Web Links
The main sources of information on health policy and status in Australia are:
- Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA)
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
You may also find the following web links useful:
- HealthInsite HealthInsite is an Australian Government initiative, funded by the Department of Health and Ageing. It aims to improve the health of Australians by providing easy access to quality information about human health.
- Community.gov.au | Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | Australian Government This site provides links to useful health information for individuals and communities. Examine it to get an idea of how health care is promoted to Australians.
- Public Health Association of Australia The PHAA provides a forum for the exchange of ideas, knowledge and information on public health. The Association is also involved in advocacy for public health policy, development, research and training.
- Health Policies: Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Includes links to publications on health policy as well as health policy statistics and reports by country.
Useful Books
Closing the gap in a generation: health equity through action on the social determinants of health
The new public health
Second opinion: an introduction to health sociology
Health care practice in Australia: policy, context and innovations- The Australian health care system
- Analysing health policy: a problem-oriented approach
- Understanding the Australian health care system
- The people's health
- Health inequalities in Australia: morbidity, health behaviours, risk factors and health service use
- Close the gap: solutions to the Indigenous health crisis facing Australia
- Highway to health: better access for rural, regional and remote patients
Journals
Please take a look at the publications issued by the:
- Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA)
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
in addition to these journals!
Because the focus of this unit of study is on the health and wellbeing of Australians, Australian journals have been recommended.
- Health Sociology Review
Pay particular attention to Volume 16, Issue 2 - you will find an article written by your lecturer! - Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
- Health Promotion Journal of Australia
- Aged Care Australia
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