Introduction
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Introduction
Alcohol
- Death and illness attributable to alcohol
- Risk alcohol drinking by age, adults aged 16 years and over, HNE, 2009
- Risk alcohol drinking by year, adults aged 16 years and over, HNE, 1997-2009
- Risk alcohol drinking by area health service, adults aged 16 years and over, NSW, 2008
- Hunter & New England, high risk alcohol drinking by age, persons aged 16 years and over, HNE 2008
- Hunter & New England, high risk alcohol drinking by year, persons aged 16 years and over, HNE, 2002-2008
- High risk alcohol drinking by area health service, adults aged 16 years and over, NSW, 2008
- Alcohol use by Health Area
- Alcohol attributable deaths by Local Government Area
- Alcohol attributable hospitalisations by Local Government Area
- Alcohol consumption and refuse service in licenced premises
Nutrition
- Recommended daily fruit intake by area health service, children 2-15 years, NSW,2007-2008
- Recommended daily vegetable intake by area health service, children 2-15 years, NSW,2007-2008
- One or more cups of fruit juice a day by area health service, children 2-15 years, NSW, 2007-2008
- Two or more cups of milk per day by area health service, children 2-15 years, NSW, 2007-2008
- Recommended daily dairy intake by area health service, children 2-15 years, NSW, 2007-2008
- Usually consumes lower fat or skim milk by area health service, children 2-15 years, NSW, 2007-2008
- Ever heard about healthy school canteen strategy by area health service, parents or carers of children 5-15 years, NSW, 2007-2008
- Food insecurity in the last 12 months by area health service, children 0-15 years, NSW, 2007-2008
- Influence of television on food choices by area health service, parents or carers of children 2-15 years, NSW, 2005-2006
- Five or more serves of vegetables a day by age, adults aged 16 years and over, HNE, Fiv2009
- Five or more serves of vegetables a day by year, adults aged 16 years and over, HNE, 1997-2009
- Three or more serves of vegetables a day by age, adults aged 16 years and over, HNE, 2009
- Three or more serves of vegetables a day by year, adults aged 16 years and over, NSW, 1997-2009
- Two or more serves of fruit a day by age, adults aged 16 years and over, HNE, 2009
- Two or more serves of fruit a day by year, adults aged 16 years and over, HNE, 1997-2009
- Usually consumes lower fat or skim milk by age, adults aged 16 years and over,HNE, 2009
- Usually consumes lower fat or skim milk by year, adults aged 16 years and over, HNE, 1997-2009
- Recommended fruit consumption by health area, Aboriginal persons aged 16 years and over, NSW 2002-2005
- Recommended vegetable consumption by health area, Aboriginal persons aged 16 years and over, NSW 2002-2005
- Food insecurity in the last 12 months by health area, Aboriginal persons aged 16 years and over, NSW 2002-2005
Physical activity
Overweight and obesity
- Overweight by age, adults aged 16 years and over, HNE, 2009
- Overweight by year, adults aged 16 years and over, HNE, 1997-2009
- Obese by age, adults aged 16 years and over, HNE, 2009
- Obese by year, adults aged 16 years and over, HNE, 1997-2009
- Overweight or obese by age, adults aged 16 years and over, HNE, 2009
- Overweight or obese by year, adults aged 16 years and over, HNE, 1997-2009
Smoking
- Current smoking by age, adults aged 16 years and over, HNE, 2009
- Current smoking by year, adults aged 16 years and over, HNE, 1997-2009
- Live in smoke-free households by age, adults aged 16 years and over, HNE, 2009
- Live in smoke-free households by year, adults aged 16 years and over, NSW, 1997-2009
- Bans smoking in car by age, adults aged 16 years and over who own a car, NSW, 2009
- Bans smoking in car by year, adults aged 16 years and over who own a car, NSW, 2003-2009
Sun protection
- Easy to find shade in sporting areas by area health service, parents or carers of children 0-15 years, NSW, 2007-2008
- Easy to find shade at public pool by area health service, parents or carers of children 0-15 years, NSW, 2007-2008
- Easy to find shade at public park by area health service, parents or carers of children 0-15 years, NSW, 2007-2008
Immunisation
- Vaccinated against influenza in the last 12 months by age, adults aged 65 years and over, HNE, 2009
- Vaccinated against influenza in the last 12 months by year, adults aged 65 years and over, HNE, 1997-2009
- Vaccinated against pneumococcal disease in the last 5 years by age, adults aged 65 years and over, HNE, 2009
- Vaccinated against pneumococcal disease in the last 5 years by year, adults aged 65 years and over, HNE, 2002-2009
Injury prevention
- Smoke alarm or detector in the home by area health service, parents or carers of children 0-15 years, NSW, 2007-2008
- Emergency escape plan practised in the last 12 months by area health service, parents or carers of children 0-15 years, NSW, 2007-2008
- Participation in fire education program by area health service, children 5-12 years, NSW, 2007-2008
- Action taken following fire education program by area health service, parents or carers of children 5-12 years who participated in a fire education program, NSW, 2007-2008
- First aid training in the last 12 months by area health service, parents or carers of children 0-15 years, NSW, 2007-2008
- Burns or scalds in the last 12 months by area health service, children 0-15 years, NSW, 2007-2008
- Treatment required for burns and scalds by area health service, children 0-15 years, NSW, 2007-2008
- Placed on their back to sleep from birth by area health service, infants 0-11 months, NSW, 2007-2008
Introduction
Health-related behaviours contribute significantly to the quality of life a person will experience. Issues such as cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, cancer, and other conditions account for much of the burden of morbidity and mortality in later life.
Measuring and reporting health behaviours provides important information for planning public health programs and for evaluation, at the macro level, of the net gains of these programs. The health behaviours described in this session include; physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption, overweight and obesity, sun protection, smoking, alcohol and illicit drug use.
Interpretation of apparent trends in some health indicators should be viewed with caution, because data come from a range of surveys that used different collection modes. They may reflect real changes in the prevalence of behaviours, or differences due to variations in sampling and data collection methods.
For details of the methods used for analysing data from the 2003 and 2004 NSW Health Surveys, and 2001 NSW Child Health Survey, refer to the Methods section.
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- 2002-2005 Report on Adult Aboriginal Health from the New South Wales Population Health Survey
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