Publication catalogue list

Expenditure on health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2006-07

Health and welfare expenditure series no. 39

Expenditure on health and high care residential aged care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people amounted to $2,953 million in 2006-07, or 3% of national expenditure on health and high care residential aged care. In 2006-07, the average expenditure per person on health and high care residential aged care was $5,650 for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. For non-Indigenous people, the average expenditure per person was $4,621. The ratio of Indigenous to non-Indigenous expenditure per person was 1.22. For the Australian Government schemes of Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), total benefits paid per Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person were 59% of the amount spent on non-Indigenous people. Expenditure on health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2006-07 provides policy makers and program managers with detailed information for further analysis.

Authored by AIHW.

Published 18 December 2009; ISSN 1323-5850; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 990 4; AIHW cat. no.  HWE 48; 72pp.; INTERNET ONLY

Progress of the Northern Territory Emergency Response Child Health Check Initiative: update on results from the Child Health Check and follow-up data collections

This is the third and final progress report on the Child Health Check Initiative (CHCI), which provides information on the health conditions identified at the CHC and the extent of follow-up services provided to Indigenous children in prescribed areas. The report shows that a high proportion of children (76%) live in a household with a smoker; 43% have at least one type of oral health condition; 30% have at least one type of skin condition and 30% have ear disease. Follow-up services have been provided to a large number of children and the extent of audiology and dental service delivery has more than doubled since December 2008. There is, however, a continuing need for health services among these children, particularly in the areas of dental, primary health care, audiology and ENT services.

Authored by AIHW & Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing.

Published 4 December 2009; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 954 6; AIHW cat. no. IHW 28; 153pp.; INTERNET ONLY

AIHW Access no. 26: 2009

AIHW Access no. 26

Access is a newsletter published by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, profiling the Institute's work and its people.

Authored by AIHW.

Published 13 November 2009; ISSN 1442-4908; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 975 1; AIHW cat. no. HWI 104; INTERNET ONLY

Indigenous housing needs 2009: a multi-measure needs model

The Indigenous population experiences higher rates of homelessness and overcrowding than the non-Indigenous population. Whilst non-Indigenous Australians experience higher rates of affordability need, houses are least affordable for Indigenous Australians living in major cities. The number of additional dwellings required to address these problems is estimated to be 9,795. Since the 2005 report, connection to essential services and levels of overcrowding have improved, however, dwelling condition has deteriorated. Indigenous housing needs 2009: a multi-measure needs model presents the most recent data on the level of Indigenous housing need across five dimensions, estimates the current dwelling need gap and provides projections of Indigenous housing need.

Authored by AIHW.

Published 8 October 2009; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 952 2; AIHW cat. no. HOU 214; 124pp.; $30.00

Indigenous housing indicators 2007-08

Indigenous housing series no. 3

In 2007-08, there were over 36,000 dwellings specifically targeted to providing housing assistance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples - an increase of almost 1,000 dwellings since 2005-06. A further 58,000 Indigenous households were receiving assistance through mainstream housing programs in the same period. Indigenous housing indicators 2007-08 provides current national data across all housing assistance programs on a range of key Indigenous housing indicators including connection to services, dwelling condition, overcrowding, affordability of housing, rents collected and charged, and recurrent and capital expenditure on Indigenous housing.

Authored by AIHW.

Published 30 July 2009; ISSN 1832-7443; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 937 9; AIHW cat. no. HOU 212; 120pp.; $31.00

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health labour force statistics and data quality assessment

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health labour force statistics and data quality assessment provides comprehensive data on the Indigenous health labour force. Data are drawn from censuses, surveys and administrative data sources. The report presents information on Indigenous medical practitioners, nurses, Aboriginal health workers and those studying health. The report also assesses the quality of Indigenous labour force data. It provides a useful resource for policy makers, administrators and researchers interested in the Indigenous labour force.

Authored by AIHW.

Published 23 April 2009; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 909 6; AIHW cat. no. IHW 27; 107pp.; INTERNET ONLY

International Group for Indigenous Health Measurement 2006, Canberra

Significant health disparities exist between indigenous and non-indigenous populations in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States. But how can policy makers reduce these disparities if high-quality data isn't available? The International Group for Indigenous Health Measurement is committed to the highest quality collection, dissemination, and use of data related to indigenous health. The second meeting of the Group was held in Canberra, November 2006. In this publication you will find the proceedings of that meeting including abstracts and biographies and also information on how these different countries identify, collect and count data on their indigenous populations.

Authored by AIHW.

Published 20 March 2009; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 902 7; AIHW cat. no. IHW 26; 70pp.; $26.00

Measuring the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Measuring the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples provides a picture of the social and emotional wellbeing of Indigenous Australians using data from the 2004-05 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (NATSIHS) and a range of administrative datasets. The report also assesses the interim module that was developed to measure social and emotional wellbeing used in the 2004-05 NATSIHS, and makes a number of recommendations to improve measures of social and emotional well-being. This report is a useful resource for policy makers, administrators of programs and researchers with an interest in issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Authored by AIHW.

Published 30 January 2009; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 872 3; AIHW cat. no. IHW 24; 116pp.; $33.00

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework 2008 report: detailed analyses

This report contains detailed analyses underlying the summary data presented in the policy report Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework 2008 report, produced by the Department of Health and Ageing. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework (HPF) is designed to provide the basis to monitor the impact of the National Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (NSFATSH) and inform policy analyses, planning and program implementation. The HPF consists of 70 measures covering three tiers: health status and outcomes, determinants of health and health systems performance.

Authored by AIHW.

Published 19 January 2009; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 860 0; AIHW cat. no. IHW 22; INTERNET ONLY

Progress of the Northern Territory Emergency Response Child Health Check initiative: preliminary results from the Child Health Check and follow-up data collections

Authored by AIHW & Department of Health and Ageing.

Published 19 December 2008; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 877 8; AIHW cat. no. IHW 25; INTERNET ONLY