care. This report addresses the level and extent of regional variation in South Australia in a sub-set of avoidable hospitalisations, namely those arising from ambulatory care-sensitive (ACS) conditions. ACS conditions are certain conditions for which hospitalisation is considered potentially avoidable through preventive care and early disease management, usually delivered in a primary care setting, for example by a general medical practitioner, or at a community health centre. Authored by PHIDU Published: 2008; Available free online; Printed copies: contact PHIDU |
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Australia and New Zealand, Health Systems of Authors: J D Glover, D M S Hetzel and S K Tennant Published: In: Kris Heggenhougen and Stella Quah, editors International Encyclopedia of Public Health, Vol 1. San Diego: Academic Press; 2008, pp255-267. |
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Australian and New Zealand Atlas of Avoidable Mortality The Australian and New Zealand Atlas of Avoidable Mortality aims to illustrate geographic and social variations in avoidable and amenable mortality rates both within and between Australia and New Zealand. Avoidable and amenable mortality comprises those causes of death that are potentially avoidable at the present time, given available knowledge about social and economic policy impacts, health behaviours, and health care (the latter relating to the subset of amenable causes). We hope that this atlas will promote the use of 'avoidable mortality' as an indicator to assist in monitoring the quality, effectiveness and productivity of the Australian and New Zealand health systems in the 21st century. Authored by PHIDU and Ministry of Health, New Zealand Published: 2006; Available free online; Printed copies: contact PHIDU |