Description |
xiii, 112 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm |
Contents |
1. Overview -- 1.1. Injury profile -- Extent of the problem -- Major causes of injury -- Long-term trends in injury mortality -- Cost of injury -- At-risk groups -- Comparison with other OECD countries -- Injury as a national health priority -- Injury and the role of the health sector -- 2. Injury prevention and control indicators: current status -- 3. Infrastructure developments in injury prevention and control -- 3.1. Prevention -- 3.2. Trauma care -- 3.3. Rehabilitation -- 3.4. Research funding -- 4. Issues in injury prevention and control -- 4.1. Emerging and topical issues -- Young males -- Interpersonal violence, self harm and firearms -- Indigenous peoples -- Rural and remote populations -- Alcohol misuse -- 4.2. Barriers and gaps in injury prevention -- Policy infrastructure -- Intersectoral links -- Delivery infrastructure -- Strategic planning -- Training oppurtunities, infrastructure and capacity -- Research -- Evidence concerning cost-effectiveness -- Data availability -- 4.3. Interventions available for implementation -- Known effective strategies requiring greater action -- Strategies which merit further evaluation -- 5. Opportunities and infrastructure development -- Prevention -- Trauma care -- Rehabilitation -- 5.2. Funding levers -- 5.3. Legal levers -- 5.4. Insurance arrangements -- 5.5. Intersectoral policy arrangements -- 5.6. The way forward -- Appendix 1. NHPA indicators for injury prevention and control -- Appendix 2. Data and statistical issues |
Summary |
The National health priority areas (NHPAs) intitiative is a collaboration between the Commonwealth, State and Territory governments which aims to improve the health of Australians by targeting groups of diseases or conditions which impose a high social and financial cost and offer the opportunity for significant health gain. The initiative aims to identify the most appropriate promotion, prevention and intervention strategies in terms of outcomes, cost-effectiveness and equity for the health areas targeted. This report updates the data and trends provided in the 'First report on national health priority areas 1996' that documented progress towards goals and targets for the five priority areas of cardiovascular health, cancer control, injury prevention and control, mental health and diabetes mellitus. It also provides an overview of progress in the field of injury and iedntifies opportunities for improving injury prevention and control |
Notes |
AIHW cat no. PHE3 |
Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 109-112 |
Notes |
Also available in an electronic version via the Internet. Address as of 23 Oct. 2009: http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/phe/nhpaipc97/nhpaipc97.pdf |
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Commonwealth of Australia 1998 |
Subject |
Accidents -- Australia -- Prevention -- Government policy.
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Accidents -- Prevention -- Government policy -- Australia.
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Health planning -- Australia.
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Public health -- Australia.
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Wounds and injuries -- Australia -- Prevention -- Government policy.
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Wounds and injuries -- Prevention -- Government policy -- Australia.
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Author |
Australia. Department of Health and Family Services.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
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ISBN |
0642367167 |
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