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Preventative health

Briefing paper

Risk based cancer screening: the role of primary care


Early detection of bowel and breast cancer greatly increase survival rates. However, participation rates in Australia’s national bowel and breast cancer screening programs are low. In addition, Australia’s screening programs are population-based and mostly do not target patients considered to be at higher risk.
Report

Creative approaches to health information ecologies


This report shares findings from the project 'Creative Approaches to Health Information Ecologies' - which explored the many different ways that people learn about their bodies and health. This included their use of digital technologies, as well as their encounters with other people and the world around them.
Strategy

Provisional health of disabled people strategy 2023


This strategy document sets the direction and long-term priorities for the new health system to move towards achieving equity in New Zealand disabled people’s health and wellbeing outcomes over the next 10 years.
Policy report

Toward a universal dental care plan: policy options for Canada

Gregory Marchildon, Peter Oliver, Carlos Quiñonez

This paper asserts that the Canadian Dental Care Plan is a major step forward in reforming dental care, but argues that the 'payer of last resort model' the government has chosen to implement falls short, and will result in inefficiencies, as well as failing to ensure equitable access to primary and preventive dental care.
Report

Machine learning analysis of risk factors for progression from suicide ideation to suicide-related behaviours in contemporary Australian Defence Force members


This research paper examines changes over time in suicidality in a sample of serving and ex-serving Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel.