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. | 2017 | Current | |
| 2017 | Current | |
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. | 2015 | Current | |
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. | 2015 | Current | |
This page contains a report of the Public Health Laboratory Network (PHLN) expert advisory group on whole genome sequencing. | 2015 | Current | |
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. | 2014 | Current | |
This report assesses the effectiveness and appropriateness of the Mental Health Nurse Incentive Programme and its current operational parameters as well as modelling future demand and growth patterns. It addresses patient outcomes, programme uptake, programme demand, cost benefits, programme structure and compliance. | 2012 | Current | |
This evaluation considered the implementation, establishment and operations of the GP Super Clinics program from 2007-2008. | 2012 | Current | |
This strategy sets out a long term vision for developing an accessible, high quality and integrated e-mental health care system. | 2012 | Current | |
This comprehensive evaluation assessed the overall appropriateness, effectiveness and impact of the Better Access initiative. | 2011 | Current | |
Consumer outcomes focusing specifically on social workers, occupational therapists and their clients. | 2010 | Current | |
This manual is designed as a field reference for Environmental Health Practitioners (EHPs) engaging with and working in remote Indigenous communities. | 2010 | Current | |
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. | 2010 | Current | |
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. | 2010 | Current | |
An evaluation to determine the extent to which the day to day living program contributed to improving the social and health outcomes of participants, and to inform the future of the program. | 2010 | Current | |
Detailed findings of the 2008 evaluation of the graphic health warnings on tobacco products. | 2009 | Current | |
Summary of findings of the 2008 evaluation of the graphic health warnings on tobacco products. | 2009 | Current | |
Detailed findings of the 2008 evaluation of the graphic health warnings on tobacco products. | 2009 | Current | |
Summary of findings of the 2008 evaluation of the graphic health warnings on tobacco products. | 2009 | Current | |
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. | 2008 | Current | |
An overview of mental health services for children and adolescents, and of services to support their families. | 2007 | Current | |
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. | 2007 | Current | |
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. | 2007 | Historical | |
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. | 2007 | Current | |
THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN RESCINDED | 2005 | Rescinded | |
Mid-term evaluation of the Retractable Needle and Syringe Technology Initiative. | 2005 | Current | |
This report contains a comprehensive summary of the published evidence in relation to preventing and managing osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis. | 2004 | Historical | |
THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN RESCINDED: Pamphlet | 2004 | Rescinded | |
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. | 2004 | Current | |
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. | 2004 | Rescinded | |
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. | 1999 | Current | |
List of Publications on environmental health currently distributed by the Office of Health Protection of the Australian Government Department of Health | 1998 | Current | |
This evaluation, finalised in 1997, considered the effectiveness and appropriateness of the National Mental Health Strategy from its inception in 1992. | 1997 | Current | |
