This AIHW report presents the findings of the first national collection of performance indicator data from Australia's palliative care sector. The information collected was designed to support the calculation of four national performance indicators that were developed and agreed by representatives of the states and territories and the Australian Government on the Palliative Care Intergovernmental...

The data cover 110,834 children from all states and territories except for New South Wales. This publication by JM Armfield, GD Slade and AJ Spencer presents the results of the 'Child Dental Health Survey, Australia 2001' and examines the differences in oral health of children residing in differing areas of socioeconomic advantage. The findings show...

This report is one of a series of initiatives commissioned by the National Advisory Group on Smoking and Pregnancy as part of an overall strategy to reduce smoking in pregnancy in Australia. It presents data on pregnancy and births according to the mother's smoking status during pregnancy for the period 2001 to 2003.This report is...

The Retirement Villages Care Pilot has trialled the provision of flexible care packages into retirement villages in metropolitan, regional and rural locations across Australia. In this evaluation Cathy Hales, Lydia Ross and Claire Ryan found that RVCP packages deliver a more comprehensive range of services than Community Aged Care Packages, and are able to deliver...

People who are socioeconomically disadvantaged experience higher rates of cardiovascular disease mortality than other Australians – and there is evidence that the gap has widened. A similar trend has also been observed in other OECD countries. This bulletin examines data on cardiovascular disease mortality mortality to try to answer key questions in relation to mortality...