Epidemiology
Epidemiology is the:
Study of the occurrence and distribution of health-related events, states, and processes in specified populations, including the study of the determinants influencing such processes, and the application of this knowledge to control relevant health problems.1
Epidemiological functions and services at Sunshine Coast Public Health Unit focus on communicable diseases, immunisation and environmental health, and include:
- Program Evaluation
- Review and interpretation of evidence to support evidence-based public health practice
- Communicable disease outbreak investigation, management and control
- Non-communicable disease cluster assessment
- Survey design and analysis
- Research
- Policy advice/development
- Media and data requests
- Health professional education
- Student lecturing and supervision
On this page:
Communicable diseases
- Statewide and HHS weekly notifiable conditions reports
- Statewide weekly influenza surveillance reports
- Notifiable conditions counts and rates 2003-2007 (PDF 471kB)
- Communicable Diseases Intelligence annual reports for selected conditions
- Communicable disease control guidance and information: A-Z (Epidemiological data, control guidelines, reporting forms and other resources)
- OzFoodNet Queensland
Immunisation coverage rates
By postcode, SCHHS, 2016-17
- 1 year old children - map’ and upload the attached file for 1 year old children
- 2 year old children - map’ and upload the attached file for 2 year old children
- 5 year old children - map’ and upload the attached file for 5 year old children
- Data table - 1, 2 and 5 year old children’ and upload the attached data table file
By Hospital and Health Service/Medicare Local
By statistical area
National, state and territory
- Human papillomavirus (HPV) coverage rates 2014-15
- Human papillomavirus (HPV) coverage rates, national, by socioeconomic status and remoteness
- Human papillomavirus (HPV) rates, girls, 2012-13
- School-based vaccination coverage, 2004-2009, by state
*Medicare Locals ceased to exist in 2015. Note that the SCHHS boundaries matched the Sunshine Coast Medicare Local boundary.
Note: There are seven SA3 areas in the SCHHS area.
Non-communicable disease clusters
Cancer incidence
Cancer screening
- Participation in national cancer screening programs
- Bowel cancer screening publications
- Cervical screening publications
- Breast cancer screening
Chief Health Officer's reports
Health surveys
Burden of disease
Data requests
Please contact our epidemiologist using the details at the top of this page.
Other useful data sources
- Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Queensland Health Statistical Services Branch
- National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance
- Queensland Government Statistician’s Office
Research
- Current research projects (coming soon)
- I have been contacted to participate in research (coming soon)
- SCHHS research website
- Queensland Health research ethics and governance
To partner in research with Sunshine Coast Public Health Unit, please contact us using the details at the top of this page.
