While homeless shelters help large numbers of people who need a place to stay each day, not everyone who needs a place to stay is able to get one, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
Preventable conditions such as coronary heart disease and traffic accidents were two of the main reasons for the higher death rates in regional and remote areas, according to a new report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
Children in Australia have better oral health than children in many other countries, due largely to fluoridated water, says a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
Levels of dental decay have increased among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in recent years, particularly among those aged less than seven years, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
One in 45 Australians has an acquired brain injury (ABI) according to a new report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
The last 15 years have seen increasing prosperity, but it is important to ask whether this has been shared and whether life has actually become better for most Australians, says a flagship report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
There were 15,214 more babies born in Australia in 2005 than there were in 2004, and the upward trends in both maternal age and caesarean sections are continuing, says a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
Older people over 65 are active contributors to family and community life, and not the 'burden on the community' some people imagine them to be, says a new report, Older Australia at a glance, released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
Welfare expenditure reached $90 billion in 2005-06, up from $86 billion in 2004-05, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare's latest expenditure report, Welfare Expenditure Australia 2005-06.
Transport-related injuries and falls accounted for over three-quarters of all cases of traumatic spinal cord injury in Australia in 2005-06, according to a new report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).