Mission Statement
Our mission is to create and
sustain a record linkage infrastructure for the health and human
services sectors, and provide access to these resources to bona
fide researchers and health planners and policy
makers. The aims of the CHeReL are to:
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facilitate research that may
contribute to the promotion, protection and maintenance of the
health of the public;
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facilitate the planning,
evaluation and delivery of health services;
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support activities related to
the above aims across the full spectrum of health;
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contribute to knowledge
regarding research methods relating to health data collection,
linkage of health-related data and compilation and use of
health related statistics generally; and
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allow the outcomes of
activities related to the above aims to be available for the
benefit of the public and to contribute to knowledge on an
open and equitable basis.
The functions of the CHeReL are
to:
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carry out linkage of
health-related data in accordance with all ethical, legal, privacy
and confidentiality requirements; and
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provide a mechanism for access
to these linked data for purposes which fulfil the aims of the
CHeReL.
More information about our strategic priorities is available here
