Use of communication technology among public health professionals in New South Wales, Australia.

A Partnership Model for Improving Service Delivery in Remote Papua New Guinea: A Mixed Methods Evaluation

Background The Community Mine Continuation Agreement Middle (CMCA) and South Fly Health Program (the Health Program) is a partnership for improving health service delivery in remote Papua New Guinea (PNG). The Health Program is delivered by a private contractor working in partnership with existing health service providers to improve service delivery using existing government systems, where poss...

Re-Conceptualising Public Health Interventions in Government: A Response to Recent Commentaries

Willingness to Receive Treatment for Hepatitis C among Injecting Drug ‎Users on Methadone Program: Implications for Education and Treatment

Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is common among people who inject drugs (PWID) on methadone program in Iran (Persia). However, a few PWID on methadone program report willingness to receive HCV treatment. This study aimed to assess the factors which were associated with willingness to receive HCV treatment in a group of PWID on methadone program in Iran.Methods: We surveyed 187 PWID at seven...

Barriers to the use of Information and Communication Technology by occupational therapists working in a rural area of New South Wales, Australia.

BACKGROUND/AIM This qualitative study formed part of a large-scale, multi-phase study into the delivery of therapy services to people with a disability, living in one rural area of New South Wales, Australia. The study's purpose was to identify the impact of Information and Communication Technology on the workforce practices of occupational therapists' working in a rural area of New South Wales...

Opiate overdose and health treatment options for opiate users in New South Wales, 1999-2002.

BACKGROUND The harm arising from illicit drug use, particularly the use of opiates such as heroin, is of considerable concern in Australia. In 1997–1998, it was estimated that there were approximately 74,000 heroin-dependent people in Australia, with about 35,400 (48 per cent) of these residing in NSW. Between 1989 and 1999, the annual number of deaths attributable to heroin and other opiates a...