population health

During the past 20 years there has been a dramatic increase in societal interest in preventing disability and death in the United States by changing individual behaviors linked to the risk of contracting chronic diseases. This renewed interest in health pro-motion and disease prevention has

Many prominent theorists have argued that accurate perceptions of the self, the world, and the future are essential for mental health. Yet considerable research evidence suggests that overly positive selfevaluations, exaggerated perceptions of control or mastery, and unrealistic optimism

Understanding the production of population health and

have been effectively addressed, and application of these methods to appropriate high-risk and general population samples in controlled studies. The authors review risk and protective factors for drug abuse, assess a number of approaches for drug abuse prevention potential with high-risk groups

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‘Unreasonable behaviour ’ is defined as behav-iour that a reasonable person would expect to victimise, humiliate, undermine or threaten them; and ‘health ’ includes mental and physical

Statistical modeling of volume of alcohol exposure for epidemiological studies of

Government Outcomes are the intended results, impacts or consequences of actions by the Government on the Australian community. Agencies deliver Programs, which are the Government actions taken to deliver the stated Outcomes. Agencies are required to identify the Programs which contribute to Government Outcomes over the Budget and forward years. Each Outcome is described below together with its related Programs, specifying the indicators and targets used to assess and monitor the performance of the

Although we are rapidly improving our understanding of how to manage patients with chronic illness in Australian general practice,1–3 many patients are still receiving suboptimal care. General practices have limited organisational capacity to provide the structured care that is required for managing chronic conditions: regular monitoring, decision support, patient recall, supporting patient self management, team work, and information management.4,5 This requires a shift away from episodic, acute models.6 Overseas research has shown that areas such as team work, clinical information systems, decision support, linkages and leadership are also important in managing chronic illness,7 but we do not know which of these are most important in Australia.