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WHAT'S NEW
National Health Survey 2007-08 - was conducted from August 2007 to June 2008, with the National Health Survey: Summary of Results, Australia, 2007-08 (Reissue) (cat. no. 4364.0) released on 11 May 2009, and reissued on 25 August 2009, and the National Health Survey: Summary of Results; State Tables, 2007-08 (Reissue) (cat. no. 4362.0) released on 11 May 2009, and reissued on 28 August 2009. The survey provides information on long-term conditions, risk factors and health-related actions. It also provides new information on self-management of conditions, such as consultations with health professionals about healthy lifestyle, checkups with GPs, and whether cholesterol, blood pressure and bone density tests had been conducted; as well as information on occupational exercise and sitting time, and physical measurements of persons aged 5 years and over, including height, weight, and waist and hip circumference.
Apparent Consumption of Alcohol - the most recent publication was released on 6 May 2009. Apparent Consumption of Alcohol, Australia, 2007–08 (cat. no. 4307.0.55.001) provides estimates of the quantity of beer and wine available for consumption for the financial years 2005-06 to 2007-08, and estimates of the quantity of pure alcohol available for consumption from beer, wine, spirits and ready to drink pre-mixed products. It also includes estimates of the apparent per capita consumption of these products by persons aged 15 years and over.
Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing 2007 - was conducted from August to December 2007, with the National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing: Summary of Results, 2007 (cat. no. 4326.0) released to the public on 23 October 2008. The survey provides information on the prevalence of selected mental disorders such as depression, social phobia, and harmful use of alcohol. It also provides information on use of health services, level of impairment, chronic physical conditions, social networks and caregiving, as well as demographic and socio-economic characteristics. The survey used the World Health Composite International Diagnostic interview (WMH-CIDI) for the diagnostic component of the survey.
Selected Health Occupations - a snapshot in the series of brief topic-based articles, Selected Health Occupations: Australia, 2006 (cat. no. 4819.0) was released 17 June 2008. This snapshot provides an overview of Australia's health workforce, covering four key occupational groups: General medical practitioners, Specialist medical practitioners, Dental practitioners, and Nurses and midwives, examining their geographic distribution, their demographic characteristics, and their working arrangements. It also provides information about current trends in key health occupations and their longer term sustainability.
Causes of Death - the annual Causes of Death, Australia, 2007 (cat. no. 3303.0) publication was released on 18 March 2009. Suicides, Australia, 2005 (cat. no. 3309.0) was released in March 2007. In addition, an Information Paper: External Causes of Death, Data Quality, 2005 (cat. no. 3317.0.55.001) publication was released in April 2007. This information paper documents the collection and processing required to produce causes of death statistics and discusses some key aspects of data quality.
Overweight and Obesity in Adults - the most recent publication was released on 25 January 2008. Overweight and Obesity in Adults, Australia, 2004-05 (cat. no. 4719.0) provides estimates on the proportions of overweight and obese adults (persons aged 18 years and over) from the 2004-05 National Health Survey. In addition to examining trends of overweight and obesity since the 1989-90 NHS, it also includes estimates on the socioeconomic characteristics, health status, health management and the lifestyle risk factors of overweight and obese adults.
2008 Year Book Australia - was released on 7 February 2008. 2008 Year Book Australia (cat. no. 1301.0) contains two health articles. The first, 'Overweight and obesity in adults', examines the changes in the proportion of people who are overweight or obese between 1995 and 2004-05 and the characteristics of those people. The second article, 'Diabetes mellitus', discusses the self-reported prevalence of diabetes between 1995 and 2004-05 and the characteristics of people with diabetes.
Australian Social Trends articles on health - health related articles and summary tables of health indicators are released quarterly in Australian Social Trends, 2009 (cat. no. 4102.0). The September issue featured 'Children who are overweight or obese' which examines overweight and obesity in children aged 5-17 years old.
Private Hospitals - the most recent publication was released on 29 May 2008. Private Hospitals, Australia, 2006–07 (cat. no. 4390.0) presents details from the 2006–07 national census of private hospitals which collects information about the activities, staffing and finances of all private hospitals in Australia. Three categories of hospitals are identified: acute hospitals, psychiatric hospitals and free-standing day hospital facilities. |
WORK IN PROGRESS
A number of brief, topic based articles (snapshot publications) focusing on particular chronic conditions and risk factors are to be published in the coming months. |
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This page first published 15 April 2008, last updated 19 February 2010 |
