Health differentials among young Australian adults
This report is an important reference that gives information on broad health indicators covering mortality, handicap, disability, perceived health status, illness and accident rates and health service use and on specific health problems such as suicide, motor vehicle traffic accidents, drug dependence, cancers, epilepsy, deafness, smoking and risk drinking.
Tobacco use and its health impact in Australia
This report summarises the health effects of tobacco on those who use the product and describes patterns and trends in tobacco use in Australia. It also provides estimates of the health care costs of tobacco-related disease to the Australian community.
Australian health trends 1995
Australian Health Trends 1995 contains information on 80 indicators of health. The publication aims to inform the general public, health professionals, students of public health and policy makers of changes in the health of Australians, factors which influence their health, and the health system.
Health differentials among Australian children
Documents health differentials between groups of Australian Children aged 0-14 years and characterised by various indicators including: sex, family, composition, family income, parental education, parental employment status, socioeconomic status, State or Territory, metropolitan or non-metropolitan, ethnicity, and place of residence.
Australian health indicators bulletin no. 4: June 1995
Reports on highlights from the most up-to-date data on the nation's health. Main article in this issue: Australians need more exercise.
Australian health indicators bulletin no. 3: March 1995
Reports on highlights from the most up-to-date data on the nation's health. Main article in this issue: Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and alcohol.
Australian health indicators bulletin no. 2: December 1994
Reports on highlights from the most up-to-date data on the nation's health. Main article in this issue: Australians more sensible about alcohol.
Health differentials among older Australians
Documents health differentials in Australia using national population health and mortality data relating to the late 1980s. The first, entitled Health Differentials Among Adult Australians aged 25-64 years, was published in 1994 by the AIHW.
Mortality surveillance Australia 1981-1992
A reference text on trends in individual causes of death.
Advances in health expectancies
Proceedings of the Seventh International Meeting of the Network on Health Expectancy (Reseau Esperance de Vie en Sante-REVIES) held in Canberra in February 1994. The proceedings discuss health expectancies which provide a powerful tool for monitoring population health and developing public policy, as well as informing discussions about trends in human longevity and quality of life.
Health differentials among adult Australians aged 25-64 years
Documents health differentials among working-age Australians in the late 1980s.
Australian health indicators bulletin no. 1: July 1994
Reports on highlights from the most up-to-date data on the nation's health. Main article features: Smoking down but not out.
Assessment of self-reported height and weight and their use in the determination of body mass index
Analyses data from the National Heart Foundation's 1989 Risk Factor Prevalence Survey. The main purpose of the report is to provide a calibration for estimating actual anthropometric measures from self-reported height and weight, in particular for estimating actual body mass index compared to self-reported body mass index.
Mortality surveillance Australia 1979-90
A reference text on trends in individual causes of death.
Unemployment and health: what do the Australian population data tell us?
Paper presented at the National Conference of the Australian Medical Association in Canberra, 30 May 1992.
Health expectancies in Australia 1981 and 1988
This report provides estimates of health expectancies for Australians. Data on the prevalence of disability and handicap were derived from population surveys conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 1981 and 1988. These surveys relied on respondents' personal assessments of impairments and disabilities and on limitations or need for assistance in carrying out various specified activities of daily living.
Managing madness: psychiatry and society in Australia 1788-1980
Examines a wide range of material including psychiatric theories and treatment, institutions and services, legislation and policy, and professional training and relations between the mental health professions.
Risk Factor Prevalence Study: survey no. 3 1989
A joint National Heart Foundation of Australia and AIHW publication. Examines and reports on heart disease risk factors in Australia.
Risk Factor Prevalence Study: survey no. 3 1989 cities analysis
A joint National Heart Foundation of Australia and AIHW publication. Compares heart disease risk factors among Australian capital cities.
National Better Health Program: high blood pressure: monitoring targets towards 2000
This report identifies all relevant data sources for the Hypertension priority area, collates and assesses available statistical information relating to the goals and targets in a standardised format, and identifies gaps and deficiencies for monitoring purposes.