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Population Health
This section showcases a range of resources available to assist general practice networks and their partners in the establishment of Medicare Locals. It will continue to be updated as other products and services become available.
Access and Equity Planning Guidelines for Medicare Locals
The guidelines and resources have been produced by AGPN, GPNSW and the University of NSW to assist MLs to take and access and equity perspective in needs based planning and service implementation. All documents are linked to form part of a package of practical resources.Opportunity to participate in an introduction to the Graduate Certificate in Health Services Research and Development in conjunction with University of Wollongong
In collaboration with AGPN a special arrangement has been made with the Univeristy to provide support to Medicare Local staff to undertake a module of the Graduate Certificate on Health Services Evaluation and Development. Students from Medicare Locals should make a normal application to the University and will need to cover the course fees. Those that are successful will receive a bursary from AGPN for travel and accommodation costs with attending the supported blocks of study. Click for full details.
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Population Health Profiles
The Medicare Local population health profiles were commissioned by AGPN as part of the National Transition Project. The profiles are an initial effort aimed at preparing Network members for the ITA submissions. The baseline profiles provide some available data sets mapped to the new geographic boundaries for Medicare Locals. The profiles will supplement local data and information that Network members already have. The profiles were produced by the Public Health Information Development Unit (PHIDU), University of Adelaide. Health Atlas data has now been published by PHIDU on their website.
For enquiries about the data please contact John Glover, Public Health Information Development Unit (PHIDU), University of Adelaide at phone: (08) 8303 6237 or email: john.glover@adelaide.edu.au
Link to:
Online interactive atlas: http://www.publichealth.gov.au/interactive_mapping/aust_ML_2011/atlas.html
Alzheimers Australia publications on dementia and aged care
Alzherimer Australia have published two documents which include some population health data which may prove useful to Medicare Locals in their planning.
Demential and Aged Care Planning
Prevention/Health Promotion Resources for Medicare Locals
AGPN and a small working party have developed the following resources:
- Framework for Prevention and Health Promotion for Medicare Locals
- Resource toolkit for Prevention and Health Promotion for Medicare Locals
- An environmental scan which informs these two documents.
Links
Central Highlands General Practice Network Population Health Kit
Presentation at the AGPN National Forum 2010, Population health planning in the new primary health care environment, Vivian Lin, Professor of Public Health, La Trobe University
A Planning Framework for Public Health Practice, National Public Health Partnership, September 2000
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