Author: Louise Wangerek
Publisher: AIHW
ISBN: 1742493548
Category : Aboriginal Australians
Languages : en
Pages : 133

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Publisher: AIHW
ISBN: 174249305X
Category : Medical care
Languages : en
Pages : 643

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Author: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781742494739
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26

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Author: Ed Carson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110751357X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 349

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Australian Social Policy and the Human Services contends that human service practitioners benefit from understanding the relationship between social policy, the human services and their own practices. In this comprehensive introduction to the subject, readers are encouraged to develop their policy literacy, or critical understanding of the development, implementation and evaluation of social policies. Part I explores the debates and organising principles of social policy and the human services. Part II focuses on the development and delivery of social policy, including its history, and a discussion of the Third Sector in Australia. Part III covers specific areas of social policy: income maintenance, employment, housing, health care, family and child care, and indigenous social policy. Emerging issues, such as globalisation and sustainability, are examined in Part IV. Each chapter features discussion points, exercises, case studies, further reading lists and links with the Australian Association of Social Workers Practice Standards (2013).

Author: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Publisher: AIHW
ISBN: 1742493572
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 164

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This report provides updated data on how Australia's children are faring. Statistics are presented against key national indicators of child health, development and wellbeing, including the Children's Headline Indicators. Topics include mortality, disability, breastfeeding, dental health, physical activity, nutrition, early childhood education, transition to school, literacy and numeracy, social and emotional development, teenage births, birth weight, alcohol and tobacco use during pregnancy, family functioning, family economic situation, parental health, non-parental care, neighbourhood safety, social capital, injuries, bullying, child abuse, violence, crime, homelessness, immunisation and screening, child care, and child protection. Though Australian children are doing well in some areas, there is still room for improvement, especially for children from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds or from socioeconomically disadvantaged areas.

Author: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781742494159
Category : Aboriginal Australians
Languages : en
Pages : 55

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This report presents estimates on health expenditure for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Indigenous people in Australia for the 2010-11 period. In 2010-11, health expenditure for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people was estimated at $4.6 billion, or 3.7% of Australia's total recurrent health expenditure.

Author: Ahsan Ullah
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317587308
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 185

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In 70 countries worldwide, there is an estimated 370 million indigenous peoples, and their rich diversity of cultures, religions, traditions, languages and histories has been significant source of our scholarships. However, the health status of this population group is far below than that of non-indigenous populations by all standards. Could the persisting reluctance to understand the influence of self-governance, globalization and social determinants of health in the lives of these people be deemed as a contributor to the poor health of indigenous peoples? Within this volume, Ullah explores the gap in health status between indigenous and non-indigenous peoples by providing a comparative assessment of socio-economic and health indicators for indigenous peoples, government policies, and the ways in which indigenous peoples have been resisting and adapting to state policies. A timely book for a growing field of study, Globalization and the Health of Indigenous Peoples is a must read for academics, policy-makers, and practitioners who are interested in indigenous studies and in understanding the role that globalization plays for the improvement of indigenous peoples’ health across the world.

Author: Chris Miller
Publisher: Policy Press
ISBN: 1447321103
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 392

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At a time when neoliberal and conservative politics are again in the ascendency and social democracy is waning, Australian public policy re-engages with the values and goals of progressive public policy in Australia and the difficulties faced in re-affirming them. It brings together leading authors to explore economic, environmental, social, cultural, political and indigenous issues. It examines trends and current policy directions and outlines progressive alternatives that challenge and extend current thinking. While focused on Australia, the contributors offer valuable insights for people in other countries committed to social justice and those engaged in the ongoing contest between neo-liberalism and social democracy. This is essential reading for policy practitioners, researchers and students as well those with an interest in the future of public policy.

Author: Stephen Robbins
Publisher: Pearson Higher Education AU
ISBN: 1442564636
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 409

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Robbins Management: The Essentials covers the concepts essential to management in the 21st century in a fresh, lively format that’s perfectly suited to a typical university semester. The second edition features new and in-depth coverage of sustainability, ethics and corporate social responsibility and new case studies from local and international businesses.

Author: Ross Bailie
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 2889453774
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 102

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Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) methods are increasingly widely used to bridge the gaps between the evidence base for best clinical practice, what actually happens in practice, and the achievement of better population health outcomes. Among a range of quality improvement strategies, CQI methods are characterised by iterative and ongoing use of specific processes to identify quality problems, develop solutions, and implement and evaluate changes. The application of CQI processes in health is evolving and evidence of their success continues to emerge. There is, however, a need to enhance understanding of how best to implement, scale-up and evaluate CQI programs for the purpose of improving quality of care and population health outcomes in different contexts. This research topic aims to attract articles that add to knowledge of useful approaches to tailoring CQI methods for different contexts or purposes, and for implementation, scale-up and evaluation of CQI interventions/programs.