Monitoring health behaviours and health status in NSW: Release of the adult health survey 2003

Abstract

In 2002, the NSW Department of Health, in conjunction with the 17 area health services, completed the first year of the New South Wales Continuous Health Survey, an ongoing survey that uses computer-assisted telephone interviewing. The main aims of the Continuous Health Survey are to provide detailed information on the health of the people of NSW, and to support the planning, implementation, and evaluation of health services and programs. Following on from previous health surveys conducted in 1997, 1998, and 2002, this is the fourth survey that has collected data on the health of adults in NSW. This article announces the release of the New South Wales Adult Health Survey 2003 and highlights changes in health behaviour, health status, and satisfaction with health services that occurred between 1997 and 2003