Education resources

The AIHW releases around 150 publications every year. To make it easier to access information, we have developed a selection of resources for teachers and students.

Permission for use has been granted under the Creative Commons Licensing, provided AIHW acknowledgment is given.

Latest releases

New FREE APP for iPhone released

We have released the OzHealth FREE App for use with the iPhone and iPad in the first instance and we are currently investigating an android version. It contains interesting facts and figures about a range of health topics, a glossary, a favourites page and a QUIZ to test your knowledge about the health of Australians. At present it is only showing in the iPhone store but you can still download this onto your iPad. Go to the AppStore and search for OzHealth or go to App Education area and find OzHealth then download!!

• Cancer risk factors (384KB PDF) - Dec 2012
• Cancer mortality and survival rates (398KB PDF) - Dec 2012
• A snapshot of Australia's children 2012 (382KB PDF) - Oct 2012
• 100 Aussie kids (9MB PPT) (teaching notes included)- Oct 2012
• A picture of Australia's children 2012 infographic (1.7MB PDF) - Oct 2012
• Key health risk factors (340KB PDF)- Oct 2012 (Discussion question notes available)
• Dementia - the ninth National Health Priority (342KB PDF) - Oct 2012 (Discussion question notes available)

Presentations

Presentations are designed for classroom use.

These presentations are currently being updated to reflect 2012 health stats.  

• 100 Aussie kids (9MB PPT) (teaching notes included) - Oct 2012
• Australia's health 2012 highlights (1.2MB PPT) (teaching notes included) - June 2012
• Understanding Australia’s health (1.2MB PDF) - August 2011
  (designed specifically for Victorian Health senior students-includes 15 ‘test your knowledge’ questions and answers)
• The health of young Australians (1.7MB PPT) - June 2010  

Quizzes

Email  for Quiz answers.

• Australia's food and nutrition 2012 quiz (235KB PDF) - August 2012
• Australia’s health 2012 quiz (336KB PDF)  - June 2012
• Interpreting data-Australia's waist measurements and chronic disease risk (335KB PDF) - March 2012 
• Interpreting data-What percentage of Australians are overweight? (353KB PDF) - March 2012
• Australia's welfare 2011 quiz (252KB PDF) - Nov 2011
• 2010 drug survey quiz (201KB PDF) - July 2011
• Injury among young Australians quiz (225KB PDF)  - June 2011
• Health and wellbeing of young people quiz (369KB PDF) - May 2011
• Hospitalised sports injuries quiz (109KB PDF) - June 2006 

Report profiles

All report profiles are four page summaries highlighting key findings from AIHW reports (as listed)

• The health of Australia's males (267KB PDF) - June 2011
• Young Australians: their health and wellbeing 2011 (400KB PDF) - June 2011

Resources by subject area

Ageing 

• Ageing and aged care (237KB PDF) - Nov 2009

Carers

• Informal carers (140KB PDF) - Nov 2009

Children and youth

• A snapshot of Australia's children 2012 (382KB PDF) - Oct 2012
• A picture of Australia's children 2012 infographic (1.7MB PDF) - Oct 2012
• Young people relationships and participation (251KB PDF) - June 2011
• Deaths of young people (322KB PDF) - June 2011
• Young people health and wellbeing (349KB PDF) - June 2011
• Young people school and bullying (264KB PDF) - June 2011
• Young people school and work (364KB PDF) - June 2011
• Incidence of Type 1 diabetes in Australian children 2000-2008 (141KB PDF)  - Aug 2010

Demographics and population groups

• Australia's health 2012 - Who we are? (460KB PDF) - June 2012
• Australia's welfare 2011-Where do we live? (464KB PDF) - Nov 2011
• Australia's welfare 2011-How Australia compares (287KB PDF) - Nov 2011

Disease

• Dementia - the ninth National Health Priority (342KB PDF) - Oct 2012
• Risk factors and chronic disease (395KB PDF) - March 2012
• Asthma in Australia 2011 (410KB PDF) - Oct 2011
• Diabetes prevalence in Australia (119KB PDF) - July 2011
• Cardiovascular disease Australian facts 2011 (201KB PDF) - Mar 2011
• Cancer mortality and survival rates (398KB PDF) - Dec 2012
• Cancer risk factors (384 KB PDF) - Dec 2012
• A snapshot of arthritis (203KB PDF) - Oct 2010
• Chlamydia rates (155KB PDF) - Jun 2010

Drugs

• Drugs and young people (322KB PDF) - July 2011
• Alcohol and young people (343KB PDF) - July 2011
• 2010 drug survey summary (247KB PDF) - July 2011
• Drinking patterns in Australia 2001-2007 (407KB PDF) - Dec 2010
• Alcohol consumption (154KB PDF) - Jun 2010

Health

• Key health risk factors ( 340KB PDF) - Oct 2012
• Fruit & vegetable consumption 2012 (349KB PDF) - Sept 2012
• Australia's health 2012 - Burden of disease (348KB PDF) - Jun 2012
• Australia's health 2012 - Risk factors (340KB PDF) - June 2012
• Australia's health 2012 - Life expectancy (417KB PDF) - June 2012
• Obesity (239KB PDF) - June 2011
• Health and the environment (202KB PDF) - Mar 2011
• Health status of population groups (231KB PDF)  - Jun 2010
• Mortality (176KB PDF) - Jun 2010
• OECD health comparison (225KB PDF) - Jun 2010
• Chlamydia rates (155KB PDF) - Jun 2010

Health prevention

• Public health programs and activities (441KB PDF) - Feb 2011
• National Preventative Health Strategy (195KB PDF) - Oct 2009

Indigenous Australians

•  Australia's health 2012 - Snapshot of Indigenous health (367KB PDF)- June 2012

Injury

• Injury (253KB PDF) - June 2011

Mental health

• Mental health burden (181KB PDF) - Jun 2010