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Australian health statistics
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AIHW
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Australian Institute of Health & Welfare Includes categories such as: cardiovascular health, indigenous Australians, cancer, population health, palliative care, diabetes, children and youth, mental health, rural health, chronic diseases etc
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Primary Health Networks (PHNs)
Formerly Medicare Locals.
From the Australian Department of Health.
A good source of public health maps and data. Includes Comprehensive Needs Assessments for many areas.
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MyHealthyCommunities
Provides nationally consistent, locally relevant and comparable information about Australia’s health system to inform consumers, stimulate and inform improvements and increase transparency and accountability.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
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Database provides access to all ABS online statistical services including census data, labour force statistics and Australian social trends. Subjects include wide range of economic, social, population and environmental matters.
International health statistics/reports
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World Bank -Health Data
Recommended source. Very wide range of data in useable formats.
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World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO works worldwide to promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the vulnerable.
Our goal is to ensure that a billion more people have universal health coverage, to protect a billion more people from health emergencies, and provide a further billion people with better health and well-being.
Tutorials
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Finding and Using Health Statistics
From the US National Library of Medicine.
A comprehesive tutorial on finding and interpreting health statistics. Strong emphasis on US stats, but still very useful intro to the field.
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