Year: 2018
Type: book
Abstract: KEY POINTS• Effective health services planning and management depends on comprehensive health information about the health of people.Australia has a number of health related surveys but remains behind most other advanced countries in the health information it regularly collects and uses in health policy and planning.• One survey, the Australian Health Survey, conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics during 2011 -2013, has provided the comprehensive health information that health services planning and medical and health services research need.• The Australian Health Survey measured a comprehensive range of anthropometric, biomedical and environmental measures and risk factors for preventable chronic diseases in the Australian population.• These data have provided invaluable intelligence to address the burden of chronic disease to individuals, families, carers, employers, the economy and the community.• Repeating the Australian Health Survey regularly would provide data that tracks changes in health needs and risk factors to provide better targeting of health care and health interventions and improve efficiency in health care spending.• The second Australian Health Survey should be undertaken in 2021.Therafter, the Australian Health Survey should be conducted every six years, in conjunction with the current National Health Survey.• The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) provides an appropriate source of funding.
Authors: Rosemary Calder, J. Glover, J. S. Buckley, John J. McNeil, Ben Harris, Rebecca Lindberg
Language: English
Topic: Health and Medical Studies
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2971003525