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End-of-life care brochure: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

Caring for your mob at the end of their life.

• Palliative care

End-of-life care brochures: English and multilingual

What do you want for your end-of-life care?

• Palliative care

Explanatory Note
2015-16 Annual Reconciliation of National Health Reform funding

• Hospitals
• Public awareness

Examination of Australian Government Indigenous Ear and Hearing Health Initiatives

This report provides the findings and recommendations of an examination of the progress and outcomes of Australian Government Indigenous ear and hearing health initiatives.

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
• Hearing

Evaluation of the Rheumatic Fever Strategy

Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF) and Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) are diseases of poverty, entirely preventable, and almost exclusively found in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia. An independent evaluation of the Australian Government’s Rheumatic Fever Strategy produced the following report.

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
• Diseases and conditions

Evaluation of the My Health Record Participation Trials

• e-Health
• General practice
• Health care systems
• Primary health care

Eating disorders

Eating disorders are abnormal patterns of eating and exercising that severely interfere with a person’s everyday life. This can include eating extremely small amounts of food or eating in an uncontrolled way. The person may also be very distressed, anxious or worried about food, body weight and appearance. The most common eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder.

• Mental health
• Nutrition

Evaluation of the Child Health Check Initiative and the Expanding Health Service Delivery Initiative

This report provides findings and recommendations based on the evaluation of the Child Health Check Initiative (CHCI), and the Expanding Health Services Delivery Initiative (EHSDI) programs which form part of Closing the Gap: Northern Territory.

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

Ensuring National Capacity in Genomics-Guided Public Health Laboratory Surveillance

This page contains a report of the Public Health Laboratory Network (PHLN) expert advisory group on whole genome sequencing.

• Communicable diseases

Evaluation of suicide prevention activities

An assessment of activities funded under the National Suicide Prevention Program and selected elements of the Taking Action to Tackle Suicide package over the seven-year period from 2006-07 to 2012-13.

• Mental health
• Suicide prevention

Evaluation of the GP Super Clinics Program 2007-2008

This evaluation considered the implementation, establishment and operations of the GP Super Clinics program from 2007-2008.

• GP Super Clinics
• Primary health care

E-mental health strategy for Australia

This strategy sets out a long term vision for developing an accessible, high quality and integrated e-mental health care system.

• Mental health

Evaluation of the Better Access to Psychiatrists, Psychologists and GPs through the Medicare Benefits Schedule initiative

This comprehensive evaluation assessed the overall appropriateness, effectiveness and impact of the Better Access initiative.

• Suicide prevention
• Mental health

Evaluation of the Better Access to Psychiatrists, Psychologists and GPs through the Medicare Benefits Schedule initiative: component A.2: a study of consumers and their outcomes (focusing on the occupational therapy and social work sectors)

Consumer outcomes focusing specifically on social workers, occupational therapists and their clients.

• Mental health

Evaluation of the National External Breast Prostheses Reimbursement Program

This evaluation reviewed the administration of the National External Breast Prostheses Reimbursement Program, and the impact of the program on the lives of women who have had breast surgery (including a full or partial mastectomy or a lumpectomy) as a result of breast cancer.

• Cancer

Evaluation of the National External Breast Prostheses Reimbursement Program

This report evaluates the administration of the National External Breast Prostheses Reimbursement Program in its first year of operation, and the impact of the program on the lives of women who have had a mastectomy as a result of breast cancer.

• Cancer
• Chronic disease

Evaluation of the effectiveness of the graphic health warnings on tobacco product packaging 2008: full report

Detailed findings of the 2008 evaluation of the graphic health warnings on tobacco products.

• Tobacco

Evaluation of the effectiveness of the graphic health warnings on tobacco product packaging 2008: executive summary

Summary of findings of the 2008 evaluation of the graphic health warnings on tobacco products.

• Tobacco

Evaluation of the effectiveness of the graphic health warnings on tobacco product packaging 2008: executive summary

Summary of findings of the 2008 evaluation of the graphic health warnings on tobacco products.

• Tobacco

Evaluation of the effectiveness of the graphic health warnings on tobacco product packaging 2008

Detailed findings of the 2008 evaluation of the graphic health warnings on tobacco products.

• Tobacco

Evaluation of the public access defibrillation (PAD) demonstration, An

This report evaluates the effectiveness of the Public Access Defibrillation Demonstration project, identifies issues that arose during the trial, and considers lessons which may be relevant to future considerations of public access defibrillation.

• Cardiovascular diseases
• Chronic disease

Early childhood and parenting services scoping study

An overview of mental health services for children and adolescents, and of services to support their families.

• Child health
• Mental health
• Suicide prevention

Easy guide to the Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1992

The Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1992 limits the exposure of the public to messages and images that may persuade them to start or continue smoking.

• Tobacco

Evidence of effective interventions to improve the social and environmental factors impacting on health: Informing the development of Indigenous Community Agreements

This report is a literature review which summarises research and evaluations of Indigenous community programs in nutrition, early childhood, housing, sporting and cultural programs, employment, community services and alcohol use.

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
• Environmental health

Easy guide to the Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1992

The Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1992 limits the exposure of the public to messages and images that may persuade them to start or continue smoking.

• Tobacco

Evaluation of the National Injury Prevention Plan: Priorities for 2001-2003 and National Injury Prevention Plan: Priorities for 2001-2003 Implementation Plan

THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN RESCINDED

• Injury prevention

Evaluation of national audit of community needle and syringe disposal facilities

Mid-term evaluation of the Retractable Needle and Syringe Technology Initiative.

• Drugs and substance abuse

Eye health in Australia

A background paper to the 'National framework for action to promote eye health and prevent avoidable blindness and vision loss'.

• Eye health

Evidence to support the national action plan for osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis

This report contains a comprehensive summary of the published evidence in relation to preventing and managing osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis.

• Arthritis

English,Balancing breastfeeding and work: Pamphlet

THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN RESCINDED: Pamphlet

• Infant Health
• Women's health

Evaluation of short dietary questions from the 1995 National Nutrition Survey

Six of the short dietary questions used in the 1995 National Nutrition Survey were evaluated for relative validity both directly and indirectly and for consistency, by documenting the differences in mean intakes of foods and nutrients as measured on the 24-hour recall, between groups with different responses to the short questions.

• Research and development
• Nutrition

Evaluation of the 2003 Croc Festival

The research aims to determine the degree to which each Department’s health, education and social related objectives are being achieved through their involvement in the Festivals.

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

Epidemiology of the hepatitis C virus - Communicable Diseases Intelligence Technical Report No. 3

This report of the epidemiology of Hepatitis C Virus summarises the state of knowledge to the end of 1998. The report is based upon extensive literature reviews and the compilation of a research register that identifies Australian studies. This is the third report in the Communicable Diseases Intelligence Technical Report series.

• Communicable diseases

Environmental health publications

A list of Environmental Health Standing Committee (enHealth) publications providing nationally agreed information and practical resources on environmental health matters. These publications are currently distributed by the Office of Health Protection and Response of the Australian Government Department of Health.

• Environmental health

Evaluation of the national mental health strategy

This evaluation, finalised in 1997, considered the effectiveness and appropriateness of the National Mental Health Strategy from its inception in 1992.

• Mental health