Mexico and Contemplation of NAFTA: Is the Government Abdicating the Rectoria del Estado

This report is the first full report on injury in the NT and provides a comprehensive summary of injury across the dimensions of mortality, public hospital admissions, presentations in Emergency Departments and importantly in the NT, interstate hospital transfers for the treatment of injury. The report also provides estimates for the health care costs of injury in the Northern Territory.Date:200

Exploring cross-sectional associations between common childhood illness, housing and social conditions in remote Australian Aboriginal communities

Background:\ud There is limited epidemiological research that provides insight into the complex web of causative and moderating factors that links housing conditions to a variety of poor health outcomes. This study explores the relationship between housing conditions (with a primary focus on the functional state of infrastructure) and common childhood illness in remote Australian Aboriginal communities for the purpose of informing development of housing interventions to improve child health.\ud \ud Methods:\ud Hierarchical multi-level analysis of association between carer report of common childhood illnesses and functional and hygienic state of housing infrastructure, socio-economic, psychosocial and health related behaviours using baseline survey data from a housing intervention study.\ud \ud Results:\ud Multivariate analysis showed a strong independent association between report of respiratory infection and overall functional condition of the house (Odds Ratio (OR) 3.00; 95%CI 1.36-6.63), but no significant association between report of other illnesses and the overall functional condition or the functional condition of infrastructure required for specific healthy living practices. Associations between report of child illness and secondary explanatory variables which showed an OR of 2 or more included: for skin infection - evidence of poor temperature control in the house (OR 3.25; 95%CI 1.06-9.94), evidence of pests and vermin in the house (OR 2.88; 95%CI 1.25-6.60); for respiratory infection - breastfeeding in infancy (OR 0.27; 95%CI 0.14-0.49); for diarrhoea/vomiting - hygienic state of food preparation and storage areas (OR 2.10; 95%CI 1.10-4.00); for ear infection - child care attendance (OR 2.25; 95%CI 1.26-3.99).\ud \ud Conclusion:\ud These findings add to other evidence that building programs need to be supported by a range of other social and behavioural interventions for potential health gains to be more fully realised

Rethinking remoteness: a simple and objective approach

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Chue, Colin

The purpose of this paper is to report on conceptual, methodological and reporting issues involved in the various population data types. This includes both Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and non-ABS sources. The appendices to this paper provide a comprehensive list of the most recent population data available to users

Mortality, morbidity & health care costs of injury in the Northern Territory, 1991- 2001

This report is the first full report on injury in the NT and provides a comprehensive summary of injury across the dimensions of mortality, public hospital admissions, presentations in Emergency Departments and importantly in the NT, interstate hospital transfers for the treatment of injury. The report also provides estimates for the health care costs of injury in the Northern Territory

Injury trends, Northern Territory

This fact sheet updates previously reported rates and trends in injury-related mortality and hospital admission in the NT

Smoking in the Northern Territory

A compilation of the results of surveys and reports that deal with tobacco smoking in the Northern Territory.Date:200

Injury trends, Northern Territory

This fact sheet updates previously reported rates and trends in injury-related mortality and hospital admission in the NT.Date:2010-0