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Chapter 17: The social basis of health and illness

 

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Weblinks

Australian Department of Health and Ageing:
www.health.gov.au
The site contains links to detailed information about the Department, including divisions, agencies, facts and figures, and contact details.

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW):
http://www.aihw.gov.au/
The website gives you access to all their publications free of charge.

The Australian Sociological Association (TASA):
http://www.tasa.org.au/
The TASA website provides numerous links to health-related resources. Try the 'Sociology Resources' section that can be found through the 'About Sociology' link.

Health Inequalities Research Collaboration (HIRC):
www.hirc.health.gov.au
A division of the Australian Department of Health and Ageing.

Medical Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association (ASA):
http://dept.kent.edu/sociology/asamedsoc

Medical Sociology Group of the British Sociological Association (BSA):
http://www.britsoc.co.uk/medsoc/

Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA):
www.phaa.net.au
The PHAA provides a forum for the exchange of ideas, knowledge, and information on public health.

Social Determinants of Health—The Solid Facts, 2nd edn:
http://www.euro.who.int/en/what-we-publish/abstracts/social-determinants-of-health.-the-solid-facts
A study published by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Social Health Atlas of Australia:
http://www.apo.org.au/website/social-health-atlas-australia-third-edition-2008
A resource of the Public Health Information Development Unit in Adelaide, this site contains many free publications.

Women's Health Australia: The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health:
http://www.alswh.org.au/
A long-term project that has conducted health surveys of over 40 000 Australian women.

World Health Organization (WHO):
http://www.who.int/