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WHAT'S NEW
Review of the Private Health Establishments Collection - 2010
Periodically the ABS reviews its collections to ensure they continue to produce quality output that is relevant and responsive to users' needs. A review of the Private Health Establishments Collection (PHEC) has recently commenced. This review will explore how the collection is used and how it can be improved.
The ABS will be consulting with key users of the PHEC collection to assist with this review. If you or your organisation would like to provide input into this review, please contact Jamie Stewart - jamie.stewart@abs.gov.au, by 07 July 2010.
The ABS plans to complete this review by the end of August 2010.
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 2008–09 was released on 27 May 2010. Apparent Consumption of Alcohol, Australia, 2008–09 (cat. no. 4307.0.55.001) provides estimates of the quantity of pure alcohol available for consumption from beer, wine, spirits, and ready to drink (pre-mixed) beverages, as well as estimates of the total volume of beer and wine available for consumption for the financial years 2006-07 to 2008-09.
Data from these financial years is also provided for estimates of apparent per capita consumption for the Australian population aged 15 years and over, for the total volume of beer and wine. Data for per capita estimates of pure alcohol available for consumption from beer, wine, spirits, and ready to drink (pre-mixed) beverages, is provided for the financial years 2004-05 to 2008-09.
Causes of Death - this annual Causes of Death, Australia, 2008 (cat. no. 3303.0) publication was released on 31 March 2010. 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.
Year Book Australia, 2009–10 was released on 4 June 2010. Year Book, Australia, 2009–10 (cat. no. 1301.0) contains two health articles. The first article, 'Children who are overweight or obese' examines the changes in the proportion of children who are overweight or obese between 1995 and 2007-08 and the characteristics of those children.The second article, 'Mental Health' focuses on the prevalence and use of mental health services by people aged 16-85 years who had experienced mental illness or substance use disorder in the 12 months prior to being surveyed in 2007.
Australian Social Trends articles on health - health related articles and summary tables of health indicators are released quarterly in Australian Social Trends, March 2010 (cat. no. 4102.0). The September issue featured 'Health and Socioeconomic Disadvantage' which examines the relationship between an increased level of disadvantage and poorer health outcomes for people living in those areas.
Private Hospitals - the most recent publication was released on 31 May 2010. Private Hospitals, Australia, 2008–09 (cat. no. 4390.0) presents details from the 2008–09 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.
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This page first published 15 April 2008, last updated 22 June 2010 |
