Data standards
Recent Data standards releases
Report on the pilot test of the community-based palliative care client data collection (Published 29 October 2007)
A guide to data development (Published 27 February 2007)
Developing a nationally consistent data set for needle and syringe programs (Published 29 January 2007)
Improving the comparability, consistency and relevance of national information on the health and well-being of Australians
The AIHW manages Australia's national health, community services and housing metadata items and standards, which provide the national infrastructure for metadata development.
Many areas of the Institute are also involved in developing metadata standards for specific program/policy area or sectors. This involves working with clients (within the AIHW and external to the AIHW) to identify national information requirements and the development of data set specifications (e.g. National Minimum Data Sets), including development of specific data dictionaries, guidelines, and other supporting documentation.
Use the links to the left to access more information about specific topics relating to metadata standards. Enquires in relation to metadata standards should be directed to .
Last reviewed by in April 2007