2009
December
$1.22 per person spent on Indigenous health for every $1.00 spent on non-Indigenous health 18 December 2009
Motorcyclists, young men most at risk of road injury 17 December 2009
Long road ahead to cut risks for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic kidney disease 11 December 2009
Caesarean rate stabilises as baby boom continues 10 December 2009
OECD says ‘smoking down, but obesity up’ for Australians 9 December 2009
NT child health checks—many children benefit, some still need follow-up services 4 December 2009
Almost one quarter of a million people used disability services in 2007–08 3 December 2009
GPs managing more problems at patient visits 2 December 2009
Hospital care—public or private, the Australian government contribution is the same 1 December 2009
November
Meeting the needs of Australia’s most vulnerable — how do we measure up? 17 November 2009
Immunisations push public health spending up 21% 6 November 2009
Juvenile detention numbers on the rise 4 November 2009
October
More breast cancer cases, but early detection and improved treatment lead to fewer deaths 26 October 2009
Alcohol remains number one on drug treatment list 23 October 2009
Pathways through aged care not always simple 21 October 2009
More doctors and nurses join an ageing workforce 16 October 2009
Significant increase in high-need aged care packages 15 October 2009
Breastfeeding associated with reduced risk of asthma in infancy 14 October 2009
Some improvements seen in Indigenous housing but still more to be done 8 October 2009
September
Health spending passes $100 billion 30 September 2009
Injury deaths twice as likely for men 25 September 2009
More using IVF, fewer multiple births 24 September 2009
Cost of arthritis increases with ageing population 11 September 2009
Eye health workers harder to find in regional and remote areas 10 September 2009
Many Australians coping with multiple disabilities 9 September 2009
Spending on chronic kidney disease increases 33% in four years 3 September 2009
‘Substantial’ impact of asthma hits children hardest 1 September 2009
August
Spending on mental health services at $4.7 billion 27 August 2009
Over 1.5 million women screened through BreastScreen Australia – Indigenous participation rates still lower 26 August 2009
About 1,000 new cases of Type 1 diabetes in children each year 21 August 2009
8 out of 10 children visit dentist regularly 12 August 2009
July
Scale of homelessness varies widely 9 July 2009
Changes in general practice activity—effects of an ageing population and changing health policies 8 July 2009
June
Sorting system can help streamline urgent public dental care 26 June 2009
Residential aged care places target in sight - 3 years early 19 June 2009
'Doing well' but 'could do better' for Australia's kids 17 June 2009
Public hospital emergency department activity growing faster than other hospital services 10 June 2009
May
Supported accommodation program helps thousands, but many turned away 28 May 2009
Chronic kidney disease contributes to 1 in 10 deaths 27 May 2009
More being treated for opioid drug dependence 21 May 2009
April
Numbers of Indigenous GPs, registered nurses and health students all rising 23 April 2009
Fall in CVD death rate leads to substantial savings of Australian lives 7 April 2009
Women, children and teens, heavy users of SAAP 3 April 2009
Cervical screening rates up again 2 April 2009
Strong links between disability and socioeconomic disadvantage in Australian capital cities 1 April 2009
March
Strong growth in health and community services workforces 6 March 2009
Early diagnosis and medical intervention critical to improving rheumatoid arthritis 5 March 2009
More fall injuries for the over 65s 4 March 2009
February
Aircraft workers health study results inconclusive 20 February 2009
Fewer dentists, fewer teeth outside capital cities 17 February 2009
SAAP a refuge for Indigenous women and children 12 February 2009
People with chronic disease work less-depression, arthritis and asthma key culprits 11 February 2009
Adoptions in Australia at all time low 6 February 2009
Working age males most likely to suffer eye injury 4 February 2009
January
Social housing helps 378,000 households - but waitlists still long 28 January 2009
Public sector medical indemnity claims on the decline 23 January 2009
Males 15-24 hit hardest by spinal cord injuries 22 January 2009
Number of children in care continues to increase, but incidents of abuse and neglect have fallen 21 January 2009