Evaluating the impact of repeated community-wide health surveys on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the busselton population.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of repeated community-wide mass health examinations on cardiovascular mortality and hospital morbidity trends in Busselton.

Method: Population census, hospital admission and death data were used to calculate and compare cardiovascular mortality rates from 1965 to 1998 and hospital morbidity rates from 1971 to 1998 in Busselton residents aged 40 to 84 years with the remainder of the south-west region of Western Australia.

Results: Among men aged 40-69 years, the calendar year trends in standardised cardiovascular mortality and morbidity ratios were relatively flat and non-significant.

Environmental and lifestyle factors associated with overweight and obesity in Perth, Australia.

Purpose: To examine associations between environmental and lifestyle factors and overweight or obesity.

Design: A cross-sectional survey and an environmental scan of recreational facilities.

Setting: Metropolitan Perth, Western Australia.