DIVISION 92 HEALTH
This division covers R&D directed towards human health, including the understanding and treatment of clinical diseases and conditions and the provision of public health and associated support services.
This division has six groups:
Group 9201 Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)
This group covers R&D directed towards the clinical aspects of health and medicine.
This group has twenty-one objectives:
- 920101 Blood Disorders
- 920102 Cancer and Related Disorders
- 920103 Cardiovascular System and Diseases
- 920104 Diabetes
- 920105 Digestive System Disorders
- 920106 Endocrine Organs and Diseases (excl. Diabetes)
- 920107 Hearing, Vision, Speech and Their Disorders
- 920108 Immune System and Allergy
- 920109 Infectious Diseases
- 920110 Inherited Diseases (incl. Gene Therapy)
- 920111 Nervous System and Disorders
- 920112 Neurodegenerative Disorders Related to Ageing
- 920113 Oro-Dental Disorders
- 920114 Reproductive System and Disorders
- 920115 Respiratory System and Diseases (incl. Asthma)
- 920116 Skeletal System and Disorders (incl. Arthritis)
- 920117 Skin and Related Disorders
- 920118 Surgical Methods and Procedures
- 920119 Urogenital System and Disorders
- 920120 Zoonoses
- 920199 Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions) not elsewhere classified
Group 9202 Health and Support Services
This group covers R&D directed towards the provision and evaluation of health and support services.
It includes:
- community support in medicine and health;
- promotion of health education;
- health care infrastructure support;
- evaluation of health policy and programs;
- allied health therapies and mental health services; and
- nursing and palliative care.
This group has twelve objectives:
- 920201 Allied Health Therapies (excl. Mental Health Services)
- 920202 Carer Health
- 920203 Diagnostic Methods
- 920204 Evaluation of Health Outcomes
- 920205 Health Education and Promotion
- 920206 Health Policy Economic Outcomes
- 920207 Health Policy Evaluation
- 920208 Health Inequalities
- 920209 Mental Health Services
- 920210 Nursing
- 920211 Palliative Care
- 920299 Health and Support Services not elsewhere classified
Group 9203 Indigenous Health
This group covers R&D directed towards the public health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, Maori and Pacific Peoples.
It includes the study of social and cultural factors affecting the health of these populations and the delivery of health services to these communities.
This group has ten objectives:
- 920301 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health - Determinants of Health
- 920302 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health - Health Status and Outcomes
- 920303 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health - Health System Performance (incl. Effectiveness of Interventions)
- 920304 Maori Health - Determinants of Health
- 920305 Maori Health - Health Status and Outcomes
- 920306 Maori Health - Health System Performance (incl. Effectiveness of Interventions)
- 920307 Pacific Peoples Health - Determinants of Health
- 920308 Pacific Peoples Health - Health Status and Outcomes
- 920309 Pacific Peoples Health - Health System Performance (incl. Effectiveness of Interventions)
- 920399 Indigenous Health not elsewhere classified
Group 9204 Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health)
This group covers R&D directed towards community health or the health of general public excluding specific population groups and indigenous communities. The primary focus of R&D in this group is on the social and community aspects of health and medicine.
It includes:
- community support for health and medical conditions;
- preventative medicine;
- environmental health; and
- health protection and the response of health systems to disasters.
This group has fifteen objectives:
- 920401 Behaviour and Health
- 920402 Dental Health
- 920403 Disability and Functional Capacity
- 920404 Disease Distribution and Transmission (incl. Surveillance and Response)
- 920405 Environmental Health
- 920406 Food Safety
- 920407 Health Protection and/or Disaster Response
- 920408 Health Status (e.g. Indicators of Well-Being)
- 920409 Injury Control
- 920410 Mental Health
- 920411 Nutrition
- 920412 Preventive Medicine
- 920413 Social Structure and Health
- 920414 Substance Abuse
- 920499 Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health) not elsewhere classified
Group 9205 Specific Population Health (excl. Indigenous Health)
This group covers R&D directed towards community and public health of specific population groups and discrete community groups (eg aged persons, persons living in rural and remote areas), other than indigenous communities. It includes the study of social and cultural factors affecting the health of these groups and the delivery of health services to these groups.
This group has eight objectives:
- 920501 Child Health
- 920502 Health Related to Ageing
- 920503 Health Related to Specific Ethnic Groups
- 920504 Occupational Health
- 920505 Men's Health
- 920506 Rural Health
- 920507 Women's Health
- 920599 Specific Population Health (excl. Indigenous Health) not elsewhere classified
Group 9299 Other Health
This group covers R&D directed towards health not elsewhere classified.
This group has one objective:
- 929999 Health not elsewhere classified
