Australians are most likely to adopt children from overseas while fewer Australian children are being adopted, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
The number of Australian children on care and protection orders, in out-of-home care and who are subject to a notification of child abuse or neglect, has increased since 2008 according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
A new report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows per person spending on health and high care residential aged care services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians in 2006-07 was 22% higher than for their non-Indigenous counterparts.
Men are more than twice as likely as women to suffer serious injury as a result of a land transport accident, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
A new report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) shows that while a lot is being done to reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic kidney disease, significant levels of risk still remain.
The rate of women undergoing caesarean section has stabilised for the first time in more than ten years according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
The proportion of Australians who smoke has more than halved in the past 20 years, while the proportion of obese Australians has almost tripled, according to a report released today by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
Many children have benefited from health services following health checks in the Northern Territory, but not all children have received follow-up services for their health problems, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
The number of people using disability support services increased from 188,000 to 245,700, between 2003–04 and 2007–08, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
General practitioners are managing increasing numbers of newly diagnosed problems and chronic conditions, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) and the University of Sydney.
