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Report of the NSW Chief Health Officer: Table of contents

Report of the NSW Chief Health Officer: Table of contents

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Preliminaries

	Foreword
	About this report
	Contributors
	How to use this report
	Map of health areas
	Abbreviations
	Copyright and disclaimer
	Contact information

Determinants of health

NSW population

Social determinants

Environment

<<	Key points
	Introduction
	Air quality - ozone
	Air quality - atmospheric particles
	Air Quality Index
	Air quality - indoor
	Blood lead levels in Broken Hill children
	Water quality - microbiological
	Water quality - fluoride
	Water quality - inorganic chemicals
	Drinking water source
	Healthy Living Practices in Aboriginal houses
	Aboriginal peoples: Acute respiratory infections in children
	Aboriginal peoples: Gastrointestinal infections in children
	Aboriginal peoples: Skin infections in children
	Cancer: Mesothelioma
	Oral health: Acceptance of fluoridation of water supply by Health Area

Health-related behaviours

Burden of disease

Health inequalities

	Aboriginal peoples
	Country of birth
	Refugee health
	Rural and remote populations
	Socioeconomic status

Health priority areas

	Cardiovascular disease
	Diabetes
	Cancer
	Respiratory disease
	Injury and poisoning
	Mental health
	Oral health
	Pregnancy and the newborn period
	Communicable diseases

Selected indicators by topic

	Men's health
	Women's health
	Older people's health
	Overweight and obesity
	Alcohol
	Smoking
	Illicit substances
	Ambulatory care sensitive conditions
	Potentially avoidable deaths
	Life expectancy
	Indicators by geographic areas
	Indicators for individual geographic areas
	Maps of indicators by local government area

Appendices

	Methods
	Disease and procedure codes used in this report
	Glossary
	List of local government areas by health area
	List of local government areas by Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia (ARIA+)

Copyright notice

This work is copyright NSW Department of Health, 2006. It may be reproduced in whole or in part, subject to the inclusion of an acknowledgement of the source. Commercial usage or sale is prohibited.

Suggested citation

Population Health Division. The health of the people of New South Wales - Report of the Chief Health Officer. Sydney: NSW Department of Health. Available at: www.health.nsw.gov.au/publichealth/chorep/. Accessed (insert date of access).

Produced by

Centre for Epidemiology and Research, Population Health Division, NSW Department of Health.

This page last updated on 20 October 2009

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