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for health and welfare statistics and information
AIHW contact details
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Fern Hill Park
Bruce ACT
GPO Box 570
Canberra ACT 2601
Tel 61 2 6244 1000
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News features
- New media releases and publications
Access magazine issue no. 27 (publication)
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Demand for government-funded specialist homelessness accommodation 2008-09: a report from the SAAP National Data Collection (21 July 2010) (media release and publication)
Demand for government-funded specialist homelessness accommodation 2008-09: summary (21 July 2010) (media release and publication)
National palliative care performance indicators: results of the 2008 performance indicator data collection (19 July 2010) (publication)
Australia's health 2010 (23 June 2010) (media release and publication)
Australia's health 2010 in brief (23 June 2010) (publication)
- More media releases More publications
- Australia's health 2010 conference - download the presentations
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Conceptualisation of social and emotional wellbeing for children and young people, and policy implications - In collaboration with the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY), the AIHW contracted the University of New South Wales' Social Policy research Centre (SPRC) to produce a paper conceptualising social and emotional wellbeing, and drawing out possible policy implications.
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Australian hospital statistics 2008–09 - A detailed overview of Australia's 1,317 public and private hospitals. In 2008-09, there were 8.1 million separations from Australia's hospitals including: 4.5 million same-day acute separations; 3.3 million overnight acute separations; almost 300,000 non-acute separations. There were 7.2 million presentations to public hospital emergency departments, with 70% of patients seen within the recommended times for their triage categories. (18 June 2010)
- Australian Cancer Incidence and Mortality (ACIM) books updated
- The ACIM books have been updated to include 2006 incidence data and 2007 mortality data. The data cubes and Excel files will be updated with 2006 incidence data in the near future. (28 May 2010)
- National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2010 – information for participants
- The 2010 National Drug Strategy Household Survey is a national survey of around 25,000 Australians aged 12 years or older. The survey collects information about people's attitudes and beliefs about tobacco, alcohol and other drugs.
- Closing the Gap Clearinghouse
- The Clearinghouse provides access to a collection of quality information on what works to overcome Indigenous disadvantage. This provides policy makers and program managers with an evidence base for achieving the Closing the Gap targets and related Indigenous reforms. Indigenous Australians will benefit through the delivery of policies and services which address Indigenous disadvantage more effectively.
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