Focus On reports
Focus On reports give an overview of various health topics with data and statistics relevant to the ACT community.
Focus on Breast Cancer
This Focus On report gives an overview of breast cancer in the ACT, including a description of trends in incidence and
mortality from 1994 to 2014, and survival from 1983 to 2012.
This report focuses on breast cancer in women but men can also get breast cancer.
Download the Focus on Breast Cancer Report.
Focus on Caesarean Section
This Focus On report givers an overview of caesarean sections in the ACT. Caesarean section rates in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and Australia have risen over the past two decades. A caesarean section is a surgical procedure used to deliver a baby.
Download the Focus on Caesarean Section Report.
Focus on Cancer
Cancer is one of the greatest health burdens for the ACT population. Advances in prevention, early detection and treatment mean that more people are surviving and living longer with cancer. This Focus On report gives an overview of cancer statistics in the ACT. Following Focus On reports will describe the trends of different types of cancer in more detail.
Download the Focus on Cancer Report.
Focus on Cancer Survival
This Focus On report gives an overview of five-year cancer survival estimates for the ACT population for three ten-year periods: 1983–1992, 1993–2002 and 2003–2012.
Download the Focus on Cancer Survival Report.
Focus on Child Nutrition
A nutritious diet is a critical component of healthy childhood growth and development. The Australian Dietary Guidelines (ADGs) provide evidence-based advice about the amount and types of foods we need to eat to promote good health and wellbeing.
Download the Focus on Child Nutrition Report.
Focus on Children's Physical Activity
A physically active lifestyle is associated with a number of long term health benefits in children and can promote overall psychological wellbeing. It's important to establish a habit of physical activity early.
Download the Focus on Children's Physical Activity Report.
Focus on Discretionary Food
Discretionary foods are foods which are not essential for our health. They are characterised by being high in saturated fat, added sugars, salt and/or alcohol. These foods contribute an excess amount of energy (kilojoules) to the diet and by displacing nutritious foods, increase the risk of consuming a nutritionally deficient diet.
Download the Focus on Discretionary Food Report.
Focus on Healthy Ageing
An overview of the health and wellbeing of older persons, aged 65 years and over who live in the ACT.
Download the Focus on Healthy Ageing Report.
Focus on Healthy Weight in Childhood
Why is it important to have a healthy weight? Excess weight is a major risk factor for chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes, some musculoskeletal conditions and cancers.
Download the Focus on Healthy Weight in Childhood Report.
Focus on Perinatal Mortality
Perinatal mortality encompasses foetal deaths (stillbirths) and neonatal deaths that occur in the perinatal period commencing at 20 weeks (140 days) of pregnancy and ending at 28 days after birth.
Download the Focus on Perinatal Mortality Report.
Focus on Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is the leading cancer among men in the ACT (2010-2014). The causes of prostate cancer are poorly understood. It is more common in older men and men with a family history of prostate cancer, but prostate cancer is not clearly linked to any preventable risk factors.
Download the Focus on Prostate Cancer Report.
Focus on Smoking in Pregnancy
Smoking in pregnancy is the most important preventable cause of a wide range of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Smoking causes obstetric and foetal complications and there is growing evidence of serious harm extending into childhood and even adulthood.
Download the Focus on Smoking in Pregnancy Report.
Focus on Tobacco Use
Focus On Tobacco Use provides a snapshot of tobacco use among ACT young people aged 12-17 years. We used cross-sectional data from a triennial survey of a representative sample of Australian secondary students undertaken in the ACT between 1996 and 2017.
Download the Focus on Tobacco Use Report.