This paper reports on the oral health, including dental decay experience and use of fissure sealants, of Australian children examined by school dental service staff in 2008. The findings are drawn from the 2008 Child Dental Health Survey (CDHS), from which the data of 63,870 children aged 6-12 from all states and territories, except New...

This report presents comparisons over time for different age groups for key risk factors for health including overweight and obesity, physical inactivity, poor diet, smoking and excessive alcohol consumption. These are key risk factors for diseases such as cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease. Monitoring patterns in these risk factors is important...

This publication provides national standards for the broader health sector, and has been updated to reflect changes to data standards between 1 July 2010 and 30 April 2012. During this time ten data set specifications, twenty three data element clusters, a hundred and seventy seven data elements, one classification and twenty glossary items have been...

This resource sheet focuses on how to improve access to early childhood services located in metropolitan regions and large country towns where the majority of Indigenous people live. However, many studies do not differentiate urban from remote geographic contexts in reporting on effective strategies. Therefore, strategies that appear to be most appropriate to urban and...

This resource sheet reviews international and Australian research evidence for the characteristics of early learning programs that are effective in promoting developmental and learning outcomes.