Australian Sensitive Data Interest Group Meeting 33: Geography and Time-Specific Health Data for Environmental Analysis

About the Event

In this webinar, Dr Vanessa Prescott of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) will talk about the AIHW’s project with the ARDC, Geography and Time-Specific Health Data for Environmental Analysis, and discuss some of the issues relating to sensitive data that needed to be considered during the project.

Supported through the ARDC’s Bushfire Data Challenges, the project involved publishing up to 20 years of weekly health service use data by Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4) geography. The data include data relevant to respiratory, cardiovascular and mental health conditions as well as other health conditions. The report includes data and visaulisations on:

• hospitalisations
• emergency department presentations
• Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) service claims
• Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and Repatriation Benefits Scheme (RPBS) prescriptions dispensed.

Speaker

Dr Vanessa Prescott is the Head of Prevention and Environmental Health Unit at the AIHW. Vanessa leads a team that monitors health determinants including climate change and the environment and how these impact the health of Australians, producing information, data and statistics on these topics.

Recording

This event will be recorded. The recording will be published on this page and in our YouTube playlist for sensitive data.

Learn More

• Read our case study on the project.
• Learn about our co-investment in the project.
• Learn about our Bushfire Data Challenges, an iniative that has delivered a bushfire data commons to help researchers and authorities share life-saving information.

About AUSDIG

AUSDIG provides an opportunity for anyone interested in discussing the challenges and strategies for managing sensitive data. To watch previous meetings and join the mailing list, visit the AUSDIG website.

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