Population Health and Strategic Direction

Download Cross-sectional view of health indicators: the new Sydney West Area Health Service 2005

This report provides basic information on health issues to assist with the identification of priorities for service enhancement in Sydney West. It is not intended as an exhaustive epidemiologic profile. Topics addressed include: lifestyle risk factors, major causes of death and illness, and hospital utilisation as a broad index of morbidity, a measure of service demand and changes in disease prevalence.