Epidemiology publications archive
The reports and resources on this page provide information about the health status of the ACT population over time.
General health
- Health status of women in the ACT 2008
- Sustainable healthy development - the ACT way 2006
- Snapshots of health ACT subdivisions 2000
- Health status of males in the ACT 1998
- Health status of females in the ACT 1998
- Health indicators in the ACT 1998
- Emerging patterns of health status in the ACT 1998
- Health status of the ACT by statistical subdivisions 1998
- Health risk factors in the ACT 1998
- Report on the health status of ACT residents 1995
- National health survey ACT results for the SF-36 1995
General health by population group
Older persons
- Health of older people in the ACT 1999
- Preventing injury in older people: fear of falling and physical activity ACT 2003
- Focus on healthy ageing
Children and young people
- Health status of children in the ACT 2007 - 2010
- Health status of young people in the ACT 1998
- ACT secondary school student survey 1996
- Childhood immunisation & preventable diseases in the ACT 1993 - 1997
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- The health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in the ACT 2006 - 2011
- The health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in the ACT 2000-2005
- The health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 1997
Mothers and babies
- Focus on caesarean section
- Maternal and perinatal health in the ACT 1999 - 2008
- Maternal and perinatal health in the ACT 2000 - 2004
- Maternal and perinatal health in the ACT, 1997 - 2001
- Maternal and perinatal health in the ACT, 1999
- ACT maternal and perinatal tables 1998
- ACT maternal and perinatal tables 1997
- Maternal and perinatal status 1994 - 96
Tobacco, alcohol and other drugs
- Focus on tobacco use
- Focus on smoking in pregnancy
- ACT secondary student alcohol and health risk survey 2005
- ACT secondary student alcohol and drug survey 2002
- Alcohol and tobacco use by ACT secondary school students 1996 - 2002
- ACT secondary school student survey 1996
- Drug related health in the ACT 1999
- Illicit drug samples seized in the ACT 1980-1997
Cancer
- Focus on cancer
- Focus on cancer survival
- Focus on breast cancer
- Focus on prostate cancer
- Cancer survival and prevalence in the ACT 1983 - 2012
- Cancer in the ACT incidence and mortality 2009
- Cancer in the ACT survival estimates 1995 - 2004
- Cancer in the ACT 1998 - 2004
- Breast cancer in the ACT 2003
- Cancer in the ACT 1996 - 2000
- Cancer in the ACT 1994 - 1999
- Developing a strategic plan for cancer services in the ACT 1996
- Cancer in the ACT 1983 - 1992
Health conditions including injury and disability
Chronic conditions
- Cardiovascular Disease in the ACT 2000
- Diabetes mellitus in the ACT 1999
- Asthma in the ACT 1998
- The epidemiology of asthma in the ACT 1996
- The epidemiology of cardiovascular disease in the ACT 1997
- The epidemiology of diabetes mellitus in the ACT 1996
- The epidemiology of injury in the ACT 1996
- Communicable diseases in the ACT 1993 - 1997
Disability and ageing
- Disability ageing and carers in the ACT 1999
- Disability and aging in the ACT: an epidemiological review 1997
Mental health and well-being
- Mental Health in the ACT 1997
- National survey of mental health and wellbeing of adults 1997
- Health Related Quality of Life in the ACT 1994 - 1997
- Health related quality of life in the ACT 1994 - 1995
More mental health publications are available under general health.
Physical activity, weight, nutrition and sedentary behaviour
- Focus on discretionary food
- Focus on child nutrition
- Focus on children’s physical activity
- Focus on healthy weight in childhood
- Year 6 physical activity and nutrition survey 2009
- Year 6 physical activity and nutrition survey 2006
- Physical activity patterns of adults in the ACT 2000