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On 31 October 2006, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) published a report (Towards a national prisoner health information system) which calls for an integrated national approach to prisoner health information, to support improved prisoner health. The report notes that the large and growing population of prisoners in Australia presents a strong challenge to the public's health. There is an opportunity to intervene and treat prisoners while in prison, leading to their better health, and subsequently reducing risks to the community on their release. But to do this effectively, better health information is needed.