AIHW – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) are Australia's authoritative source of health and welfare data and analysis. They provide valuable evidence to inform and support better research, policy and service delivery.
Their information is crucial to inform good health and welfare policy and effective service delivery for the benefit of all Australians.
They do this by:
- developing nationally consistent health and welfare data standards and classifications
- collecting information and creating high quality data from multiple sources on a range of health and welfare topics
- linking data from multiple sources to deliver new insights and better understand complex interactions Australians have with health and welfare services
- publishing products that provide a holistic picture of health and welfare in Australia and how this is changing over time.
Vision, values and purpose
Vision: stronger evidence, better decisions, improved health and welfare.
Values: in pursuing their vision, they draw on their independence and expertise in health and welfare to strive for excellence in all they do. They also uphold the Australian Public Service values.
Purpose: they produce high quality data sets and analysis to support improvements in health and welfare.
How the AIHW can help
The AIHW offers a range of services, from data development through to analyses and data linkage — tailored to their clients' needs for information and statistics.
It also offers a suite of products including brief and detailed reports, data visualisation tools and data downloads to meet the different needs of their audiences.
Information line
Call +61 2 62441000 or email info@aihw.gov.au