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Abbreviations

Glossary

COAG

The Council of Australian Governments is the peak intergovernmental forum in Australia, comprising the Prime Minister, state premiers, territory chief ministers and the President of the Australian Local Government Association. (See
www.coag.gov.au for more information.)

COAG building blocks

The building blocks endorsed by COAG underpin the Closing the Gaps targets for overcoming Indigenous disadvantage. (See www.aihw.gov.au/closingthegap/resources/building-blocks.cfm for more information.)

data linkage

The bringing together (linking) of information from two or more different data sources that are believed to relate to the same entity—for example, the same individual or the same institution. This can provide more information about the entity and in certain cases it can provide a time sequence, helping to 'tell a story', show 'pathways' and perhaps unravel cause and effect. The term is used synonymously with 'record linkage'.

disability (for Commonwealth Disability Strategy purposes)

When commencing employment at the AIHW, employees are asked to self-identify and self-report their disability by responding to the question 'Do you have a disability that is likely to last 2 years or more?'

financial results

The results shown in the financial statements of this AIHW annual report.

full-time equivalent (staff numbers)

A standard measure of the number of workers that takes account of the number of hours that each works. During 2010-11 AIHW staff members considered full time were committed to working 37 hours and 5 minutes per week.

indicator

A key statistical measure selected to help describe (indicate) a situation concisely, to track change, progress and performance, and to act as a guide to decision making.

Indigenous (person)

A person of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent who identifies as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

Indigenous status (of a person)

Whether a person identifies as being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin.

outcomes (of the AIHW)

The results, impacts or consequences of actions by the Commonwealth public sector on the Australian community. This may include proposed or intended results, impacts or consequences of actions.

outcome (health outcome)

A health-related change due to a preventive or clinical intervention or service. (The intervention may be single or multiple, and the outcome may relate to a person, group or population, and may be partly or wholly due to the intervention.)

outputs

Goods or services produced by the AIHW for external organizations or individuals, including goods or services produced for areas of the Commonwealth public sector external to the AIHW.

performance indicators (of the AIHW)

Measures (indicators) that can relate to the AIHW's effectiveness in achieving the Australian Government's objectives.

performance indicators (of the health system)

Measures that can relate to the health system as a whole or to parts of it such as hospitals, health centres and so forth. The measures include accessibility, effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability, responsiveness, continuity of care and safety.

Portfolio Budget Statements

Statements prepared by Australian Government portfolios to explain the Budget appropriations in terms of outputs and outcomes. The AIHW contributes to the statements of the Health and Ageing portfolio, usually published in May each year.

Annual report 2009–10 errors and omissions

There are no known errors or omissions in the AIHW's Annual report 2009–10 to report.

Compliance index

The index below shows compliance with information requirements contained in the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 and in particular Part 2 of Schedule 1 of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies (Report of Operations) Orders 2008.

Lists of tables, figures and snapshots

Tables

• Table 1: Financial results, 2007–08 to 2010–11 ($'000)
• Table 2: Performance indicator data supplied for 2008–09 and 2009–10 COAG reporting  
• Table 3: Income and expenditure, 2007–08 to 2010–11 ($'000)
• Table 4: Balance sheet summary, 2007–08 to 2010–11 ($'000)
• Table 5: Members of the AIHW Board and their attendance at meetings, 2010–11  
• Table 6: Members of the AIHW Ethics Committee and their attendance at meetings, 2010–11  
• Table 7: Research projects considered by the AIHW Ethics Committee, 2010–11  
• Table 8: Category of staff employment, 30 June 2010 and 30 June 2011  
• Table 9: Level of staff employment, 30 June 2010 and 30 June 2011  
• Table 10: Staff long service awards, 2010–11  
• Table 11: Director's awards, 2010–11
• Table 12: In-house learning and development courses for staff, 2010–11  
• Table 13: Email notification service subscriptions, 2009 to 2010 (at 30 June)  
• Table 14: Top 10 publications downloaded from the AIHW website, 2009–10 and 2010–11  
• Table 15: Media coverage, 2006–07 to 2010–11  
• Table 16: Top 10 reports and events for media coverage, 2009–10 and 2010–11  
• Table 17: Parliamentary Hansard citations, 2010–11  

Figures

• Figure 1: Publications released and media releases, 2001–02 to 2010–11  
• Figure 2: Staff numbers, 2002–2011  
• Figure 3: Major revenue sources, 2001–02 to 2010–11, with projections, 2011–12 to 2014–15  
• Figure 4: Revenue sources, 2001–02 to 2010–11  
• Figure 5: Accountability framework  
• Figure 6: Organisation chart, 30 June 2011  
• Figure 7: Highest level of staff qualifications, 2011  
• Figure 8: Organic waste collected, 2008–09 to 2010–11  
• Figure 9: Visits to the AIHW website, 2001–02 to 2010–11  

Snapshots

• MyHospitals:: Nationally consistent, locally relevant  
• Introducing the Validata^®  
• Making metadata more comprehensive and available  
• A snapshot of asthma  
• Data linkage—an expanding field  
• Review of Ethics Committee arrangements  
• The AIHW's work for COAG
• Tracking the path through ageing and aged care  
• Young people and children in social housing (with figure)  
• Pilot testing the draft Mental Health Interventions Classification  
• Data provision to OECD Health Data 2011  
• Snapshot of the health and wellbeing of Australia's males
• People turned away from homelessness accommodation  
• New Specialist Homelessness Services data collection  
• Health cents – across the country (with figure)  
• Measuring the health of Australians with disability (with figure)  
• Child protection (with figure)  
• Juvenile justice and socioeconomic disadvantage (with figure)  
• Young Australians in rural and remote areas  
• Northern Territory Emergency Response follow up  
• Indigenous web observatory and report  
• What works to overcome Indigenous disadvantage?  
• Positive dental attendance patterns associated with good oral health  
• Graduate opportunities at the AIHW  
• Professional exchanges with the Canadian Institute of Health Information  
• Reconciliation Action Plan working group  
• Privacy Awareness Week  
• Australian Hospital Statistics review  
• A commitment to quality customer service  
• Cancer in Australia 2010  
• MyHospitals media coverage