Rural, regional and remote health: indicators of health

Rural, regional and remote health: indicators of health cover

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Rural health series no. 5

This report focuses on a comprehensive range of rural health issues including: health status, determinants of health, and health service provision, and is the first systematic comparison of its kind.

Authored by AIHW.

Published 13 May 2005; ISSN 1448 9775; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 467 1; AIHW cat. no. PHE 59; INTERNET ONLY

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Full publication (1.74M PDF)

Preliminary material (191K PDF)
- Title page and verso
- Contents
- List of tables
- List of figures
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Symbols used in the tables and figures
Introduction (262K PDF)
- Statistical analysis
  - Age standardisation
  - Statistical significance
- Geographical classification
- Notes on data presentation
Summary (141K PDF)
End matter (239K PDF)
- Statistical methods
- Glossary
- The Rural Health Information Framework
- References

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Health status (Tier 1)
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1. Health conditions (342K PDF)
  - Chronic diseases
  - Injuries
  - Mental health
  - Dental health
  - Communicable diseases
  - Birthweight
2. Human function (171K PDF)
  - Disability
  - Reduced activity because of illness
3. Life expectancy and wellbeing (204K PDF)
  - Life expectancy
  - Self-assessed health status
  - Happiness
4. Deaths (249K PDF)
  - Overall mortality
  - Perinatal mortality
  - Leading causes of death and excess deaths
Determinants of health (Tier 2)
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1. Environmental factors (312K PDF)
  - Fluoridated water
2. Socioeconomic factors
  - Educational status of the adult population
  - High school apparent retention rates
  - Progression from school to university and TAFE
  - Employment
  - Household income and the gap between rich and poor
  - Percentage employed in each industry
  - Socioeconomic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA)
3. Community capacity (413K PDF)
  - Demography
  - Dependency
  - Internal migration
  - Fertility
  - Community safety
  - Risk taking
  - Tenure
  - Crowding
  - Motor vehicles
  - Cost of living
4. Health behaviours (235K PDF)
  - Tobacco
  - Alcohol
  - Illicit drugs
  - Physical inactivity
  - Nutrition
5. Person-related factors
  - Overweight/obesity
Health system performance (Tier 3)
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1. Effectiveness (225K PDF)
  - Immunisation
  - Breast cancer and cervical screening participation rate
2. Appropriateness
  - Female general practitioners
  - Hospital procedures
3. Accessibility (388K PDF)
  - Supply of health workers
  - Dental consultations
4. Capability
  - Public hospitals
5. Sustainability
  - Students commencing health-related tertiary education
  - Hours worked, and age of health workers

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