Consumer Engagement

Decision aids for people facing health treatment of screening
O'Connor AM, Stacey D, Entwistle V et al. 2006. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Issue 2.  Full text available through the Cochrane Library
Advertising and disclosure of funding on patient organisation websites: a cross-sectional survey
Ball DE, Tisocki K, Herxheimer A. 2006. BMC Public Health
Interventions for promoting consumer involvement in developing healthcare policy and research, clinical practice guidelines and patient information materials
ES Nilsen, HT Myrhaug, M Johansen, S Oliver, AD Oxman. 2006. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Issue 2.  Full text available through the Cochrane Library
Involving consumers in research and development agenda setting for the NHS: developing an evidence-based approach
Oliver S, Clarke-Jones L, Rees R. 2004. Health Technology Assessment 8:15
Executive Summary only.  Full text through purchase or authorised access.
Participation indicators
Department of Human Services (Victoria)
Public Views on Shaping the Future of the U.S. Health System
Cathy Schoen, Sabrina K. H. How, Ilana Weinbaum, John E. Craig, Jr., and Karen Davis, The Commonwealth Fund

Prevention

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Access to Major Health Programs, 2006
Department of Health and Ageing/ Medicare Australia
Guidelines for Preventive Activities in General Practice
RACGP 2005 Redbook (6th edition)
Managed care and public health departments: who is responsible?
Goldberg BW. 1998. Annual Reviews of Public Health, 19, 527-537
Overweight and obesity in Australia
Australian Parliamentary Library - E-brief
Planning for the pandemic threat: defining the federal role in public health emergencies
Wilson K and Lazar H. 2005. IRPP Policy Matters. 6:5
Available by the fasttrak service using search on author's last name
The unstoppable Australian obesity and diabetes juggernaut. What should politicians do?
Paul Z Zimmet and W Philip T James. The Medical Journal of Australia, 185 (4): 187-188
Valuing Health for Regulatory Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Available for purchase through National Academic Press/read for free online

Chronic Disease

Chronic Diseases and Associated Risk Factors in Australia, 2006
Australian Insitute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
Chronic Disease Management: strengthening the primary health care approach
Presentations from the National Primary and Community Health Network forum
held in Brisbane 8 November together with the jurisdiction reports
Health at a Glance 2005 (OECD Indicators)
Available for purchase through the OECD bookshop
Preventing Chronic Disease: a vital investment
World Health Organization
Securing Our Future Health: Taking a Long-Term View - The Wanless Report
HM Treasury, UK
The impending influenza pandemic: lessons from SARS for hospital practice
Peter A Cameron, Michael Schull and Matthew Cooke. The Medical Journal of Australia, 185 (4): 189-190
The unstoppable Australian obesity and diabetes juggernaut. What should politicians do?
Paul Z Zimmet and W Philip T James. The Medical Journal of Australia, 185 (4): 187-188
Health Evidence Network - disease management programs (DMP's)
WHO - Europe

Workforce

Debating health workforce innovation
Van Der Weyden, M 2006. Medical Journal of Australia
Ensuring an Infectious Disease Workforce
Education and Training needs for the 21st Century - workshop summary
Full Report available for purchase
Graduate Medical Education: The policy debate
Anderson GF, Greenberg GD and Wynn BO. 2001. Annual Reviews 22, 35-47
Grow Your Own
Creating the conditions for Sustainable Workforce Development
King's Fund (UK)
HealthCast 2020: Creating a sustainable future
PriceWaterhouse Coopers (Global)
Health Professions Education: A bridge to quality
Available for purchase through National Academic Press/read for free online
NSW Consultation on the Development of the National Public Health Workforce for the National Public Health Partnership
NSW Health Department (December 1998)
Planning framework for the Public Health workforce
National Public Health Partnership (June 2002)
Productivity Commissions Workforce Research Report
Australian Productivity Commission
The future of the public's health in the 21st Century
Available for purchase through National Academic Press/read for free online
Trends in London's NHS Workforce
An updated analysis of key data
Kings's Fund (UK)

Priority Setting

Australia's Health 2006
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
Australia's Health 2004
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
Investing in Health: Benchmarking health systems
Nuffield Trust - UK
Health Inequalities in Australia 2
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Health Inequalities in Australia 1, mortality
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
Strengthening Health Systems: The Role and Promise of Policy and Systems Research
Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research

Other Health & Policy

Investing in Health: Benchmarking health systems
Nuffied Trust UK
Better Policy Making
Centre for Management and Policy Studies, Cabinet Office, UK
Confronting the role of research in policy development
Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research
Health Policy and Politics: Networks, Ideas and Power
Book is available from IP communications direct for $44.95 (+ postage and handling) 
Professional Policy Making for the Twenty-First Century
Strategic Policy Making Team, Cabinet Office, UK
The role of general practitioner based research in the development of national policy: Case studies from Ireland and Australia
Pirkis JE, Blashki GA, Murphy AW et al. 2006. Australia and New Zealand Health Policy, 3:4