Publications by authors named "Nola Tomaska"
Achieving the health and well-being related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the World Health Organization's (WHO) Triple Billion Targets depends on informed decisions that are based on concerted data collection and monitoring efforts. Even though data availability has been increasing in recent years, significant gaps still remain for routine surveillance to guide policies and actions. The COVID-19 crisis has shown that more and better data and strengthened health information systems are needed to inform timely decisions that save lives.
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- The paper outlines a framework to explore how socioeconomic and cultural factors affect health in rural areas, focusing on both individual and community-level influences.
- It highlights that socioeconomic disadvantage and indigenous status are major contributors to health disparities in rural communities, along with challenges in accessing healthcare services.
- The findings emphasize that factors like local social dynamics, individual attitudes, and environmental issues are critical in understanding the health of residents in rural Australia.
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- The study investigates how socioeconomic factors relate to acute coronary events and mortality in New South Wales, Australia, from 1996 to 2002, using advanced statistical models to analyze data.
- Findings reveal that higher socioeconomic disadvantage correlates with an increased risk of mortality from ischemic heart disease and lower rates of critical medical procedures like angiography.
- Additionally, areas with a higher indigenous population experience higher admission and mortality rates, and living in the state capital correlates with increased access to necessary interventions.
Enhancing foodborne disease surveillance across Australia in 2001: the OzFoodNet Working Group.
Commun Dis Intell Q Rep
November 2002
In 2000, the OzFoodNet network was established to enhance surveillance of foodborne diseases across Australia. OzFoodNet consists of 7 sites and covers 68 per cent of Australia's population. During 2001, sites reported 15,815 cases of campylobacteriosis, 6,607 cases of salmonellosis, 326 cases of shigellosis, 71 cases of yersiniosis, 61 cases of listeriosis, 47 cases of shiga-toxin producing E.
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