ABS national health survey
May 26, 2010
THE Federal Government has
announced the Australian Health
Survey, which will see 50,000
Australians asked to provide
information to form “the most
comprehensive collection of health
data ever undertaken.
The survey, set to be commence
in response to the National Preventative
Health Taskforce’s final report, will
be conducted by the Australian
Bureau of Statistics in 2011-12.
Currently in its planning stages
the survey is being developed by
the Bureau in consultation with the
Department of Health and Ageing
and the National Heart Foundation.
So far, plans for the survey will
see participants answer detailed
questions on diet and exercise,
provide information on their current
health status, including existing
conditions and to provide voluntary
blood and urine samples to allow
testing for nutritional status and for
“early indicators of lifestyle-related
disease” including high and low
cholesterol and blood glucose levels.
The survey is currently scheduled
to kick off in April next year - for
more information email
aushealthsurvey@health.gov.au.
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