Rural, regional and remote health: indicators of health

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Release Date: 13 May 2005

Author: AIHW

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2005. Rural, regional and remote health: indicators of health. Cat. no. PHE 59. Canberra: AIHW.

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This report focuses on a comprehensive range of rural health issues including: health status, determinants of health, and health service provision, and is the first systematic comparison of its kind.

ISSN: 1448 9775
ISBN: 978 1 74024 467 1
Cat. no: PHE 59
Pages: 318

Preliminary material
- Title page and verso
- Contents
- List of tables
- List of figures
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Symbols used in the tables and figures
Introduction
- Statistical analysis
  - Age standardisation
  - Statistical significance
- Geographical classification
- Notes on data presentation
Summary
- Tier 1 Health status
- Tier 2 Determinants of health
- Tier 3 Health system performance
End matter
- Statistical methods
- Glossary
- The Rural Health Information Framework
- References

Health status (Tier 1)
1. Health conditions
  - Chronic diseases
  - Injuries
  - Mental health
  - Dental health
  - Communicable diseases
  - Birthweight
2. Human function
  - Disability
  - Reduced activity because of illness
3. Life expectancy and wellbeing
  - Life expectancy
  - Self-assessed health status
  - Happiness
4. Deaths
  - Overall mortality
  - Perinatal mortality
  - Leading causes of death and excess deaths
Determinants of health (Tier 2)
1. Environmental factors
  - Fluoridated water
2. Socioeconomic factors
  - Educational status of the adult population
  - High school apparent retention rates
  - Progression from school to university and TAFE
  - Employment
  - Household income and the gap between rich and poor
  - Percentage employed in each industry
  - Socioeconomic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA)
3. Community capacity
  - Demography
  - Dependency
  - Internal migration
  - Fertility
  - Community safety
  - Risk taking
  - Tenure
  - Crowding
  - Motor vehicles
  - Cost of living
4. Health behaviours
  - Tobacco
  - Alcohol
  - Illicit drugs
  - Physical inactivity
  - Nutrition
5. Person-related factors
  - Overweight/obesity
Health system performance (Tier 3)
1. Effectiveness
  - Immunisation
  - Breast cancer and cervical screening participation rate
2. Appropriateness
  - Female general practitioners
  - Hospital procedures
3. Accessibility
  - Supply of health workers
  - Dental consultations
4. Capability
  - Public hospitals
5. Sustainability
  - Students commencing health-related tertiary education
  - Hours worked, and age of health workers

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