Population Health and Strategic Direction

Download Health Status and Well Being of Children and Youth in Western Sydney Area Health Service

The Report on the Health Status and Well Being of Children and Youth in the former Western Sydney Area Health Service (WSAHS) presents information on persons who are under 25 years of age. Data are provided for WSAHS and NSW on health and social indicators including maternal and neonatal factors, mortality, morbidity, cancer, injury mental health, school screening, dental health, hearing, tobacco and alcohol use, education and child protection.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

1    DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF WESTERN SYDNEY HEALTH AREA

1.1    POPULATION OF RESIDENTS
1.2    FERTILITY RATES
1.3    LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
1.4    SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
1.5    THE SOCIO ECONOMIC INDEXES FOR AREAS
1.6    ABORIGINALITY

2    MATERNAL AND NEONATAL FACTORS

2.1    MATERNAL AGE
         2.1.1    Confinements in 1998
         2.1.2    Confinements in 1994-98
2.2    MOTHERS' COUNTRY OF BIRTH
2.3    ANTENATAL CARE
2.4    BIRTHWEIGHT
2.5    PERINATAL DEATHS
2.6    SMOKING DURING PREGNANCY
2.7    UNBOOKED CONFINEMENTS
2.8    GESTATIONAL AGE
2.9    APGAR SCORE
2.10    MARITAL STATUS
2.11    BIRTH DEFECTS
2.12    BIRTHWEIGHT BY ABORIGINALITY
2.13    BIRTHS AND PERINATAL DEATHS BY ABORIGINALITY
2.14    BREASTFEEDING

3    MORTALITY

3.1    CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MORTALITY RATES
3.2    CAUSE OF DEATH
3.3    INFANT MORTALITY
3.4    MORTALITY RELATED TO SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (SIDS)
3.5    CHILDHOOD MORTALITY

4    MORBIDITY AND DISABILITY

4.1    DISABILITY
4.2    MORBIDITY

5    CANCER PROFILE

5.1    CANCER INCIDENCE
5.2    CANCER RELATED HOSPITAL SEPARATIONS
5.3    CANCER MORTALITY

6    INJURY

6.1    INJURY RELATED HOSPITAL SEPARATIONS
6.2    INJURY MORTALITY

7    ASTHMA

8    COMMUNITY HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH

8.1    COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRES
         8.1.1    The Hills Community Health Centre
         8.1.2    Parramatta Community Health Centre
8.2    HOSPITAL SEPARATIONS IN WESTERN SYDNEY
8.3    CHILD AND FAMILY TEAM
8.4    THE WESTERN AREA ADOLESCENT TEAM
8.5    BLACKTOWN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
8.6    WESTERN AUSTRALIAN CHILD HEALTH SURVEY

9    IMMUNISATION

9.1    COVERAGE RATES
9.2    VACCINE PREVENTABLE DISEASES

10    SCHOOL SCREENING

11    DENTAL HEALTH

12    HEARING

13    HEALTH RELATED BEHAVIOUR

13.1    TOBACCO
13.2    ALCOHOL
13.3    SUN PROTECTION AND SKIN CANCER
13.4    PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
13.5    INJURY
13.6    EATING PATTERNS

14    EDUCATION

14.1    ENROLMENTS
         14.1.1    Government Primary and Secondary schools in 1998
         14.1.2    Non-government in 1998
         14.1.3    Government Secondary schools enrolment from 1994 to 1998
14.2    APPARENT RETENTION RATES
14.3    ABSENCE RATE
14.4    STUDENTS OF NON ENGLISH SPEAKING BACKGROUND

15    CHILD PROTECTION

15.1    DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES
15.2    THE NEW CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CHILD PROTECTION UNIT
15.3    PHYSICAL ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF CHILDREN

16    CRIMINAL OFFENCES

17    HOMELESSNESS

17.1    HOMELESS PERSONS INFORMATION CENTRE
17.2    HIGH STREET YOUTH HEALTH SERVICE

18    INCOME SUPPORT PAYMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS UNDER 25 YEARS

19    APPENDICES

20    REFERENCES