Publication catalogue list

Eye health in Australia: a hospital perspective

Reducing preventable vision loss has recently been identified as a priority by Australian governments and non-government organisations. Eye health in Australia: a hospital perspective is the first in a series of national reports providing an overview of eye health in Australia. The report presents information about the treatment of eye disorders in Australian hospitals. This includes trends in hospitalisations, differences across population groups, treatment costs, and waiting times. The report is a valuable resource for policy makers, health professionals, advocacy groups and others interested in knowing more about eye health in Australia.

Authored by AIHW.

Published 21 August 2008; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 820 4; AIHW cat. no. PHE 100; 36pp.; FREE

National Diabetes Register: statistical profile 1999-2005

Diabetes series no. 7

Diabetes is one of the leading threats to the health of Australians-it is a large health, social and economic burden for individuals with the disease, their families and the community. 'National Diabetes Register: statistical profile 1999-2005' is the third statistical report of the National Diabetes Register (NDR). The NDR records new cases of insulin-treated diabetes. This report describes the characteristics of registrants, including type of diabetes, age at diagnosis, sex, geographical location, country of birth, Indigenous status, mortality and also provides incidence estimates. This report plays an important role in monitoring the levels and trends of diabetes in Australia and as a resource for researchers, policy makers, health professionals and anyone interested in diabetes in Australia.

Authored by Catanzariti L, Faulks K & Waters AM.

Published 31 August 2007; ISSN 1444-8033; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 716 0; AIHW cat. no. CVD 39; 86pp.; $26.00

Juvenile justice in Australia 2005-06

Juvenile justice series no. 3

Juvenile justice in Australia 2005-06 provides data from the Juvenile Justice National Minimum Data Set (NMDS) developed by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) and the Australasian Juvenile Justice Administrators (AJJA). The Juvenile Justice NMDS includes information on all young people in juvenile justice supervision in Australia, both in the community and in detention. It is based on the experience of the young person within supervision, while making it somewhat different to other criminal justice collections that focus on legal orders. This is the third report on the collection and presents data for 2005-06, as well as analyses of trends in community-based supervision and detention over the six years since 2000-01 when the collection began. It includes data on the characteristics of the young people under supervision such as age, sex and Indigenous status, and their patterns of supervision over time.

Authored by AIHW.

Published 10 August 2007; ISSN 1833-3230; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 709 2; AIHW cat. no. JUV 3; 146pp.; $27.00

Juvenile justice in Australia 2004-05

Juvenile justice series no. 2

Juvenile justice in Australia 2004-05 provides data from the Juvenile Justice national minimum data set (NMDS), developed by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) and the Australasian Juvenile Justice Administrators (AJJA). The Juvenile Justice NMDS includes information on all young people in juvenile justice supervision in Australia, both in the community and in detention. It is based on the experience of the young person within supervision, making it somewhat different to other criminal justice collections that focus on legal orders. This is the second report on the collection and presents data for 2004-05, as well as analyses of trends in community-based supervision and detention over the five years since 2000-01. It includes data on the characteristics of the young people under supervision such as age, sex and Indigenous status, and their patterns of supervision.

Authored by AIHW.

Published 28 March 2007; ISSN 1833-3230; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 661 3; AIHW cat. no. JUV 2; 132pp.; $26.00

Child protection and out-of-home care performance indicators

Child welfare series no. 41

The report describes the history of child protection and out-of-home care performance indicators as well as the current performance indicator framework used in Australia, where service performance is assessed in terms of effectiveness and efficiency. The data used to populate these indicators come from a variety of sources. The Productivity Commission, in its role as Secretariat for the Review of Government Service Provision, collects some data directly from the states and territories while other data are supplied via the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Eight effectiveness indicators are discussed in this report. An overview of how each state and territory is performing against these indicators is provided. Factors which might affect the effectiveness of service provision, including policy, legislation, funding and resources, are also discussed to help explain data trends. The report concludes with a discussion of future directions for the performance indicator framework in the area of child protection and out-of-home care in Australia.

Authored by AIHW.

Published 30 October 2006; ISSN 1320-081X; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 616 3; AIHW cat. no. CWS 29; 151pp.; $27.00

Diabetes hospitalisations in Australia, 2003-04

AIHW bulletin no. 47

Diabetes has been estimated to affect around one million Australians and is reportedly increasing in prevalence. Australian hospitals data help to give an indication of the impact of diabetes on health service use. This report presents information on Australian hospital statistics for people with diabetes; trends are presented for 1996-97 to 1998-99 and for 2000-01 to 2003-04, and data for 2003-04 are examined for a number of key characteristics.

Authored by O'Brien K, Thow A & Ofei S.

Published 30 August 2006; ISSN 1446-9820; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 598 2; AIHW cat. no. AUS 84; 28pp.; $10.00

Child protection Australia 2004-05

This report is based on information from three national child protection data collections - child protection notifications, investigations and substantiations; children on care and protection orders; and children in out-of-home care. These data are collected each year by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare from the community services departments in each state and territory. Most of the data in this report cover the 2004-05 financial year, although data on trends in child protection are also included.

Authored by AIHW.

Published 18 January 2006; ISSN  1320-081X; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 528 9; AIHW cat. no. CWS 26; 96pp.; $24.00

The South Australian Dental Labour Force

Population oral health series no. 5

The aims of the South Australian Dental Labour Force Project were to inform policy on the dental labour force through the provision of detailed estimates and projections on the supply of and demand for dental services in South Australia. This publication identifies trends in supply and demand, presents an overview of the aggregate shortage of the dental labour force and considers policy directions to address the supply-demand gap.

Authored by Teusner DN.

Published 7 October 2005; ISSN 1449-2008; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 497 8; AIHW cat. no. POH 5; 94pp.; OUT OF PRINT

Locality matters: the influence of geography on general practice in Australia 1998-2004

General practice series no. 17

Locality matters: the influence of geography on general practice in Australia 1998-2004 is the 17th in the General Practice Series produced by the Australian General Practice Statistics and Classification Centre, University of Sydney, a collaborating unit of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. It reports results from six years of the BEACH program, April 1998 to March 2004, using data reported by 6019 GPs on 601,900 GP-patient encounters. Each of the seven geographical categories of the Rural, Remote and Metropolitan Areas (RRMA) of Australia are compared with the national average, in terms of GP and patient characteristics, patient reasons for encounter, problems managed and treatments provided. Results are further analysed using the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) Remoteness Structure. Summaries of results for each RRMA category and a summary of trends with increasing remoteness across ASGC categories are provided.

Authored by Knox S, Britt H, Pan Y, Miller GC, Bayram C, Valenti L, Charles J, Henderson J, Ng A & O'Halloran J.

Published 30 September 2005; ISSN 1442 3022; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 498 5; AIHW cat. no. GEP 17; 166pp.; OUT OF PRINT

Australian health inequalities 2: trends in male mortality by broad occupational group

AIHW bulletin no. 25

Although the overall health status of Australians compares favourably with other developed countries, health status within the Australia population varies between different population groups. Illness and death have been shown to occur at higher rates among socioeconomically disadvantaged people, such as those with lower incomes or lower education, or who are unemployed. Health may also vary according to sex region of residence or country of birth. This bulletin examines and compares long-term mortality trends among Australian males in two broad occupational groups that reflect socioeconomic status, namely 'manual' and 'non-manual' workers.

Authored by AIHW.

Published 6 April 2005; ISSN 1446 9820; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 447 3; AIHW cat. no. AUS 58; 19pp.; OUT OF PRINT