{"title":"A report on the New South Wales Tobacco Action Plan 2001-2004.","authors":"J. Mitchell, S. Hailstone","doi":"10.1071/NB04022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1071/NB04022","url":null,"abstract":"The NSW Department of Health's commitment to reducing tobacco-related harm in New South Wales is best articulated in its NSW Tobacco Action Plan 2001–2004. In accord with the National Tobacco Strategy 1999–2003, priorities under this plan include: reducing smoking prevalence; limiting the uptake of smoking by nonsmokers; reducing the exposure to the general population to tobacco smoke; and, over the longer term, decreasing the prevalence of disease and deaths caused by smoking. In order to address these priorities, the NSW Tobacco Action Plan 2001–2004 (Tobacco Action Plan) focuses on policies and legislative programs to restrict access to tobacco products; provision of support services to assist those wanting to quit smoking; and adoption of strategies to reduce exposure to tobacco smoke in indoor places both public and private.","PeriodicalId":426489,"journal":{"name":"New South Wales Public Health Bulletin","volume":"55 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129331566","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. Wolfenden, M. Freund, Elizabeth Campbell, J. Wiggers, C. Paul, E. Mitchell
{"title":"Managing nicotine dependence in NSW hospital patients","authors":"L. Wolfenden, M. Freund, Elizabeth Campbell, J. Wiggers, C. Paul, E. Mitchell","doi":"10.1071/NB04023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1071/NB04023","url":null,"abstract":"In recognition of the adverse consequences of tobacco use on patient health, the financial burden of smoking on the health care system, and the role of health services in the treatment of tobacco users (to enable their cessation of smoking), the NSW Department of Health has implemented a number of smoking cessation initiatives in recent years. Among these are the 1999 NSW Smokefree Workplace Policy, which requires all area health service facilities and campuses to become smoke-free, and the development and release of the Guide for the Management of Nicotine Dependent Inpatients in 2002. This article describes the implications of the NSW Smokefree Workplace Policy on hospitals and discusses the development and utility of the Guide in the context of the ongoing challenge of improving care for inpatients who are dependent on nicotine.","PeriodicalId":426489,"journal":{"name":"New South Wales Public Health Bulletin","volume":"68 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114735858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Current tobacco smoking by the New South Wales population and the consequences for health.","authors":"E. Mitchell, John M Sanders","doi":"10.1071/NB04020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1071/NB04020","url":null,"abstract":"The risk factor responsible for the greatest disease burden in Australia is tobacco smoking, which accounts for approximately 12 per cent of the total burden of disease in males and seven per cent in females. Tobacco smoking contributes to higher drug-related morbidity and mortality than both alcohol and illicit drug use combined. It is the leading preventable cause of morbidity and mortality, particularly from: cardiovascular disease; cancers of the lung, larynx and mouth; and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It is estimated that approximately half of all long-term smokers will die from smoking-related causes. Smoking while pregnant contributes to an increased risk of having a low birthweight baby. Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke is known to be a risk factor for lung cancer and cardiovascular disease in adults, and for sudden infant death syndrome, asthma, and lower respiratory disease in children.","PeriodicalId":426489,"journal":{"name":"New South Wales Public Health Bulletin","volume":"59 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129621628","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Meningococcal disease in New South Wales, 1991-2002.","authors":"David Hogan, J. McAnulty","doi":"10.1071/nb04011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1071/nb04011","url":null,"abstract":"Meningococcal disease is caused by invasive infection with the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis. Humans are the only natural reservoir for N. meningitidis, 5–10 per cent of whom have naso-pharangeal colonisation of the bacteria at any given time. The bacteria are transmitted between people by secretions from the naso-pharynx. Disease occurs in rare instances when a virulent strain of the bacteria invades through the naso-pharynx. Disease can present in a variety of syndromes, usually meningitis and/or septicaemia, and more uncommonly pneumonia, otitis media, septic arthritis, urethritis, and purulent pericarditis.","PeriodicalId":426489,"journal":{"name":"New South Wales Public Health Bulletin","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117234238","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Sydney Olympics: a win for public health.","authors":"Louisa R Jorm, M. Visotina","doi":"10.1071/NB03012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1071/NB03012","url":null,"abstract":"The Games of the XXVI Olympiad, held in Sydney in September 2000, were the largest mass sporting event ever held in Australia. The local public health system had considerable experience in providing services for mass events, such as the annual City to Surf fun run and the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. However, the challenge presented by the Olympic Games far outstripped these events in terms of the expected numbers of local and international visitors, the extended duration of the event (two weeks) and its high profile, which was accompanied by an intense level of public, political and media interest.","PeriodicalId":426489,"journal":{"name":"New South Wales Public Health Bulletin","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123523286","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"May 1999 NSW Drug Summit.","authors":"Rafe Champion, J. Gray","doi":"10.1071/NB03019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1071/NB03019","url":null,"abstract":"In late 1998 there was a widespread perception that the problem of illicit drugs was not being adequately addressed through existing resources and policies. The Premier of New South Wales made the commitment that, if re-elected in the March 1999 election, there would be a summit on the drug problem. This article describes that drug summit, the purpose of which was to make a fresh start and achieve bipartisan agreement on major strategies to address illicit drugs.","PeriodicalId":426489,"journal":{"name":"New South Wales Public Health Bulletin","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122466061","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"5. Area Health Services","authors":"L. Taylor, B. Bajuk, M. Giffin","doi":"10.1071/NB09S07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1071/NB09S07","url":null,"abstract":"Continuing the pattern of recent years, the largest numbers of confinements in 2001 were among mothers resident in the South Western Sydney (12,161, 14.4 per cent) and Western Sydney Health Areas (10,818, 12.8 per cent). These two health areas contributed over one quarter of the State's births. Eighty per cent of confinements were to mothers resident in the metropolitan health areas (including the Central Coast, Hunter and Illawarra Health Areas), and 19.4 per cent were to mothers resident in rural health areas (Table 20).","PeriodicalId":426489,"journal":{"name":"New South Wales Public Health Bulletin","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115117972","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The health care disadvantages of being obese.","authors":"Wendy Pryor","doi":"10.1071/NB02066","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1071/NB02066","url":null,"abstract":"People who are obese are disadvantaged socially—in public places, in employment, and in health care. Many obese people are afraid of approaching health professionals and attending health facilities. Problems of access and lack of suitable facilities for obese people area problem; however, the greatest impediment is the fear of encountering judgmental and discriminatory attitudes from health professionals about a patient’s obesity","PeriodicalId":426489,"journal":{"name":"New South Wales Public Health Bulletin","volume":"117 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133531036","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Eyeson‐Annan, Lara Harvey, Nerida Grant, D. Baker, Louisa R Jorm, Margaret Thomas
{"title":"8. Health status","authors":"M. Eyeson‐Annan, Lara Harvey, Nerida Grant, D. Baker, Louisa R Jorm, Margaret Thomas","doi":"10.1071/NB03S49","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1071/NB03S49","url":null,"abstract":"Monitoring the health status of a population helps to detect emerging patterns of illness and disease and provides information to inform policy and planning of health services. This section reports on self-rated health status, asthma, precursors of cardiovascular disease, chemical sensitivity, diabetes, injury, mental health, oral health, and overweight and obesity.","PeriodicalId":426489,"journal":{"name":"New South Wales Public Health Bulletin","volume":"114 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123405977","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Program for Enhanced Population Health Infostructure (PEPHI)--a report of responses to the November 2000 discussion paper.","authors":"D. Muscatello","doi":"10.1071/NB02S12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1071/NB02S12","url":null,"abstract":"This report summarises the responses to a discussion paper released in November 2000, which introduced the NSW Department of Health?s Program for Enhanced Population Health Infostructure (PEPHI). The report also promotes and encourages further discussion about PEPHI. The program comprises a series of projects to improve access to - and analysis and reporting of - population health information in NSW. The program has been funded through the National Health Development Fund of the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care.","PeriodicalId":426489,"journal":{"name":"New South Wales Public Health Bulletin","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116116659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}