Journal articles: 'Public health – Australia'

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Smith, Helen V. "Public Health." Microbiology Australia 38, no. 4 (2017): 155. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ma17055.

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Metcalfe, S. A., A. H. Bittles, P. O’Leary, and J. Emery. "Australia: Public Health Genomics." Public Health Genomics 12, no. 2 (October 2, 2008): 121–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000160666.

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Carroll, Tom E., and Laurie Van Veen. "Public Health Social Marketing: The Immunise Australia Program." Social Marketing Quarterly 8, no. 1 (March 2002): 55–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15245000212542.

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The case study presented here represents the application of social marketing theory and practice to increase the levels of full age-appropriate childhood immunization as part of the Immunise Australia Program. In 1995, an Australian Bureau of Statistics survey found that only 33% of Australian children up to 6 years of age were fully immunized according to the schedule being recommended at the time, and 52% were assessed as being fully immunized according to the previous schedule (ABS, 1996). In response to this situation, the Australian Government formulated the Immunise Australia Program. This program comprised a number of initiatives, including: ▪ improvements to immunization practice and service delivery; ▪ establishment of a National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance; ▪ negotiation with State and Territory Governments to introduce requirements for immunization prior to commencing school; ▪ financial incentives for doctors and parents/guardians; ▪ a national childhood immunization education campaign; and ▪ a specific Measles Control Campaign. While recognizing the key role played by structural and policy reform within the formulation and implementation of a social marketing strategy, this article focuses primarily on the community education components of this program.

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Mummery, Kerry. "Public health Australia: an introduction." Health Sociology Review 11, no. 1-2 (January 2002): 102–3. http://dx.doi.org/10.5172/hesr.2002.11.1-2.102.

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MacIntyre, C. Raina. "Public health and health reform in Australia." Medical Journal of Australia 194, no. 1 (January 2011): 38–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb04144.x.

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Lightfoot, Diane. "The history of Public Health Diagnostic Microbiology in Australia: early days until 1990." Microbiology Australia 38, no. 4 (2017): 156. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ma17056.

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The arrival of the First Fleet in Port Jackson in 1788, and the subsequent establishment of the colony of NSW began the history of the Australian public health system. Prior to Federation each state dealt with their own public health issues and much of the microbiological analysis was performed in the early hospitals and medical school departments of universities. Today, as there is no central Laboratory for the Commonwealth of Australia, each Australian state is responsible for the microbiological testing relevant to public health. However, because of various Commonwealth of Australia Department of Health initiatives, the Australian Government Department of Health is responsible for the overall public health of Australians.

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J. Tranter, Paul. "Motor Racing in Australia: Health Damaging or Health Promoting?" Australian Journal of Primary Health 9, no. 1 (2003): 50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py03006.

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Motor racing, as it is currently practiced in Australia, may have a range of implications for public health. These effects are not limited to the active participants. The health of spectators and the wider community may also be influenced. Motor racing presents some positive public health messages; for example, some Australian motor racing personalities have promoted safe driving practices, including limiting alcohol consumption while driving. However, motor racing may also impact negatively on public health. The negative health impacts of motor racing relate to road accidents, alcohol and tobacco sponsorship, noise and air pollution, and the disruption of "healthy" modes of transport such as walking and cycling. Motor racing on city street circuits can also have negative impacts on the efficient functioning of hospitals, medical practices and emergency services. Some changes in the way that motor sport is conducted in Australia may provide some high profile opportunities for the promotion of healthier lifestyles.

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Keleher, Helen, and Virginia Hagger. "Health Literacy in Primary Health Care." Australian Journal of Primary Health 13, no. 2 (2007): 24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py07020.

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Health literacy is fundamental if people are to successfully manage their own health. This requires a range of skills and knowledge about health and health care, including finding, understanding, interpreting and communicating health information, seeking of appropriate care and making critical health decisions. A primary health system that is appropriate and universally accessible requires an active agenda based on research of approaches to address low health literacy, while health care providers should be alert to the widespread problems of health literacy which span all age levels. This article reviews the progress made in Australia on health literacy in primary health care since health literacy was included in Australia's health goals and targets in the mid-1990s. A database search of published literature was conducted to identify existing examples of health literacy programs in Australia. Considerable work has been done on mental health literacy, and research into chronic disease self-management with CALD communities, which includes health literacy, is under way. However, the lack of breadth in research has led to a knowledge base that is patchy. The few Australian studies located on health literacy research together with the data about general literacy in Australia suggests the need for much more work to be done to increase our knowledge base about health literacy, in order to develop appropriate resources and tools to manage low health literacy in primary health settings.

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Luu, Xuan, Kate Dundas, and Erica L. James. "Opportunities and Challenges for Undergraduate Public Health Education in Australia and New Zealand." Pedagogy in Health Promotion 5, no. 3 (August 27, 2019): 199–207. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2373379919861399.

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The international emergence of undergraduate education in public health has transformed the public health education landscape. While this shift is clearest and most widely evaluated in the United States, efforts in other parts of the world—such as Australasia—have not kept pace. This article aims to redress the evidence gap by identifying and discussing the different approaches through which Australian and New Zealand universities deliver public health education at the undergraduate level. A content analysis was conducted of online handbook information published by 47 universities across Australia and New Zealand, to gauge the various ways in which these universities implement undergraduate public health education. Each offering identified was assigned to one of four predetermined categories. Of the 47 universities, 45 were found to offer some form of undergraduate coursework in public health. Offerings took primarily the form of single subjects. Less commonly implemented were specializations ( n = 20), stand-alone undergraduate degrees ( n = 11), and double degree combinations ( n = 6). This breadth of activity highlights the need for renewed efforts in evaluating undergraduate public health education across the region. Further research is recommended into three areas: (1) emerging best practices in curriculum development and implementation, (2) explorations of public health accreditation in the region, and (3) the outcomes achieved by students and graduates of undergraduate public health degrees across Australia and New Zealand. These efforts will ultimately strengthen the operationalization and contribution of this education in helping shape the future public health workforce in Australasia.

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Douglas, R. M. "COMMENTARY: PUBLIC HEALTH TRAINING IN AUSTRALIA." Community Health Studies 12, no. 4 (February 12, 2010): 461–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.1988.tb00613.x.

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Wise, Marilyn. "Health Australia." New South Wales Public Health Bulletin 7, no. 3 (1996): 27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/nb96005.

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Sung, Billy, Ian Phau, Isaac Cheah, and Kevin Teah. "Critical success factors of public health sponsorship in Australia." Health Promotion International 35, no. 1 (December 17, 2018): 42–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapro/day107.

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Abstract Public health sponsorship is a unique phenomenon in Australia. The current research examines the critical success factors of Western Australian Health Promotion Foundation’s (Healthway) sponsorship program, Australia’s largest public health sponsorship program. Using stakeholder interviews and expert observational studies, two studies present five key success factors: (i) effective segmentation and targeting of health messages; (ii) collaboration between Healthway and partnering organization to leverage sponsored events; (iii) displacement of unhealth sponsorship; (iv) use of leveraging strategies to raise awareness of health messages; and (v) environmental changes that facilitate behavioural change. The current research provides insights into how and why sponsorship is an effective public health promotion tool.

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Wilhelm, Kay, Viola Korczak, Tad Tietze, and Prasuna Reddy. "Clinical pathways for suicidality in emergency settings: a public health priority." Australian Health Review 41, no. 2 (2017): 182. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah16008.

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Rates of self-harm in Australia are increasing and constitute a concerning public health issue. Although there are standard treatment pathways for physical complaints, such as headache, abdominal pain and chest pain, in Emergency Medicine, there is no national pathway for self-harm or other psychiatric conditions that present to the emergency department. Herein we outline the difference between clinical practice guidelines and clinical pathways, discuss pathways we have identified on self-harm in Australia and overseas and discuss their applicability to the Australian context and the next steps forward in addressing this public health issue.

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Whiteford, Harvey, Bronwyn Macleod, and Elizabeth Leitch. "The National Mental Health Policy: Implications for Public Psychiatric Services in Australia." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 27, no. 2 (June 1993): 186–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00048679309075767.

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The Health Ministers of all Australian States, Territories and the Commonwealth endorsed National Mental Health Policy in April 1992 [1]. This Policy is intended to set clear direction for the future development of mental health services within Australia. The Policy recognises the high prevalence of mental health problems and mental disorders in the Australian community and the impact of these on consumers, carers, families and society as whole. It also clearly accepts the need to address the problems confronting the promotion of mental health and the provision of mental health services.

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Nutbeam, Don. "Health outcomes, health promotion and improved public health in Australia." Australian Journal of Public Health 19, no. 4 (February 12, 2010): 326–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.1995.tb00381.x.

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Seah, Davinia S. E., Timothy Z. Cheong, and Matthew H. R. Anstey. "The hidden cost of private health insurance in Australia." Australian Health Review 37, no. 1 (2013): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah11126.

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The provision of health services in Australia currently is primarily financed by a unique interaction of public and private insurers. This commentary looks at a loophole in this framework, namely that private insurers have to date been able to avoid funding healthcare for some of their policy holders, as it is not a requirement to use private insurance when treatment occurs in Australian public hospitals.

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Short, Leonie M. "Oral health care in Australia-a public health perspective." Australian Journal of Public Health 19, no. 1 (February 12, 2010): 5–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.1995.tb00288.x.

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Curnow, William J. "Bicycle helmets and public health in Australia." Health Promotion Journal of Australia 19, no. 1 (2008): 10–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/he08010.

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Guest, C. "Public Health Australia: An Introduction, 2nd edn." Internal Medicine Journal 33, no. 1-2 (January 2003): 67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1445-5994.2002.00315.x.

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Kavanagh, Anne. "Disability and public health research in Australia." Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 44, no. 4 (June 24, 2020): 262–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.13003.

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McMichael, Tony. "Public Health in Australia: a personal reflection." Australian Journal of Public Health 17, no. 4 (February 12, 2010): 295–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.1993.tb00155.x.

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Reid, Janice. "Public health education in Australia: Nobody's child?" Social Science & Medicine 38, no. 8 (April 1994): v—ix. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0277-9536(94)90218-6.

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Glasgow, Nicholas, and Lucio Naccarella. "Guest Editorial: Getting Evidence into Policy - Stimulating Debate and Building the Evidence Base." Australian Journal of Primary Health 13, no. 2 (2007): 7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py07016.

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In this special edition of the Journal, we have brought together papers with the aim of contributing to primary health care reform in Australia. The papers will stimulate further debate and increase the evidence base through which policies can be informed. Does primary health care in Australia need reform? Are there fundamental problems with the health system demanding a reform response? The challenges confronting Australia's health care system over the next decade are real and well documented (Productivity Commission, 2005; Australian Medical Workforce Advisory Committee [AMWAC], 2005). They include the ageing population and longer life expectancies, the increasing prevalence of chronic illness and co-morbidity, heightened consumer expectations, advances in health technologies and shortages in the health workforce.

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Williams, Henrietta, and Sandra Davidson. "Improving adolescent sexual and reproductive health. A view from Australia: learning from world's best practice." Sexual Health 1, no. 2 (2004): 95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh03023.

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There is increasing awareness worldwide of the importance of sexual and reproductive health in adolescents. Australia's high rates of teenage pregnancy and increasing rates of sexually transmitted infections in young people reflect a failure to prioritise adolescent sexual and reproductive health on the public health agenda. This paper reviews adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Australia in comparison with international data, and examines the systemic, social and cultural factors that influence it. Based on comparisons with international best practice, recommendations are included for improvement in adolescent sexual and reproductive health within the Australian context.

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Karim, Shakir, and Ergun Gide. "The use of interactive mobile technology to improve the quality of health care services in private and public hospitals in Australia." Global Journal of Information Technology: Emerging Technologies 8, no. 3 (December 29, 2018): 134–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/gjit.v8i3.4054.

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The research questions, ‘As an Australian, can we expect fully mobile technology integrated health care services in Australia? Is it possible everywhere in Australia’? A healthcare system whether private or public should provide comprehensive health care services all over in Australia, including countryside and CBD. The term ‘Mobile Technology integrated health care’ refers to a healthcare system designed for electronic and smart devices which can be used anytime and anywhere in the world. This research paper examines ‘how patients can access GPs, specialists, private and public hospitals in Australia’, which provide interactive mobile technology-based health services. The research has mainly used secondary research data analysis and methods to provide a broad investigation of the issues relevant to interactive mobile technology and health care system in Australia, the problems, problem factors, benefits and opportunities in the health care industry. Finally, the mobile technology integrated health care system will ensure that the framework is user and environmentally friendly. Keywords: Interactive mobile technology, quality, health care, services, hospitals, Australia.

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Lower, T., G. Durham, D. Bow, and A. Larson. "Implementation of the Australian core public health functions in rural Western Australia." Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 28, no. 5 (October 2004): 418–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842x.2004.tb00023.x.

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May, Fiona J. "Public health impacts of culture independent diagnostic testing in Australia." Microbiology Australia 38, no. 4 (2017): 162. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ma17058.

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Culture independent diagnostic tests (CIDT) for detection of pathogens in clinical specimens have become widely adopted in Australian pathology laboratories. Pathology laboratories are the primary source of notification of pathogens to state and territory surveillance systems. Monitoring and analysis of surveillance data is integral to guiding public health actions to reduce the incidence of disease and respond to outbreaks. As with any change in testing protocol, the advantages and disadvantages of the change from culture based testing to culture independent testing need to be weighed up and the impact on surveillance and outbreak detection assessed. This article discusses the effect of this change in testing on surveillance and public health management of pathogens in Australia, with specific focus on gastrointestinal pathogens.

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W Smith, David. "Bioterrorism preparedness and the Public Health Laboratory Network (PHLN)." Microbiology Australia 24, no. 2 (2003): 20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ma03220.

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The anthrax events that occurred in the USA in 2001 demonstrated that bioterrorism remains a real possibility in the modern world. Although Australia was spared the genuine anthrax events, we did experience many hoax events and massive disruption. Biological agents can cause terror not only by the real risk when one is released, but also by the social and economic disruption resulting from credible threats. Laboratory capacity is fundamental to the bioterrorist response and members of the Public Health Laboratory Network (PHLN) had a major role in the Australian white powder incidents.

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Kerr, Rhonda, and Delia V. Hendrie. "Is capital investment in Australian hospitals effectively funding patient access to efficient public hospital care?" Australian Health Review 42, no. 5 (2018): 501. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah17231.

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Objective This study asks ‘Is capital investment in Australian public hospitals effectively funding patient access to efficient hospital care?’ Methods The study drew information from semistructured interviews with senior health infrastructure officials, literature reviews and World Health Organization (WHO) reports. To identify which systems most effectively fund patient access to efficient hospitals, capital allocation systems for 17 Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries were assessed. Results Australian government objectives (equitable access to clinically appropriate, efficient, sustainable, innovative, patient-based) for acute health services are not directly addressed within Australian capital allocation systems for hospitals. Instead, Australia retains a prioritised hospital investment system for institutionally based asset replacement and capital planning, aligned with budgetary and political priorities. Australian systems of capital allocation for public hospitals were found not to match health system objectives for allocative, productive and dynamic efficiency. Australia scored below average in funding patient access to efficient hospitals. The OECD countries most effectively funding patient access to efficient hospital care have transitioned to diagnosis-related group (DRG) aligned capital funding. Measures of effective capital allocation for hospitals, patient access and efficiency found mixed government–private–public partnerships performed poorly with inferior access to capital than DRG-aligned systems, with the worst performing systems based on private finance. Conclusion Australian capital allocation systems for hospitals do not meet Australian government standards for the health system. Transition to a diagnosis-based system of capital allocation would align capital allocation with government standards and has been found to improve patient access to efficient hospital care. What is known about the topic? Very little is known about the effectiveness of Australian capital allocation for public hospitals. In Australia, capital is rarely discussed in the context of efficiency, although poor built capital and inappropriate technologies are acknowledged as limitations to improving efficiency. Capital allocated for public hospitals by state and territory is no longer reported by Australian Institute of Health and Welfare due to problems with data reliability. International comparative reviews of capital funding for hospitals have not included Australia. Most comparative efficiency reviews for health avoid considering capital allocation. The national review of hospitals found capital allocation information makes it difficult to determine ’if we have it right’ in terms of investment for health services. Problems with capital allocation systems for public hospitals have been identified within state-based reviews of health service delivery. The Productivity Commission was unable to identify the cost of capital used in treating patients in Australian public hospitals. Instead, building and equipment depreciation plus the user cost of capital (or the cost of using the money invested in the asset) are used to estimate the cost of capital required for patient care, despite concerns about accuracy and comparability. What does this paper add? This is the first study to review capital allocation systems for Australian public hospitals, to evaluate those systems against the contemporary objectives of the health systems and to assess whether prevailing Australian allocation systems deliver funds to facilitate patient access to efficient hospital care. This is the first study to evaluate Australian hospital capital allocation and efficiency. It compares the objectives of the Australian public hospitals system (for universal access to patient-centred, efficient and effective health care) against a range of capital funding mechanisms used in comparable health systems. It is also the first comparative review of international capital funding systems to include Australia. What are the implications for practitioners? Clinical quality and operational efficiency in hospitals require access for all patients to technologically appropriate hospitals. Funding for appropriate public hospital facilities, medical equipment and information and communications technology is not connected to activity-based funding in Australia. This study examines how capital can most effectively be allocated to provide patient access to efficient hospital care for Australian public hospitals. Capital investment for hospitals that is patient based, rather than institutionally focused, aligns with higher efficiency.

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Hall, Jane. "Health services research in Australia." Australian Health Review 24, no. 3 (2001): 35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah010035.

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The long-awaited Wills Implementation Committee Report (CoA 2000), which was completed by Novemberlast year, has now been released. Wills' earlier Report (CoA 1998) identified the need for the development ofhealth services research capacity in Australia, and this new Report recommends how this should be done,through the establishment and support of several large multi-disciplinary centres. These should be based aroundhealth services, health policy, health economics, public health and clinical practice and these are required to givescientific leadership to Australia's efforts in priority-driven research. They are to be funded through NHMRC,with funds rising to $10m per annum.

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Sebastian, Andi, Liz Fulop, Ann Dadich, Anneke Fitzgerald, Louise Kippist, and Anne Smyth. "Health LEADS Australia and implications for medical leadership." Leadership in Health Services 27, no. 4 (October 6, 2014): 355–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lhs-03-2014-0028.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to call for strong medical co-leadership in transforming the Australian health system. The paper discusses how Health LEADS Australia, the Australian health leadership framework, offers an opportunity to engage medical clinicians and doctors in the leadership of health services. Design/methodology/approach – The paper first discusses the nature of medical leadership and its associated challenges. The paper argues that medical leaders have a key role in the design, implementation and evaluation of healthcare reforms, and in translating these reforms for their colleagues. Second, this paper describes the origins and nature of Health LEADS Australia. Third, this paper discusses the importance of the goal of Health LEADS Australia and suggests the evidence-base underpinning the five foci in shaping medical leadership education and professional development. This paper concludes with suggestions on how Health LEADS Australia might be evaluated. Findings – For the well-being of the Australian health system, doctors need to play an important role in the kind of leadership that makes measurable differences in the retention of clinical professions; improves organisational cultures; enhances the engagement of consumers and their careers; is associated with better patient and public health outcomes; effectively addresses health inequalities; balances cost effectiveness with improved quality and safety; and is sustainable. Originality/value – This is the first article addressing Health LEADS Australia and medical leadership. Australia is actively engaging in a national approach to health leadership. Discussions about the mechanisms and intentions of this are valuable in both national and global health leadership discourses.

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Ohr, Se Ok, Vicki Parker, Sarah Jeong, and Terry Joyce. "Migration of nurses in Australia: where and why?" Australian Journal of Primary Health 16, no. 1 (2010): 17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py09051.

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The Australian health care workforce has benefited from an increasing migration of nurses over the past decades. The nursing profession is the largest single health profession, making up over half of the Australian health care workforce. Migration of nurses into the Australian nursing workforce impacts significantly on the size of the workforce and the capacity to provide health care to the Australian multicultural community. Migration of nurses plays an important role in providing a solution to the ongoing challenges of workforce attraction and retention, hence an understanding of the factors contributing to nurse migration is important. This paper will critically analyse factors reported to impact on migration of nurses to Australia, in particular in relation to: (1) globalisation; (2) Australian society and nursing workforce; and (3) personal reasons. The current and potential implications of nurse migration are not limited to the Australian health care workforce, but also extend to political, socioeconomic and other aspects in Australia.

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Long, S. A., and R. A. Tinker. "Australian action to reduce health risks from radon." Annals of the ICRP 49, no. 1_suppl (August 3, 2020): 77–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0146645320931983.

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In Australia, worker exposure to radon in underground uranium mines has been a focus of policy makers and regulators, and has been well controlled in the industry sector. That cannot be said for public exposure to radon. Radon exposure studies in the late 1980s and early 1990s demonstrated that the levels of radon in Australian homes were some of the lowest in the world. The International Basic Safety Standards, published by the International Atomic Energy Agency, requires the government to establish and implement an action plan for controlling public exposure due to radon indoors. When considering different policy options, it is important to develop radon prevention and mitigation programmes reflecting elements that are unique to the region or country. The Australian Radon Action Plan is being considered at a national level, and presents a long-range strategy designed to reduce radon-induced lung cancer in Australia, as well as the individual risk for people living with high concentrations of radon. In Australia, workers who are not currently designated as occupationally exposed are also considered as members of the public. In the Australian context, there are only a limited set of scenarios that might give rise to sufficiently high radon concentrations that warrant mitigation. These include highly energy efficient buildings in areas of high radon potential, underground workplaces, workplaces with elevated radon concentrations (e.g. spas using natural spring waters), and enclosed workspaces with limited ventilation. The key elements for a successful plan will rely on collaboration between government sectors and other health promotion programmes, cooperative efforts involving technical and communication experts, and partnering with building professionals and other stakeholders involved in the implementation of radon prevention and mitigation.

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Finocchiaro, Catherine, Michael J. Abramson, and Peter F. J. Ryant. "Arthritis in Australia: an emerging public health problem." Medical Journal of Australia 165, no. 6 (September 1996): 352. http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb125010.x.

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Leeder, Stephen. "A Faculty of Public Health Medicine for Australia." Medical Journal of Australia 155, no. 1 (July 1991): 7–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1991.tb116365.x.

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Pearn, John. "Panis populi-bread and public health in Australia." Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 22, no. 2 (April 1998): 282–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842x.1998.tb01192.x.

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Awofeso, Niyi. "Non-State terrorism: public health implications in Australia." Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 27, no. 4 (August 2003): 467–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842x.2003.tb00430.x.

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Smith, Julie. "Tax Expenditures and Public Health Financing in Australia." Economic and Labour Relations Review 12, no. 2 (December 2001): 239–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/103530460101200207.

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Baum, Fran, and Matthew Fisher. "Are the national preventive health initiatives likely to reduce health inequities?" Australian Journal of Primary Health 17, no. 4 (2011): 320. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py11041.

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This paper examines commitments to address health inequities within current (2008–11) Australian government initiatives on health promotion and chronic disease prevention. Specifically, the paper considers: the Council of Australian Governments’ ‘National partnership agreement on preventive health’; the National Preventative Health Taskforce report, ‘Australia: the healthiest country by 2020’; and the Australian Government’s response to the taskforce report, ‘Taking preventative action’. Arising from these is the recent establishment of the Australian National Preventive Health Agency. Together, these measures represent a substantial public investment in health promotion and disease prevention. The present paper finds that these initiatives clearly acknowledge significantly worse health outcomes for those subject to social or economic disadvantage, and contain measures aimed to improve health outcomes among Indigenous people and those in low socioeconomic status communities. However, we argue that, as a whole, these initiatives have (thus far) largely missed an opportunity to develop a whole of government approach to health promotion able to address upstream social determinants of health and health inequities in Australia. In particular, they are limited by a primary focus on individual health behaviours as risk factors for chronic disease, with too little attention on the wider socioeconomic and cultural factors that drive behaviours, and so disease outcomes, in populations.

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Purse, Kevin. "Workplace Health and Safety Deregulation in South Australia." Journal of Industrial Relations 41, no. 3 (September 1999): 468–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002218569904100307.

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In July 1998 the Soutb Australian goverment released a Discussion Paper concern ing the future of occupational bealth and safety regulation in South Australia. In examining the paradigm shift proposed in the Discussion Paper, this paper highlights the importance of workplace health and safety as public polig issues in Australia and seeks to locate the Discussion Paper within the broader context of deregulatory changes in the administration of occupational health and safety legislation that have occurred in South Australia in recent years. It identifies several fundamental flaws in the proposals put forward for change and suggests that the major problem with tbe regulation of occupational health and safety in South Australia is the failure to effectively administer the legislation. The paper also advances a number of proposals designed to achieve greater compliance with the legislation. It concludes that the major proposals contained in the Discussion Paper are unlikely to find widespread practical expression.

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Armstrong, Gregory T. "Assessment of Organ Acquisition Costs for an Australian Public Health System." Journal of Transplant Coordination 6, no. 1 (March 1996): 39–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/090591999600600111.

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Available data on the cost of organ acquisition in Australia's socialized public health systems are minimal. The purpose of this study was to determine the cost for organ acquisition by a state transplant service, and to provide (1) an assessment of acquisition costs within one Australian public health system, (2) a baseline for future cost assessments, and (3) an indication of cost-effectiveness in international terms. Between July and December 1993, 51 kidneys, 21 livers, and 15 hearts were provided for transplantation in the system. Data collected during this period were used to calculate the acquisition cost for each transplanted organ. Direct and indirect costs were included in the calculations. The distribution of costs incurred for organ acquisition were direct, 67%; indirect, 14%; and organ-specific, 19%. Of the total direct costs, aircraft charter accounted for 75%, or 50% of the total acquisition costs. The provision of an organ by a donor coordination service accounted for 20% of the total costs, or a mean of A$783 (US$563) per organ. This study provides a baseline for organ acquisition cost in the Australian healthcare system. The geographic and demographic nature of Australia imposes the largest single cost factor (ie, air charter), which highlights the need for alternative retrieval and transport systems of organs wherever possible. The acquisition costs reported in this study indicate that the system is cost-effective in international terms.

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Director, Jane Hall, and Alistair McGuire. "Health economics in Australia." Australian Journal of Public Health 15, no. 2 (February 12, 2010): 78–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.1991.tb00313.x.

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Phoon, Wai-On. "Occupational health in Australia." International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health 71, no. 6 (August 24, 1998): 363–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s004200050294.

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Ryan, Norbert. "Reopening a hospital laboratory in Banda Aceh." Microbiology Australia 26, no. 4 (2005): 169. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ma05169.

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Medical team GOLF departed Melbourne on Australia Day bound for Banda Aceh. This was an AusAID initiative coordinated by Emergency Management Australia (EMA). The group of 24 was the seventh Australian government team sent to tsunami devastated areas. The team consisted of surgeons, anaesthetists, nursing staff, paramedics, environmental and public health experts and a laboratory team, comprising Dr Geoff Hogg (pathologist), Kay Withnall and myself. Our brief was to provide public health and medical support to communities affected by the tsunami, to coordinate with other agencies and to support local health authorities.

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Chapman, Simon, and Melanie Wakefield. "Tobacco Control Advocacy in Australia: Reflections on 30 Years of Progress." Health Education & Behavior 28, no. 3 (June 2001): 274–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/109019810102800303.

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Australia has one of the world’s most successful records on tobacco control. The role of public health advocacy in securing public and political support for tobacco control legislation and policy and program support is widely acknowledged and enshrined in World Health Organization policy documents yet is seldom the subject of analysis in the public health policy research literature. Australian public health advocates tend to not work in settings where evaluation and systematic planning are valued. However, their day-to-day strategies reveal considerable method and grounding in framing theory. The nature of media advocacy is explored, with differences between the conceptualization of routine “programmatic” public health interventions and the modus operandi of media advocacy highlighted. Two case studies on securing smoke-free indoor air and banning all tobacco advertising are used to illustrate advocacy strategies that have been used in Australia. Finally, the argument that advocacy should emanate from communities and be driven by them is considered.

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Whiley, H., E. Willis, J. Smith, and K. Ross. "Environmental health in Australia: overlooked and underrated." Journal of Public Health 41, no. 3 (October 5, 2018): 470–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdy156.

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Abstract Improvements in environmental health have had the most significant impact on health status. In Australia, life expectancy has significantly increased through provision of vaccination, safe food and drinking water, appropriate sewage disposal and other environmental health measures. Yet the profession that is instrumental in delivering environmental health services at the local community level is overlooked. Rarely featuring in mainstream media, the successes of Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) are invisible to the general public. As a consequence, students entering university are unaware of the profession and its significant role in society. This has resulted in there being too few EHOs to meet the current regulatory requirements, much less deal with the emerging environmental health issues arising as a consequence of changing global conditions including climate change. To futureproof Australian society and public health this workforce issue, and the associated oversight of environmental health must be addressed now.

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Choy Flannigan, Alison, and Prue Power. "Health Care Governance: Introduction." Australian Health Review 32, no. 1 (2008): 7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah080007.

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IN RECOGNITION OF the importance and the complexity of governance within the Australian health care sector, the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association has established a regular governance section in Australian Health Review. The aim of this new section is to provide relevant and up-to-date information on governance to assist those working at senior leadership and management levels in the industry. We plan to include perspectives on governance of interest to government Ministers and senior executives, chief executives, members of boards and advisory bodies, senior managers and senior clinicians. This section is produced with the assistance of Ebsworth & Ebsworth lawyers, who are pleased to team with the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association in this important area. We expect that further articles in this section will cover topics such as: � Principles of good corporate governance � Corporate governance structures in the public health sector in Australia � Legal responsibilities of public health managers � Governance and occupational health and safety � Financial governance and probity. We would be pleased to hear your suggestions for future governance topics.

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Baggoley, Christopher. "The importance of a One Health approach to public health and food security in Australia – a perspective from the Chief Medical Officer." Microbiology Australia 33, no. 4 (2012): 143. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ma12143.

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I have had the privilege of being Australia?s Chief Medical Officer for the past 18 months, which has given me a unique perspective on a range of health-related matters. My role is to provide advice to the Minister and the Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA) including input to the development and administration of major health reforms for all Australians and ensuring the development of evidence-based public health policy. I am responsible for the DoHA?s Office of Health Protection and I chair the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee which advises and makes recommendation to the Australian Health Ministers? Advisory Council on national approaches to public health emergencies, communicable disease threats and environmental threats to public health.

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McAllister, I. "Public opinion in Australia on restricting smoking in public places." Tobacco Control 4, no. 1 (March 1, 1995): 30–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tc.4.1.30.

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Karim, Shakir, and Ergun Gide. "The Use of Interactive Mobile Technology to Improve the Quality of Health Care Services in Private and Public Hospitals in Australia." International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM) 12, no. 6 (October 29, 2018): 4. http://dx.doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v12i6.9204.

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<p>The research questions, "As an Australian, can we expect fully Mobile Technology integrated health care services in Australia? Is it possible everywhere in Australia?" A healthcare system whether private or public should provide comprehensive health care services all over in Australia including countryside and CBD. In addition, the term ‘Mobile Technology integrated health care’ refers to a healthcare system designed for electronic and smart devices which can be used anytime and anywhere in the world. This research paper examines ‘how patients can access GPs, specialists, private and public hospitals in Australia’, which provide interactive Mobile Technology based health services. The research has mainly used secondary research data analysis and methods to provide a broad investigation of the issues relevant to interactive Mobile Technology and health care system in Australia, the problems, problem factors, benefits and opportunities in the health care industry. The research is subject to academic journal articles, conference proceedings, academic text books, project reports, online media articles, corporation-based documents and other appropriate information, including a technology adoption or acceptance research model for Mobile Technology integrated health care system. The preliminary stage of the research findings show that the proposed integrated Mobile Technology model can be applied to the current health care system in Australia, particularly improving patients’ smooth access to GPs, specialists, public and private hospitals. Finally, the Mobile Technology integrated health care system will ensure that the framework is user and environmentally friendly including positive and active interactions with all system functions.</p>

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