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A

Aboriginal Australians - health

NSW Health Aboriginal Health Impact Statement Liz Wheeler
Our people, our health, our future: Murdi Paaki Regional Council Health Summit Margaret Lesjak, Julianne Quaine, Hugh Burke
Hepatitis B program for Aboriginal children Anthony Kolbe, Roslyn Riley, Christopher Maher

Aboriginal Australians - injuries and accidents

Mid North Coast Aboriginal injury surveillance project Jenny Heslop

Aboriginal Australians - maternal and infant welfare

Release of the New South Wales Mothers and Babies Report 2002 Frank Beard, Lee Taylor
New South Wales Mothers and Babies Report, 1998 Lee Taylor
Health of Aboriginal mothers and babies in NSW Victoria Westley-Wise, Lee Taylor

Aboriginal Australians - men's health

Aboriginal Australians - pneumococcal disease

Aboriginal Australians - renal disease

Aboriginal Australians - smoking

Current tobacco smoking by the NSW population and the consequences for health David Collins, Helen Lapsley

Aboriginal Australians - surveys

Health surveys conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics Paul Atyeo, Marelle Rawson
Indigenous status a key issue for health services Jenny Davis, Janis Shaw
Quality of reporting of Aboriginality to the NSW Midwives Data Collection Lee Taylor, Kim Lim
Improving the quality and management of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health information in NSW Angela Todd
Reporting on Indigenous Health: Report of the Chief Health Officer, 2000 Peter Waples, Louisa Jorm

Aboriginal Australians - vascular health

Aboriginal Health Information Strategy (AHIS)

Improving the quality and management of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health information in NSW Angela Todd

accommodation establishments

A survey of bedbugs in short-stay lodges Nathan Ryan, Bryce Peters, Peter Mille

adolescents

Current tobacco smoking by the NSW population and the consequences for health David Collins, Helen Lapsley
Promoting tobacco to the young in the age of advertising bans Greg Soulos, Stafford Sanders
Development of a child and youth health report card for Central Sydney, 2000 Belinda O'Sullivan, Garth Alperstein, Ajsa Mahmic
Getting in early: A framework for early intervention and prevention in mental health for young people in New South Wales Kathy Paterson, Judy Jones, Bernadette Dagg, Kym Scanlon, Beverley Raphael
Suicide in New South Wales: The NSW Suicide Data Report Guncha Ansari, Jennifer Chipps, Gavin Stewart
Prevention interventions for child and adolescent mental health: NSW resource document Suzanne Pope, Beverley Raphael, Kym Scanlon
NSW responds to illicit drugs Ian Webster
Licit and illicit drug use in NSW Sarah Thackway, Anton Poder, Amber Summerill
Adolescents, nutrition and eating disorders Rosemary Stanton
Efficacy of interventions: an evidence-based approach Garth Alperstein, Victor Nossar
Health gain for the children and youth of Central Sydney: a strategic plan Garth Alperstein, Victor Nossar
Improving the health of children in NSW: mental health issues for children Suzanne Pope, Beverley Raphael
Adolescent health monitoring at the regional level Adrian Bauman, Lyndall McLellan, Anthony Hogan
Indicators of the health status of children and youth Elizabeth A. Sullivan, Anthony Hogan
Deaths recorded as mental disorders in the 15-24 age group, 1979-89 Marilyn Rob

adverse events after immunisation

Immunisation adverse events clinics Nicolas Wood
Monitoring adverse events following immunisation Glenda Lawrence, Sue Campbell-Lloyd, Gay Rixon

adverse reactions

advertising

Promoting tobacco to the young in the age of advertising bans Greg Soulos, Stafford Sanders
NSW Health Hepatitis C public awareness campaign Brent Mackie
Advertising campaign on the dangers of lead
Compliance with the Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1991 in Western Sydney Ian Goldthorpe, Louisa Jorm, Neil Shaw, Bin Jalaludin

advocacy

Tackling inequalities: research, policy, practice and advocacy Elizabeth Harris, Peter Sainsbury
Advocacy for tobacco control Andrew Penman

aged care

aged care facilities

A tuberculosis contact investigation involving two private nursing homes in inner western Sydney in 2004 Bradley Forssman, Leena Gupta, Kay Mills
Vaccination status of nursing home staff and residents Robert Reznik

AIDS (disease)

FactSheet: HIV and AIDS
Using Australian cryptococcal surveillance data to improve AIDS surveillance in NSW Shanti Raman, John Rooney, Tania Sorrell, Sharon Chen, Elizabeth Griggs, Christine Roberts
Improving AIDS surveillance Mark Bek, Virginia Furner, Julian Gold

air pollution

Asthma and air pollution in Sydney Tim Churches, Stephen Corbett

alcohol

Development of a chronic disease risk factor index and identifying population subgroups at risk using New South Wales Adult Health Survey 2002 data Yvette Miller, Adrian Bauman
Measuring risk factors that can be modified to prevent cancer Helen Moore, Louisa Jorm, Philip Vita
Licit and illicit drug use in NSW Sarah Thackway, Anton Poder, Amber Summerill

allergies

ambulance service

Monitoring trauma outcomes in NSW

analgesics

animal handling

Counting the cost of work-related injuries and diseases in poultry farming in New South Wales Serrie Kamara, Indira de Silva, Tilak Kuruppuarachchi

anthrax

Laboratory investigation of suspected bioterrorism incidents, NSW, October 2001 to February 2002 Gregory James, Marion Yuen, Lyn Gilbert

arboviral diseases

NSW arbovirus surveillance web site Stephen Doggett, Richard Russell, Dominic Dwyer

Area Health Services

Release of the 2002 Area Health Service Reports Margo Eyeson-Annan, Lara Harvey
Building the infrastructure for public health Sue Morey, Lynne Madden
Getting population health research to influence health service practice: Use of area health service questions in the NSW Health Survey Julianne Quaine, Peter Sainsbury, Margaret Williamson
Public health in NSW from this decade to 2010 Andrew Wilson
NSW Area Health Service Health Status Profiles Michele Puech, Helen Moore

Asian tiger mosquito

asthma

Time trends in emergency department presentations of children with acute severe asthma in NSW Doug Lincoln, David Muscatello
Using NSW Health Survey data to monitor asthma prevalence and management in NSW Guy Marks
Asthma and air pollution in Sydney Tim Churches, Stephen Corbett
Asthma strategy needed Stephen Leeder, Wayne Smith

Australasian Collaboration for Health Equity Impact Assessment (ACHEIA)

Building an equity focus in health impact assessment Rosemary Aldrich, Mary Mahoney, Elizabeth Harris, Sarah Simpson, Jenny Stewart-Williams
Health impact assessment in Australia Mary Mahoney

Australia

Commonwealth pandemic preparedness plans John Horvath
Australia's national serosurveillance program Heather Gidding
Promotion, prevention and early intervention in mental health: Two new national documents Kym Scanlon, Beverley Raphael, Kathy Paterson
Increasing the Consumption of Vegetables and Fruit: A national public health call to action Philip Vita, Jane Moxon, Edwina Macoun
Health Australia Marilyn Wise
National scheme tracks salmonella Ed Kraa, Phil Bird

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Health surveys conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics Paul Atyeo, Marelle Rawson

Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit

Australian Study of Health and Relationships

AUSVETPLAN

avian influenza

A general practice perspective of pandemic influenza Michael G Moore
Challenges for the laboratory before and during an influenza pandemic Dominic E Dwyer, Ken A McPhie, V Mala Ratnamohan, Catherine NM Pitman
Investing in capacity to meet the challenge of an influenza pandemic Mark J Ferson, David N Durrheim
Planning for pandemic influenza surveillance in NSW David J Muscatello, Michelle A Cretikos, Mark J Bartlett, Tim Churches, Ian W Carter, Keith Eastwood, Leon G Heron, Kenneth A McPhie
An introduction to avian and pandemic influenza Megan Black, Paul Armstrong
Commonwealth pandemic preparedness plans John Horvath

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B

Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative

The Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative: A case study from NSW Joy Heads

back pain

Baer, William

Bangkok Charter for Health Promotion in a Globalized World

Barmah Forest virus

Recent increases in the notification of Barmah Forest virus infections in New South Wales Lara Harvey, Dominic Dwyer

Basic Routine Injury Surveillance (BRIS)

What's new in injury surveillance Glenn Close, Anthony Capon, Kevin Wolfenden,

bat lyssavirus infection

bedbugs

A survey of bedbugs in short-stay lodges Nathan Ryan, Bryce Peters, Peter Mille

bee stings

benzene

benzodiazepines

Inappropriate prescribing of benzodiazepines by doctors in NSW Pia Salmelainen

Bettering the Evaluation And Care of Health program (BEACH)

bioterrorism

Laboratory investigation of suspected bioterrorism incidents, NSW, October 2001 to February 2002 Gregory James, Marion Yuen, Lyn Gilbert

birth defects

Craniosynostosis in NSW Lee Taylor, Isla Tooth

Black, Sir Douglas

Blue Mountains Eye Study

Poor vision and risk of falls and fractures in older Australians: The Blue Mountains Eye Study Rebecca Ivers, Robert Cumming, Paul Mitchell

bodies, disposal ofC:\public-health\phb\phbmay92.pdf

New public health legislation in NSW Caroline Marsh

boils

bottle feeding

Bottle caries and dental neglect Sarah Raphael

botulism

bovine spongiform encephalopathy

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brain injury

breastcancer

Benefits of breastfeeding Jane Allen, Debra Hector
Interval breast cancers in New South Wales Richard Taylor, Rajah Supramaniam, Mary Rickard, Jane Estoesta
Using linked data to explore quality of care for breast cancer Anne Kricker
Using record linkage to measure trends in breast cancer surgery Tim Churches, Kim Lim
Evidence, effectiveness and efficiency in breast cancer research Rhana Pike, Bridie Carr

breast cancer - services

Psychosocial guidelines in cancer care and support Jane Turner

breastfeeding

The Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative: A case study from NSW Joy Heads
Benefits of breastfeeding Jane Allen, Debra Hector
Describing breastfeeding practices in New South Wales using data from the NSW Child Health Survey, 2001 Debra Hector, Karen Webb, Sharon Lymer
Breastfeeding and the public's health Karen Webb, Beth Stickney, Peter Heywood
Interventions to encourage and support breastfeeding Debra Hector, Lesley King

bronchiolitis

brucellosis

Laboratory investigation of suspected bioterrorism incidents, NSW, October 2001 to February 2002 Gregory James, Marion Yuen, Lyn Gilbert

bubonic plague

Bug Breakfast

Bug Breakfast in the Bulletin

Bug Breakfast in the Bulletin: Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis: An outbreak in New South Wales Kerri A Viney, Con Petsoglou, Bridget K Doyle

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C

Aboriginal Australians - health

Aboriginal Australians - injuries and accidents

Mid North Coast Aboriginal injury surveillance project Jenny Heslop

Aboriginal Australians - maternal and infant welfare

Aboriginal Australians - men's health

Aboriginal Australians - pneumococcal disease

Aboriginal Australians - renal disease

Aboriginal Australians - smoking

Current tobacco smoking by the NSW population and the consequences for health David Collins, Helen Lapsley

Aboriginal Australians - surveys

Aboriginal Australians - vascular health

Aboriginal Health Information Strategy (AHIS)

Improving the quality and management of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health information in NSW Angela Todd

accommodation establishments

A survey of bedbugs in short-stay lodges Nathan Ryan, Bryce Peters, Peter Mille

adolescents

adverse events after immunisation

Immunisation adverse events clinics Nicolas Wood
Monitoring adverse events following immunisation Glenda Lawrence, Sue Campbell-Lloyd, Gay Rixon

adverse reactions

advertising

advocacy

Tackling inequalities: research, policy, practice and advocacy Elizabeth Harris, Peter Sainsbury
Advocacy for tobacco control Andrew Penman

aged care

aged care facilities

AIDS (disease)

air pollution

Asthma and air pollution in Sydney Tim Churches, Stephen Corbett

alcohol

Development of a chronic disease risk factor index and identifying population subgroups at risk using New South Wales Adult Health Survey 2002 data Yvette Miller, Adrian Bauman
Measuring risk factors that can be modified to prevent cancer Helen Moore, Louisa Jorm, Philip Vita
Licit and illicit drug use in NSW Sarah Thackway, Anton Poder, Amber Summerill

allergies

ambulance service

Monitoring trauma outcomes in NSW

analgesics

animal handling

Counting the cost of work-related injuries and diseases in poultry farming in New South Wales Serrie Kamara, Indira de Silva, Tilak Kuruppuarachchi

anthrax

Laboratory investigation of suspected bioterrorism incidents, NSW, October 2001 to February 2002 Gregory James, Marion Yuen, Lyn Gilbert

arboviral diseases

NSW arbovirus surveillance web site Stephen Doggett, Richard Russell, Dominic Dwyer

Area Health Services

Asian tiger mosquito

asthma

Australasian Collaboration for Health Equity Impact Assessment (ACHEIA)

Building an equity focus in health impact assessment Rosemary Aldrich, Mary Mahoney, Elizabeth Harris, Sarah Simpson, Jenny Stewart-Williams
Health impact assessment in Australia Mary Mahoney

Australia

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Health surveys conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics Paul Atyeo, Marelle Rawson

Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit

Australian Study of Health and Relationships

AUSVETPLAN

avian influenza

fact sheets

falls

Central Sydney Tai Chi Trial: Methodology Alexander Voukelatos, Andrew Metcalfe
Changing health resource demands for injury due to falls in an ageing population Jerry Moller
NHMRC Health Research Partnership: Prevention of Older People's Injuries Stephen Lord, Catherine Sherrington
Poor vision and risk of falls and fractures in older Australians: The Blue Mountains Eye Study Rebecca Ivers, Robert Cumming, Paul Mitchell
Step out with confidence Alison Sewell

families

Can the Families First initiative contribute to reducing health inequalities? Garth Alperstein, Victor Nossar
Working together to support children and families in disadvantaged communities Caroline Wraith, Elisabeth Murphy

Farmsafe Australia

Australian approaches to the prevention of farm injury Lyn Fragar, James Houlahan

fifth disease

firearms

Firearm injury and death in NSW Rebecca Peters, Gerard Fitzsimmons, Ru Nguyen
Firearm injuries in NSW David Lyle, Shing Chung Fung, Judith E Jones, Peter Lewis, Jane Elkington, Victor Carey

fires

fireworks

flies

floods

fluoridation

foodborne diseases

Foodborne disease surveillance in New South Wales Craig Dalton
Food safety management at Olympic venues during the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games Steve Holroyd, John Shields, Peter Waples

foot-and-mouth disease

gastroenteritis

An outbreak of Norwalk-like virus gastroenteritis in an aged-care residential hostel Bette Liu, Patrick Maywood, Leena Gupta, Brett Campbell
Outbreak of gastroenteritis in a residential college Jeannine Liddle
Gastroenteritis outbreak linked to food handler Peter Yankos, Jeremy McAnulty
Investigation of an outbreak of gastroenteritis on a container ship returning from Asia Leena Gupta, Bernie Towler
Gastroenteritis related to food and/or beach bathing Mark J Ferson, Margaret Williamson, Christine Cowie
Investigation of an outbreak of gastroenteritis Thais Miles, Victoria Wise, Michael Levy
Apparent outbreak of gastrointestinal disease Glenn Close, Michael Levy, John Rooney

gender equity

Gender equity in health Andrew Gow, Elena Murty
New ways of thinking about women's health Elena Murty

general practice

A general practice perspective of pandemic influenza Michael G Moore
Men's use of general practitioner services Michael Woods
Infection control in general practice, 1994 and 1995 Chris Cooper, Michael Mira, Marcela Cox, Arianne Maandag
Compilation of a general practitioner database Michael Mira, Elizabeth Ryman, Peter D Leslie, Michael J Fett
Benefits of general practice sentinel surveillance networks Michael Mira, Chris Coope, Helena Britt
Sentinel general practices David Jeffs, Rod McMahon

General Social Survey

Health surveys conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics Paul Atyeo, Marelle Rawson

genetics services

genotyping

Genotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in New South Wales: Results from 18 months of a statewide trial Peter Jelfs, Vitali Sintchenko, Gwendolyn L Gilbert

geocoding

Automated geocoding of routinely collected health data in New South Wales Richard Summerhayes, Paul Holder, John Beard, Geoff Morgan, Peter Christen, Alan Willmore, Tim Churches
Recent increases in the notification of Barmah Forest virus infections in New South Wales Lara Harvey, Dominic Dwyer

giardiasis

globalisation

Globalisation: Where do we go from here? Frank Stilwell
Taking responsibility to address inequalities in health Marilyn Wise
Global health inequalities: The challenge to epidemiology Martin McKee
Pressures and future trends in public health around the world Gorm Kirsch

gonococcal sensitivity

gonorrhoea

government

Social capital and public expenditure in Australia John Quiggin
How can a government research and development initiative contribute to reducing health inequalities? Jane Dixon, Bev Sibthorpe

Greater Murray Clinical School

Rural medical education: Helping to solve the rural workforce crisis Mohamed Khadra

GRIPP program (Getting Research into Policy and Practice)

haemolytic uraemic syndrome

Haemophilus influenzae B infections

Meningitis surveillance 1991 Christine Roberts, Wendy Manning, Kerry Chant

hand, foot and mouth disease

harm minimisation

hazardous substances

Risk assessment for the consumption of fish with elevated selenium levels Craig Dalton, Phillip Bird
NSW Lead Management Program in Broken Hill David Lyle, Bill Balding, Hugh Burke, Steven Begg
Relationship of the Health Department to the Environment Protection Authority David Fox
Survey of contaminated waste disposal practices Trudi Coutts, Santo Cannata, Michael J. Fett
Attitudes to chemicals and pesticides

head lice

health behaviours

Benefits of breastfeeding Jane Allen, Debra Hector
Describing breastfeeding practices in New South Wales using data from the NSW Child Health Survey, 2001 Debra Hector, Karen Webb, Sharon Lymer

health care workers

NSW Injury Prevention Network contact and mailing list
Lessons learnt from the management of multiple contacts of a case of pertussis in a delivery suite Jennifer Vella, Krishna Hort, Pauline Michell
Investigation of patients potentially exposed to an HIV-infected health care worker Mark Bek, Julian Gold, Michael Levy, Ross O'Donoughue, Valerie Delpech, Virginia Furner, Andrew Child
Influenza immunisation for health care workers Anthony Cunningham

health economics

Using NSW Health Survey data for economic analysis Marion Haas
Pressures and future trends in public health around the world Gorm Kirsch
Quality versus quantity Jane Hall

health impact assessment (HIA)

Health Inequalities Research Collaboration (HIRC)

Building the evidence base to address health inequalities Helen Catchatoor
How can a government research and development initiative contribute to reducing health inequalities? Jane Dixon, Bev Sibthorpe

health informatics

Using linked data to explore quality of care for breast cancer Anne Kricker
Using record linkage to measure trends in breast cancer surgery Tim Churches, Kim Lim
Better information for radiation oncology Sue Looyschelder
Status report on redeveloping the NSW Central Cancer Registry Elizabeth Tracey
Towards a clinical cancer information system Hanna Noworytko, Helen Moore, Bruce Armstrong

Health Insurance Survey

Health surveys conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics Paul Atyeo, Marelle Rawson

health outcomes

Developing a health outcomes framework for women Elena Murty, Mary Osborn
Investing to improve the outcomes of diabetes care Ruth Colagiuri, Margaret Williamson, Michael Frommer
Quality and population George Rubin, Michael Frommer, Johanna Westbrook
Partnership of rural services to achieve improved health outcomes Lyn Clarke

health planning

Using NSW Health Survey data for local planning and evaluation in NSW Chris Rissel
Health gain for the children and youth of Central Sydney: a strategic plan Garth Alperstein, Victor Nossar
Program budgeting and marginal analysis in NSW Marion Haas, Gavin Mooney, Rosalie Viney, Lyn Cooper
Investing to improve the outcomes of diabetes care Ruth Colagiuri, Margaret Williamson, Michael Frommer

health planning - Australia

health planning - New Zealand

Health impact assessment in New Zealand Barbara Langford

health planning - United States

Improving health in the USA Michael McGinnis

health policy

Building capacity in injury research transfer Roslyn Poulos, Anthony Zwi
What evidence informs government population health policy? Lessons from early childhood intervention policy in Australia Shelley Bowen, Anthony Zwi, Peter Sainsbury
Reducing socioeconomic health inequalities: Issues of relevance for policy Gavin Turrell
Tackling health inequalities in the NSW health system: The NSW Health and Equity Statement Jim Hyde
Tackling inequalities: research, policy, practice and advocacy Elizabeth Harris, Peter Sainsbury
Taking responsibility to address inequalities in health Marilyn Wise
Policy development in the rural sector: a personal perspective Michael Douglas
Evidence from systematic reviews of research relevant to implementing the wider public health agenda Peter Sainsbury
Women's health coordinators Kate Lamb
New ways of thinking about women's health Elena Murty
Mental health strategy Christina Terpaj

health promotion

Community Consultation and Participation Resource Kit Meryl Edwards
Health Australia Marilyn Wise
Improving health in the USA Michael McGinnis

health promotion - breastfeeding

health promotion - child health

Can the Families First initiative contribute to reducing health inequalities? Garth Alperstein, Victor Nossar
Evaluation of a statewide campaign to prevent scalds in young children Jane Elkington
Key initiatives to achieve health gain for children Victor Nossar, Garth Alperstein
Prioritisation of health issues and strategies to improve child health Garth Alperstein, Victor Nossar
Working together to support children and families in disadvantaged communities Caroline Wraith, Elisabeth Murphy
Efficacy of interventions: an evidence-based approach Garth Alperstein, Victor Nossar
Health gain for the children and youth of Central Sydney: a strategic plan Garth Alperstein, Victor Nossar
Key initiatives in child health Elisabeth Murphy

health promotion - diet

Increasing the Consumption of Vegetables and Fruit: A national public health call to action Philip Vita, Jane Moxon, Edwina Macoun

health promotion - hepatitis C

NSW Health Hepatitis C public awareness campaign Brent Mackie

health promotion - HIV prevention

HIV prevention and community engagement: 15 years on Michael Salter

health promotion - injury prevention

Australian approaches to the prevention of farm injury Lyn Fragar, James Houlahan
Child Safety on Farms strategy
NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre Ann Williamson
NSW Water Safety Taskforce Rebecca Mitchell
Research and planning for injury prevention Jane Elkington
NHMRC Health Research Partnership: Prevention of Older People's Injuries Stephen Lord, Catherine Sherrington
Evaluation of a statewide campaign to prevent scalds in young children Jane Elkington
Injury prevention in action Jane Elkington
NSW Injury Prevention Network contact and mailing list
Safety-First in Ryde Mary Psaromatis, Pete Whitecross

health promotion - lead

Advertising campaign on the dangers of lead
Lead community groups in NSW

health promotion - men's health

health promotion - mental health

Males and mental health: A public health approach Ben Nielsen, Elena Katrakis, Beverley Raphael
Promotion, prevention and early intervention in mental health: Two new national documents Kym Scanlon, Beverley Raphael, Kathy Paterson
Prevention interventions for child and adolescent mental health: NSW resource document Suzanne Pope, Beverley Raphael, Kym Scanlon
Multicultural Family Help Kit Suzanne Pope, Kym Scanlon, Beverley Raphael, Jan Heslep, Maria Cassaniti, John Spiteri
Building capacity for promotion, prevention and early intervention in mental health Kym Scanlon, Beverley Raphael

health promotion - multiculturalism

Collecting information from people of non-English speaking background: Translation of survey instruments in the NSW Health Survey Program Deborah Baker

health promotion - oral health

health promotion - physical activity

Central Sydney Tai Chi Trial: Methodology Alexander Voukelatos, Andrew Metcalfe
Searching for common ground in a local media campaign Frank Wallner
Towards the best practice in the promotion of physical activity Bill Bellew

health promotion - rural health

health promotion - SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome)

health promotion - skin cancer protection

Improving sun protection behaviour through evidence-based campaigns Sandra Jones, Lyn Rees, Keryn Johnson, Anita Tang

health promotion - smoking cessation

Building evidence and support for a strategy to counter smoking images in movies Wendy Oakes, Christine Edwards

health services

Men's perceived health needs Richard Fletcher, Nick Higginbotham, Annette Dobson
Policy development in the rural sector: a personal perspective Michael Douglas

health services - evaluation

Release of the 2002 Area Health Service Reports Margo Eyeson-Annan, Lara Harvey
Problems refugees face when accessing health services Cathryn Finney Lamb, Mitchell Smith
Interval breast cancers in New South Wales Richard Taylor, Rajah Supramaniam, Mary Rickard, Jane Estoesta
Measuring the performance of cancer services Bruce Armstrong
Using linked data to explore quality of care for breast cancer Anne Kricker
Working out what to measure: Melanoma services Helen Moore, Cait Lonie, Hanna Noworytko, Bruce Armstrong

health status

Electronic report of the NSW Health Surveys 1997 and 1998 Louisa Jorm
Global health inequalities: The challenge to epidemiology Martin McKee
Measuring health inequalities in New South Wales Helen Moore, Louisa Jorm
NSW Area Health Service Health Status Profiles Michele Puech, Helen Moore
Indicators of the health status of children and youth Elizabeth A. Sullivan, Anthony Hogan
Surveillance of child health in NSW: status, gaps and developments Louisa Jorm
Quality versus quantity Jane Hall

health status indicators

Measuring health inequalities in New South Wales Helen Moore, Louisa Jorm
Indicators of the health status of children and youth Elizabeth A. Sullivan, Anthony Hogan

health workers

hepatitis

Hepatitis annual report

hepatitis A

Investigation of hepatitis A cases in a single street Louise McDonnell, Anthony Capon
Hepatitis A immunisation

hepatitis B

Hepatitis B in a child without known risk factors Magnolia Cardona, Cissy Chow, Louise McDonnell
Hepatitis B program for Aboriginal children Anthony Kolbe, Roslyn Riley, Christopher Maher

hepatitis C

NSW Health Hepatitis C public awareness campaign Brent Mackie
Investigation of possible patient-to-patient transmission of hepatitis C in a hospital K Chant, K Kociuba, R Munro, S Crone, R Kerridge, J Quin, M Wyland, G Miller, I Turner, J Brown, L Baird, S Locarnini, S Bowden, K G Kenrick, C Maidment,

hepatitis D

hepatitis E

heroin

May 1999 NSW Drug Summit Rafe Champion, Jennifer Grey

Hetzel, Basil

How can evidence-based practice contribute to reducing health inequalities in NSW? Stephen Leeder

histoplasmosis

history of public health

An introduction to avian and pandemic influenza Megan Black, Paul Armstrong
Building the infrastructure for public health Sue Morey, Lynne Madden
NSW responds to illicit drugs Ian Webster
Lead and environmental health in Broken Hill Bill Balding, Sean Reddan
One hundred years of vaccination Brian Feery
Reflections on the beginnings of infection control in NSW Greta Albera, Cathryn Murphy, Julian Gold

HIV infections

FactSheet: HIV and AIDS
Improving the quality of HIV data Sydney Bell, Peter Robertson, Ross Whybin, Mark Ferson
HIV testing in methadone patients Judith E. Jones, George Rubin, Danny O'Conner

HIV infections - prevention

HIV prevention and community engagement: 15 years on Michael Salter

HIV infections - regular reports

Improved tracking for HIV Gavin Stewart, George Rubin, Matthew Blackmore

HIV infections - transmission

Investigation of patients potentially exposed to an HIV-infected health care worker Mark Bek, Julian Gold, Michael Levy, Ross O'Donoughue, Valerie Delpech, Virginia Furner, Andrew Child

HOIST (Health Outcomes and Information Statistical Toolkit)

Using the International Classification of Diseases with HOIST David Muscatello, Susan Travis

holistic health

home visiting

Can the Families First initiative contribute to reducing health inequalities? Garth Alperstein, Victor Nossar

homelessness

hospitalisation

A description of interpersonal violence-related hospitalisations in New South Wales Andrew Hayen, Rebecca Mitchell
Do variations in pertussis notifications reflect incidence or surveillance practices? A comparison of infant notification rates and hospitalisation data in NSW Siranda Torvaldsen, Peter McIntyre
Identifying work-related injury and disease in routinely collected NSW hospitalisation data David Muscatello, Rebecca Mitchell

hospitals

Pertussis: a comment Peter B. McIntyre
Waiting list reduction program March to December 1995 Nick Shiraev, Jean McGarry
Waiting lists in NSW public hospitals Nick Shiraev, Jean McGarry, Michael Frommer
Investigation of patients potentially exposed to an HIV-infected health care worker Mark Bek, Julian Gold, Michael Levy, Ross O'Donoughue, Valerie Delpech, Virginia Furner, Andrew Child
Investigation of possible patient-to-patient transmission of hepatitis C in a hospital K Chant, K Kociuba, R Munro, S Crone, R Kerridge, J Quin, M Wyland, G Miller, I Turner, J Brown, L Baird, S Locarnini, S Bowden, K G Kenrick, C Maidment,

hospitals - inpatient service

Managing nicotine dependence in NSW hospital patients Luke Wolfenden, Megan Freund, Elizabeth Campbell, John Wiggers, Christine Paul, Elayne Mitchell

hospitals - maternity services

Houston, Sir Alexander

hydatid disease

Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS)

immunisation

The changing epidemiology of pertussis in the Hunter New England area and potential implications for the immunisation schedule David Durrheim, Peter Massey, Chris Carr, Fakrul Islam
Australia's national serosurveillance program Heather Gidding
Pertussis: a comment Peter B. McIntyre
One hundred years of vaccination Brian Feery
Influenza immunisation rates in adults, NSW 1993 Rob Menzies, Shing Chung Fung
Undertaking mass meningococcal vaccination: criteria and experiences Donald Holt, Krishna Hort, Michael Levy
Yellow fever immunisation clinics
Hepatitis A immunisation
Influenza immunisation for health care workers Anthony Cunningham
Vaccination status of nursing home staff and residents Robert Reznik
Travel vaccination headaches Elizabeth Sullivan
Keeping the elderly covered John Brown, Greg Stewart, Mark Harris, Margaret Coghlan
Immunisation against rabies Michael Levy, Michael Frommer

immunisation of children

The changing epidemiology of pertussis in the Hunter New England area and potential implications for the immunisation schedule David Durrheim, Peter Massey, Chris Carr, Fakrul Islam
Mapping immunisation coverage and conscientious objectors to immunisation in NSW Brynley Hull, Peter McIntyre
Immunisation status of two-year-old children in the Hunter area Thais Miles, Chris Wilkinson
Undertaking mass meningococcal vaccination: criteria and experiences Donald Holt, Krishna Hort, Michael Levy
Immunisation census of the 1992 school intake in Central and Southern Sydney Kerrie Goldston, Mark Bek, Clare Nixon
Hepatitis B program for Aboriginal children Anthony Kolbe, Roslyn Riley, Christopher Maher

immunisation of children - regular reports

immunoglobulin

impetigo

income distribution

Growing apart: Further analysis of income trends in the 1990s Ann Harding
Income inequality trends in the 1980s and 1990s Ann Harding

Index Medicus

Indigenous Social Survey

Health surveys conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics Paul Atyeo, Marelle Rawson

inequalities

Trends in potentially avoidable mortality in NSW Andrew Hayen, Doug Lincoln, Helen Moore, Margaret Thomas
Health inequalities and the health needs of people with mental illness David Lawrence, Rebecca Coghlan
Linking public health and personal health Peter Sainsbury, Elizabeth Harris
Social capital and public expenditure in Australia John Quiggin
What if New South Wales was more equal? Kevin McCracken
Building the evidence base to address health inequalities Helen Catchatoor
Can the Families First initiative contribute to reducing health inequalities? Garth Alperstein, Victor Nossar
Growing apart: Further analysis of income trends in the 1990s Ann Harding
How can evidence-based practice contribute to reducing health inequalities in NSW? Stephen Leeder
How can primary care increase equity in health? Mark Harris, John Furler
Reducing socioeconomic health inequalities: Issues of relevance for policy Gavin Turrell
Tackling health inequalities: Balancing universal and targeted approaches Elizabeth Harris, Peter Sainsbury
How can a government research and development initiative contribute to reducing health inequalities? Jane Dixon, Bev Sibthorpe
Tackling health inequalities in the NSW health system: The NSW Health and Equity Statement Jim Hyde
Tackling inequalities: research, policy, practice and advocacy Elizabeth Harris, Peter Sainsbury
Taking responsibility to address inequalities in health Marilyn Wise
Global health inequalities: The challenge to epidemiology Martin McKee
Health inequalities: something old, something new Peter Sainsbury, Elizabeth Harris
Income inequality trends in the 1980s and 1990s Ann Harding
Measuring health inequalities in New South Wales Helen Moore, Louisa Jorm
Improving the health and life chances of women in disadvantaged communities Elizabeth Harris, Elizabeth Comino, Lis Young, Angela Berthelson
Jarman 8: An index of social disadvantage Jim Forrest, Kevin McCracken, Pete Whitecross

infant mortality

Health of Aboriginal mothers and babies in NSW Victoria Westley-Wise, Lee Taylor
Infant mortality and SIDS in NSW 1969-1987 Peter Lewis

infants (newborn)

Bottle caries and dental neglect Sarah Raphael
Health of Aboriginal mothers and babies in NSW Victoria Westley-Wise, Lee Taylor
Craniosynostosis in NSW Lee Taylor, Isla Tooth
Vitamin K prophylaxis in newborn infants Michael Frommer, Elisabeth Murphy, Timothy Churches, David Henderson-Smart,
Neonatal intensive care unit study Lee Sutton, Barbara Bajuk

infection control

A general practice perspective of pandemic influenza Michael G Moore
Infection control and hygiene practices in skin penetration businesses Ron Bouwman, Santo Cannata, Mark Bek, Michael Fett
Infection control in general practice, 1994 and 1995 Chris Cooper, Michael Mira, Marcela Cox, Arianne Maandag
Reflections on the beginnings of infection control in NSW Greta Albera, Cathryn Murphy, Julian Gold

infectious mononucleosis

influenza

Influenza immunisation rates in adults, NSW 1993 Rob Menzies, Shing Chung Fung
Influenza immunisation for health care workers Anthony Cunningham
Vaccination status of nursing home staff and residents Robert Reznik
Keeping the elderly covered John Brown, Greg Stewart, Mark Harris, Margaret Coghlan
Sentinel monitoring of influenza Wendy Manning, Michael Levy, Mark Harris
Influenza monitoring PW Gill, MH Levy, AL Cunningham

information technology

Developing innovative strategies for multicultural communication Terry Chesher, Michelle Young
Computers in clinical practice Terry Hannan
Teleradiology in NSW Cait Lonie, David Lyle

injecting rooms

Injecting rooms in Switzerland Kate Dolan

injuries and accidents

Building capacity in injury research transfer Roslyn Poulos, Anthony Zwi
Australian approaches to the prevention of farm injury Lyn Fragar, James Houlahan
Child Safety on Farms strategy
Fatal work injuries in New South Wales Tim Driscoll, Rebecca Mitchell
Farm-related injury in NSW: Information for prevention Richard Franklin, Justin Crosby
Child deaths and injuries in driveways Rebecca Mitchell
Mid North Coast Aboriginal injury surveillance project Jenny Heslop
NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre Ann Williamson
NSW Water Safety Taskforce Rebecca Mitchell
Research and planning for injury prevention Jane Elkington
Changing health resource demands for injury due to falls in an ageing population Jerry Moller
NHMRC Health Research Partnership: Prevention of Older People's Injuries Stephen Lord, Catherine Sherrington
Identifying work-related injury and disease in routinely collected NSW hospitalisation data David Muscatello, Rebecca Mitchell
Evaluation of a statewide campaign to prevent scalds in young children Jane Elkington
Injury prevention in action Jane Elkington
NSW Injury Prevention Network contact and mailing list
Safety-First in Ryde Mary Psaromatis, Pete Whitecross
Firearm injury and death in NSW Rebecca Peters, Gerard Fitzsimmons, Ru Nguyen
In-line skating injuries in children in Eastern Sydney Bernie Towler, Julianne Brown,
Winter sports injuries Leone Coolahan, Judith E Jones, Shing Chung Fung, David Lyle
Monitoring trauma outcomes in NSW
What's new in injury surveillance Glenn Close, Anthony Capon, Kevin Wolfenden,

Injury Risk Management Research Centre (IRMRC)

NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre Ann Williamson

insects

Overview of the public health implications of cockroaches and their management Peter Mille, Bryce Peters
Investigation of caterpillar dermatitis in school children Andrew Scholz, Richard Russell, Merilyn Geary

Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research (ICPMR)

Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science (IMVS)

International Classification of Diseases (ICD)

Using the International Classification of Diseases with HOIST David Muscatello, Susan Travis

Internet

Delivering smoking cessation information in the workplace using Quit Online Sue Hailstone, Amy Wyndham, Elayne Mitchell
Release of an HTML version of the Bulletin and changes to the Bulletin home page
Electronic report of the NSW Health Surveys 1997 and 1998 Louisa Jorm
Developing innovative strategies for multicultural communication Terry Chesher, Michelle Young
Multicultural Family Help Kit Suzanne Pope, Kym Scanlon, Beverley Raphael, Jan Heslep, Maria Cassaniti, John Spiteri
NSW arbovirus surveillance web site Stephen Doggett, Richard Russell, Dominic Dwyer
Advertising campaign on the dangers of lead

interpreters

Intranet

Japanese encephalitis virus

Jenner, Edward

One hundred years of vaccination Brian Feery

keratoconjunctivitis

Bug Breakfast in the Bulletin: Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis: An outbreak in New South Wales Kerri A Viney, Con Petsoglou, Bridget K Doyle

Kunjin virus

laboratories - public health

Challenges for the laboratory before and during an influenza pandemic Dominic E Dwyer, Ken A McPhie, V Mala Ratnamohan, Catherine NM Pitman
Planning for pandemic influenza surveillance in NSW David J Muscatello, Michelle A Cretikos, Mark J Bartlett, Tim Churches, Ian W Carter, Keith Eastwood, Leon G Heron, Kenneth A McPhie
Laboratory investigation of suspected bioterrorism incidents, NSW, October 2001 to February 2002 Gregory James, Marion Yuen, Lyn Gilbert

lassa fever

lead

Reducing lead exposure in children in Broken Hill Hugh Burke, Bill Balding, David Lyle
NSW Lead Management Program in Broken Hill David Lyle, Bill Balding, Hugh Burke, Steven Begg
Advertising campaign on the dangers of lead
Lead and environmental health in Broken Hill Bill Balding, Sean Reddan
Lead community groups in NSW
Assessing the impact of a new motorway on children's blood lead levels Rosemary Aldrich, Ruth Toneguzzi, John Wlodarczyk, Michael J Hensley, John Stephenson
Lead exposure at a school for children with developmental disabilities Jason Bawden-Smith, Jeremy McAnulty, Mark Bek
Does lead paint from the Sydney Harbour Bridge cause significant pollution to areas nearby? John Skinner, Reg Baxter, Erin Farnbach, Donald Holt
Tackling childhood lead poisoning Judy Galvin, John Stephenson, Stephen Corbett

legal issues

Court diversion in NSW for people with mental health problems and disorders David Greenberg, Ben Nielsen

legionellosis

Prevention of legionella in hospital water Peter Cavagnino

legislation

Litigation and its current role in tobacco regulation in Australia Jonathan Liberman
Firearm injury and death in NSW Rebecca Peters, Gerard Fitzsimmons, Ru Nguyen
Compliance with the Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1991 in Western Sydney Ian Goldthorpe, Louisa Jorm, Neil Shaw, Bin Jalaludin

leprosy

leptospirosis

life expectancy

NSW Health Aboriginal Health Impact Statement Liz Wheeler
Global health inequalities: The challenge to epidemiology Martin McKee

listeriosis

Lyme Disease

lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)

Lyssavirus infections

Maggot Debridement Therapy (MDT)

malaria

Cases of malaria notified in NSW in 1990 John Walker

mammograms

Interval breast cancers in New South Wales Richard Taylor, Rajah Supramaniam, Mary Rickard, Jane Estoesta

marijuana

Licit and illicit drug use in NSW Sarah Thackway, Anton Poder, Amber Summerill

marketing

Marketing in Australia of Infant Formula:the MAIF Agreement

mass media

Building evidence and support for a strategy to counter smoking images in movies Wendy Oakes, Christine Edwards
Searching for common ground in a local media campaign Frank Wallner
Public communication during an outbreak of infectious disease Charles Watson

maternal mortality

Health of Aboriginal mothers and babies in NSW Victoria Westley-Wise, Lee Taylor

measles

Measles control campaign
Measles control campaign
Measles epidemic in Western Sydney Louise F McDonnell, Louisa R Jorm

medical records

Computers in clinical practice Terry Hannan

Medicare

medication

Medline

Tailoring the Bulletin to meet readership needs D Lynne Madden

melanoma

Working out what to measure: Melanoma services Helen Moore, Cait Lonie, Hanna Noworytko, Bruce Armstrong

men

Males and mental health: A public health approach Ben Nielsen, Elena Katrakis, Beverley Raphael
Men's perceived health needs Richard Fletcher, Nick Higginbotham, Annette Dobson
Men's use of general practitioner services Michael Woods
Suicide in New South Wales: The NSW Suicide Data Report Guncha Ansari, Jennifer Chipps, Gavin Stewart

meningitis

Are letters an effective means of communicating guidelines about prophylactic antibiotics for meningococcal meningitis to close contacts at a child care centre? Gay Rixon, Donald Holt
Bacterial meningitis and septicaemia guidelines
Meningitis surveillance 1991 Christine Roberts, Wendy Manning, Kerry Chant
Bacterial meningitis makes a comeback Michael Levy, Wendy Manning, George Rubin

meningococcal disease

Are letters an effective means of communicating guidelines about prophylactic antibiotics for meningococcal meningitis to close contacts at a child care centre? Gay Rixon, Donald Holt
Bacterial meningitis makes a comeback Michael Levy, Wendy Manning, George Rubin
Undertaking mass meningococcal vaccination: criteria and experiences Donald Holt, Krishna Hort, Michael Levy

Men's Health Information and Resource Centre (MHIRC)

Men's Health Network (MHN)

Mental Health Outcomes and Assessment Tools Training Project (MH-OAT)

mental health services

Males and mental health: A public health approach Ben Nielsen, Elena Katrakis, Beverley Raphael

mental illness

Court diversion in NSW for people with mental health problems and disorders David Greenberg, Ben Nielsen
Health inequalities and the health needs of people with mental illness David Lawrence, Rebecca Coghlan
Males and mental health: A public health approach Ben Nielsen, Elena Katrakis, Beverley Raphael
Health surveys conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics Paul Atyeo, Marelle Rawson
Getting in early: A framework for early intervention and prevention in mental health for young people in New South Wales Kathy Paterson, Judy Jones, Bernadette Dagg, Kym Scanlon, Beverley Raphael
Promotion, prevention and early intervention in mental health: Two new national documents Kym Scanlon, Beverley Raphael, Kathy Paterson
Prevention interventions for child and adolescent mental health: NSW resource document Suzanne Pope, Beverley Raphael, Kym Scanlon
Multicultural Family Help Kit Suzanne Pope, Kym Scanlon, Beverley Raphael, Jan Heslep, Maria Cassaniti, John Spiteri
Building capacity for promotion, prevention and early intervention in mental health Kym Scanlon, Beverley Raphael
Postnatal depression Philip Boyce
Improving the health of children in NSW: mental health issues for children Suzanne Pope, Beverley Raphael
Deaths recorded as mental disorders in the 15-24 age group, 1979-89 Marilyn Rob
Mental health strategy Christina Terpaj

methadone treatment

HIV testing in methadone patients Judith E. Jones, George Rubin, Danny O'Conner

methamphetamine

Microbiological Diagnostic Unit (MDU)

migraine

mobile communities

Meeting the needs of mobile communities Gus Eddy, Judi Geggie

mortality

Trends in potentially avoidable mortality in NSW Andrew Hayen, Doug Lincoln, Helen Moore, Margaret Thomas
Global health inequalities: The challenge to epidemiology Martin McKee
Deaths recorded as mental disorders in the 15-24 age group, 1979-89 Marilyn Rob
Trends in mortality rates SC Fung, M Rob, D Lyle, G Rubin
Mortality trends Gary Eckstein

mosquitoes

Population health aspects of mosquito-borne disease in New South Wales Stephen Doggett
Recent increases in the notification of Barmah Forest virus infections in New South Wales Lara Harvey, Dominic Dwyer
The increase in presentations of dengue fever in New South Wales Linda Hueston

multiculturalism

Developing innovative strategies for multicultural communication Terry Chesher, Michelle Young
Multicultural Family Help Kit Suzanne Pope, Kym Scanlon, Beverley Raphael, Jan Heslep, Maria Cassaniti, John Spiteri

mumps

Murray Valley encephalitis virus

National Centre for Health Promotion

National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases (NCIRS)

National Centre in HIV Social Research (NCHSR)

HIV prevention and community engagement: 15 years on Michael Salter

National Drug Strategy Household Survey

Licit and illicit drug use in NSW Sarah Thackway, Anton Poder, Amber Summerill

National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)

NHMRC Health Research Partnership: Prevention of Older People's Injuries Stephen Lord, Catherine Sherrington

National Health Survey

Describing breastfeeding practices in New South Wales using data from the NSW Child Health Survey, 2001 Debra Hector, Karen Webb, Sharon Lymer
Health surveys conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics Paul Atyeo, Marelle Rawson

National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS)

National Nutrition Survey

Health surveys conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics Paul Atyeo, Marelle Rawson

National Prison Entrants' Bloodborne Virus Survey

National Public Health Expenditure Project

National Public Health Partnership

New South Wales Mothers and Babies Report

Release of the New South Wales Mothers and Babies Report 2002 Frank Beard, Lee Taylor
Release of New South Wales Mothers and Babies 2001 Lee Taylor
Release of the New South Wales Mothers and Babies 2000 Report Lee Taylor
New South Wales Mothers and Babies Report, 1998 Lee Taylor

New South Wales Population Health Survey -Adult Health

Development of a chronic disease risk factor index and identifying population subgroups at risk using New South Wales Adult Health Survey 2002 data Yvette Miller, Adrian Bauman
Collecting information from people of non-English speaking background: Translation of survey instruments in the NSW Health Survey Program Deborah Baker
Getting population health research to influence health service practice: Use of area health service questions in the NSW Health Survey Julianne Quaine, Peter Sainsbury, Margaret Williamson
Maximising quality in health surveys: Lessons from the field Matthew Gorringe, Lindy Latham
Using NSW Health Survey data for economic analysis Marion Haas
Using NSW Health Survey data for local planning and evaluation in NSW Chris Rissel
Using NSW Health Survey data to monitor asthma prevalence and management in NSW Guy Marks
Electronic report of the NSW Health Surveys 1997 and 1998 Louisa Jorm

New South Wales Population Health Survey - Child Health

Describing breastfeeding practices in New South Wales using data from the NSW Child Health Survey, 2001 Debra Hector, Karen Webb, Sharon Lymer
Monitoring child health in NSW: The New South Wales Child Health Survey 2001 and beyond Margo Eyeson-Annan
Development of the NSW Child Health Survey Julianne Quaine, Louisa Jorm, Margaret Williamson

New South Wales Population Health Survey - Older People's Health

New Zealand

Health impact assessment in New Zealand Barbara Langford

NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre

nicotine

Managing nicotine dependence in NSW hospital patients Luke Wolfenden, Megan Freund, Elizabeth Campbell, John Wiggers, Christine Paul, Elayne Mitchell

Nipah virus

non-English speaking background

Problems refugees face when accessing health services Cathryn Finney Lamb, Mitchell Smith
Collecting information from people of non-English speaking background: Translation of survey instruments in the NSW Health Survey Program Deborah Baker
Multicultural Family Help Kit Suzanne Pope, Kym Scanlon, Beverley Raphael, Jan Heslep, Maria Cassaniti, John Spiteri

norovirus

Norwalk-like viruses

An outbreak of Norwalk-like virus gastroenteritis in an aged-care residential hostel Bette Liu, Patrick Maywood, Leena Gupta, Brett Campbell

Notifiable Diseases Database (NDD)

notifiable diseases reporting system

A general practice perspective of pandemic influenza Michael G Moore
Australia's national serosurveillance program Heather Gidding
Benefits of general practice sentinel surveillance networks Michael Mira, Chris Coope, Helena Britt
New public health legislation in NSW Caroline Marsh
Notifications study reveals discrepancies Rosemary Aldrich, Thais A Miles
Sentinel general practices David Jeffs, Rod McMahon
Improved tracking for HIV Gavin Stewart, George Rubin, Matthew Blackmore

notifications - blood-borne or sexually transmitted diseases

notifications - enteric diseases

Foodborne disease surveillance in New South Wales Craig Dalton

notifications - miscellaneous

notifications - vaccine preventable diseases

notifications - vector-borne diseases

notifications - Year in Review

notifications - zoonoses

NSW Central Cancer Registry (ClinCRs)

Status report on redeveloping the NSW Central Cancer Registry Elizabeth Tracey
Towards a clinical cancer information system Hanna Noworytko, Helen Moore, Bruce Armstrong

NSW Centre for Public Health Nutrition

Introducing the NSW Centre for Public Health Nutrition Lesley King
NSW Health establishes the Centre for Public Health Nutrition Jane Moxon, Edwina Macoun, Philip Vita

NSW Drug Summit

May 1999 NSW Drug Summit Rafe Champion, Jennifer Grey
NSW Drug Summit update Kee Foong, Jennifer Gray

NSW Health

Capacity building infrastructure grants workshop Carlie Naylor
NSW Health becomes a registered training organisation Ross Hartley
NSW Health establishes the Centre for Public Health Nutrition Jane Moxon, Edwina Macoun, Philip Vita
Departmental initiatives to address eating disorders Beverley Raphael
Method for evaluating research and guideline evidence Jeannine Liddle
Research and development in the NSW health system Michael Frommer
Relationship of the Health Department to the Environment Protection Authority David Fox

NSW Health Impact Assessment Project

The New South Wales Health Impact Assessment Project Ben Harris-Roxas, Sarah Simpson

NSW Midwives Data Collection

Quality of reporting of Aboriginality to the NSW Midwives Data Collection Lee Taylor, Kim Lim
Report of the NSW Midwives Data Collection 1994 Lee Taylor, Margaret Pym
Health of Aboriginal mothers and babies in NSW Victoria Westley-Wise, Lee Taylor
The NSW Midwives Data Collection 1990 Margaret Pym, Pamela Adelson, Ru Nguyen, Michael Frommer

NSW Needle and Syringe Program

NSW Public Health Bulletin

Review of the NSW Public Health Bulletin: A qualitative survey of stakeholders Jacq Hackett, D Lynne Madden
Tailoring the Bulletin to meet readership needs D Lynne Madden
The new subject index for the NSW Public Health Bulletin Jeanne B Rudd, D Lynne Madden, Megan E Black, Carlie-Jane Naylor
Building the infrastructure for public health Sue Morey, Lynne Madden
Release of an HTML version of the Bulletin and changes to the Bulletin home page

NSW Public Health Forum

NSW Statewide Community and Court Liaison Service (SCCLS)

Court diversion in NSW for people with mental health problems and disorders David Greenberg, Ben Nielsen

NSW Therapeutic Assessment Group (TAG)

nurses

Reflections on the beginnings of infection control in NSW Greta Albera, Cathryn Murphy, Julian Gold

nutrition

Introducing the NSW Centre for Public Health Nutrition Lesley King
Health surveys conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics Paul Atyeo, Marelle Rawson
NSW Health establishes the Centre for Public Health Nutrition Jane Moxon, Edwina Macoun, Philip Vita
Adolescents, nutrition and eating disorders Rosemary Stanton
Monitoring aspects of food habits in population-based surveys in NSW Moira Hewitt, Beth Stickney, Karen Webb
NSW food and nutrition monitoring project Edwina Macoun
Plans for monitoring food and nutrition in NSW Beth Stickney, Karen Webb, Vicki Flood, Moira Hewitt

obesity

obituaries

occupational health

Australian approaches to the prevention of farm injury Lyn Fragar, James Houlahan
Counting the cost of work-related injuries and diseases in poultry farming in New South Wales Serrie Kamara, Indira de Silva, Tilak Kuruppuarachchi
Farm-related injury in NSW: Information for prevention Richard Franklin, Justin Crosby
Fatal work injuries in New South Wales Tim Driscoll, Rebecca Mitchell
Identifying work-related injury and disease in routinely collected NSW hospitalisation data David Muscatello, Rebecca Mitchell

older people

NHMRC Health Research Partnership: Prevention of Older People's Injuries Stephen Lord, Catherine Sherrington
Step out with confidence Alison Sewell
Health surveys conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics Paul Atyeo, Marelle Rawson
Older women's wellness Mary-Kate Pickett
Oral health needs of the elderly Peter Lloyd King
Influenza immunisation rates in adults, NSW 1993 Rob Menzies, Shing Chung Fung
Vaccination status of nursing home staff and residents Robert Reznik
Keeping the elderly covered John Brown, Greg Stewart, Mark Harris, Margaret Coghlan

Olympic and Paralympic Games (Sydney 2000)

opiates

oral cancer

Oral cancer in New South Wales D. Murray Walker

oral health

Oral cancer in New South Wales D. Murray Walker
Oral health needs of the elderly Peter Lloyd King
Oral health research: current trends and future research requirements A. John Spencer
Oral health surveillance in NSW Mary Osborn
Effectiveness into practice Nicholas Phin
Evidence-based oral health planning David Wright, Alan Patterson
Dental erosion: more acid means fewer teeth Thomas W. Boland
Bottle caries and dental neglect Sarah Raphael
Oral health and life skills in society Richard P. Widmer
Periodontal diseases and systemic health: associations, directions, implications Barbara Anne Taylor

Oregon Plan

organ transplantation

Strategy aims to lift organ donations Michael McBride

Ottawa Charter

outbreaks in institutions

A tuberculosis contact investigation involving two private nursing homes in inner western Sydney in 2004 Bradley Forssman, Leena Gupta, Kay Mills
An outbreak of Norwalk-like virus gastroenteritis in an aged-care residential hostel Bette Liu, Patrick Maywood, Leena Gupta, Brett Campbell

oysters

Oyster related food poisoning Edward Kraa
Vibrio warning Jeremy McAnulty

Pacific Island countries

Capacity building for international health gains Jan Ritchie, Sally Nathan, Ann Mehaffey

pain

pandemic influenza

pap smears

paralytic illnesses

paratyphoid

Paré, Ambroise

parvoviruses

passive smoking

Current tobacco smoking by the NSW population and the consequences for health David Collins, Helen Lapsley
Litigation and its current role in tobacco regulation in Australia Jonathan Liberman
Tobacco control in NSW: evidence supporting improved strategies to reduce exposure to environmental tobacco smoke Elayne Mitchell, John Sanders

patient transport

Medical retrievals to tertiary referral centres in Sydney Michael Frommer, David Lyle, Kate Burgess, Anna-Louise Kenny, Ru Nguyen

performance indicators

Working out what to measure: Melanoma services Helen Moore, Cait Lonie, Hanna Noworytko, Bruce Armstrong

performance standards

periodontal disease

Periodontal diseases and systemic health: associations, directions, implications Barbara Anne Taylor
Periodontal diseases and systemic health: associations, directions, implications Barbara Anne Taylor

pertussis (whooping cough)

The changing epidemiology of pertussis in the Hunter New England area and potential implications for the immunisation schedule David Durrheim, Peter Massey, Chris Carr, Fakrul Islam
Do variations in pertussis notifications reflect incidence or surveillance practices? A comparison of infant notification rates and hospitalisation data in NSW Siranda Torvaldsen, Peter McIntyre
Lessons learnt from the management of multiple contacts of a case of pertussis in a delivery suite Jennifer Vella, Krishna Hort, Pauline Michell
Pertussis: a comment Peter B. McIntyre
Doctors' notifications of pertussis Suzanne Blogg, Marianne Trent

pesticides

Can molecular epidemiology help us better understand the environment's role in carcinogenesis? The example of pesticides John Beard, Kathy Jong
Attitudes to chemicals and pesticides

petrol

pharmacists

photosensitivity

physical activity

Measuring risk factors that can be modified to prevent cancer Helen Moore, Louisa Jorm, Philip Vita
Searching for common ground in a local media campaign Frank Wallner
Increasing physical activity participation in NSW Adrian Bauman
Towards the best practice in the promotion of physical activity Bill Bellew

pipis

pneumococcal disease

pneumonia

pneumonic plague

poisoning

pollution

Risk assessment for the consumption of fish with elevated selenium levels Craig Dalton, Phillip Bird
Relationship of the Health Department to the Environment Protection Authority David Fox

population health

Release of Program for Enhanced Population Health Infostructure (PEPHI): A report of responses to the November 2000 discussion paper David Muscatello
Getting population health research to influence health service practice: Use of area health service questions in the NSW Health Survey Julianne Quaine, Peter Sainsbury, Margaret Williamson
Health surveys: Building an information base for population health in NSW Louisa Jorm
Using NSW Health Survey data for local planning and evaluation in NSW Chris Rissel
Quality and population George Rubin, Michael Frommer, Johanna Westbrook

postnatal depression

Postnatal depression Philip Boyce

pregnancy

Current tobacco smoking by the NSW population and the consequences for health David Collins, Helen Lapsley
Periodontal diseases and systemic health: associations, directions, implications Barbara Anne Taylor
Health of Aboriginal mothers and babies in NSW Victoria Westley-Wise, Lee Taylor
Maternal screening for Down's syndrome Lee Taylor, Michael Frommer

preterm birth

Periodontal diseases and systemic health: associations, directions, implications Barbara Anne Taylor
Health of Aboriginal mothers and babies in NSW Victoria Westley-Wise, Lee Taylor

primary health care

How can primary care increase equity in health? Mark Harris, John Furler

prisoners

Court diversion in NSW for people with mental health problems and disorders David Greenberg, Ben Nielsen
Tuberculosis screening in inmates and staff of a NSW jail Tin Sladden, Jill O'Donnell, Michael Levy

private hospitals

Program for Enhanced Population Infostructure (PEPHI)

Release of Program for Enhanced Population Health Infostructure (PEPHI): A report of responses to the November 2000 discussion paper David Muscatello

psittacosis

public health

Introducing the NSW Centre for Public Health Nutrition Lesley King
Building the infrastructure for public health Sue Morey, Lynne Madden
Linking public health and personal health Peter Sainsbury, Elizabeth Harris
Social capital and public expenditure in Australia John Quiggin
Release of Program for Enhanced Population Health Infostructure (PEPHI): A report of responses to the November 2000 discussion paper David Muscatello
Safe Communities Rebecca Mitchell
Can the Families First initiative contribute to reducing health inequalities? Garth Alperstein, Victor Nossar
How can primary care increase equity in health? Mark Harris, John Furler
Tackling health inequalities: Balancing universal and targeted approaches Elizabeth Harris, Peter Sainsbury
Tackling inequalities: research, policy, practice and advocacy Elizabeth Harris, Peter Sainsbury
Evidence from systematic reviews of research relevant to implementing the wider public health agenda Peter Sainsbury
Public health surveillance during the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games Sarah Thackway
Building capacity for public health Lesley King, Marilyn Wise
Pressures and future trends in public health around the world Gorm Kirsch
Public health in NSW from this decade to 2010 Andrew Wilson
Restructure to meet rural needs Sue Marcy
Victorian public health trainee scheme Cathy Finocchiaro
Special role of public health medicine David Jeffs
Directions for the decade Meryl Edwards
Training for a healthier future George Rubin, Michael Frommer, Mark Bek, Susan Furber, Peter Lewis
Improved public health George Rubin, Stephen Leeder
New public health bulletin for NSW Sue Morey

public health - evaluation

Public Health Abstracts

Public Health Act

Display of tobacco sales warning signs Steven Hatzi, Santo Cannata, Michael J Fett
New public health legislation in NSW Caroline Marsh

Public Health Network

Successful Public Health Network conference Mark Bek, George Rubin

Public Health Outcome Funding Agreements (PHOFAs)

Women's health coordinators Kate Lamb

Public Health Performance Project

Q fever

FactSheet: Q fever

quality assurance

Quality and population George Rubin, Michael Frommer, Johanna Westbrook

quarantinable diseases

Quarantinable diseases

Quit

Delivering smoking cessation information in the workplace using Quit Online Sue Hailstone, Amy Wyndham, Elayne Mitchell

rabies

Immunisation against rabies Michael Levy, Michael Frommer

radiation oncology

Better information for radiation oncology Sue Looyschelder

radiology

Teleradiology in NSW Cait Lonie, David Lyle

REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals) Program, European Union

refugees

Problems refugees face when accessing health services Cathryn Finney Lamb, Mitchell Smith
Refugee health in NSW Mitchell Smith

renal disease

Report of the Chief Health Officer

Even bigger and better: Report of the Chief Health Officer 2002 Greg Stewart
Reporting on Indigenous Health: Report of the Chief Health Officer, 2000 Peter Waples, Louisa Jorm

research

HIV prevention and community engagement: 15 years on Michael Salter
Research and development in carcinogen control Bernard Stewart
Research and planning for injury prevention Jane Elkington
Building the evidence base to address health inequalities Helen Catchatoor
Method for evaluating research and guideline evidence Jeannine Liddle
Research and development in the NSW health system Michael Frommer

research - application

Building capacity in injury research transfer Roslyn Poulos, Anthony Zwi
Getting research into policy and practice Philip Davies, Shelley Bowen
Improving sun protection behaviour through evidence-based campaigns Sandra Jones, Lyn Rees, Keryn Johnson, Anita Tang
What evidence informs government population health policy? Lessons from early childhood intervention policy in Australia Shelley Bowen, Anthony Zwi, Peter Sainsbury
Getting population health research to influence health service practice: Use of area health service questions in the NSW Health Survey Julianne Quaine, Peter Sainsbury, Margaret Williamson
How can a government research and development initiative contribute to reducing health inequalities? Jane Dixon, Bev Sibthorpe
Evidence from systematic reviews of research relevant to implementing the wider public health agenda Peter Sainsbury
Incorporating evidence into clinical guidelines for the management of diabetes Jeannine Liddle, Margaret Williamson

research grants

Capacity building infrastructure grants workshop Carlie Naylor

resource allocation

Capacity building infrastructure grants workshop Carlie Naylor
Tackling health inequalities: Balancing universal and targeted approaches Elizabeth Harris, Peter Sainsbury
Changing health resource demands for injury due to falls in an ageing population Jerry Moller
Using NSW Health Survey data for economic analysis Marion Haas
Prioritisation of health issues and strategies to improve child health Garth Alperstein, Victor Nossar
Program budgeting and marginal analysis in NSW Marion Haas, Gavin Mooney, Rosalie Viney, Lyn Cooper
Quality versus quantity Jane Hall

respiratory syncytial virus

risk adjustment

risk assessment

Risk assessment for the consumption of fish with elevated selenium levels Craig Dalton, Phillip Bird
What does it mean when the risk assessment says 4.73 x 10-5? Andrew Langley

risk factors

Trends in potentially avoidable mortality in NSW Andrew Hayen, Doug Lincoln, Helen Moore, Margaret Thomas
NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre Ann Williamson
Measuring risk factors that can be modified to prevent cancer Helen Moore, Louisa Jorm, Philip Vita
Risk factor levels for cardiovascular disease Catherine Boyle, Annette Dobson

road safety

Child deaths and injuries in driveways Rebecca Mitchell