4-7 hhd exam Flashcards
4: bio
“structure of cells, tissues, how well the organs function”
- body weight
- BP
- blood cholesterol
- glucose regulation
- birth weight
- genetics
4: socio
“the social and cultural conditions in which people are born, live, grow, work, age”
- ses
- unemployment
- social exclusion
- social isolation
- cultural norms
- food security
- access to healthcare
- early life experiences
4: enviro
“the surroundings where we live, work, play”
- housing
- work enviro
- urban design/infras
- climate (change)
4: male/female
M:
- high bmi (body weight)
- hypertension (BP)
- greater health concerns if unemployed (unemployment)
- work in dangerous jobs (work enviro)
F:
- greater rates of social isol (cultural norms)
4: indig/non indig
I:
- impaired glucose regulation (glucose regulation)
- body weight
- unemployment
- lower ses (ses)
- less likely to have clean water/sanitary facilities (housing)
- less likely to access health care (geo location)
4: low/high ses
L:
- body weight
- low birthweight babies from maternal smoking (birth weight)
- unemployed
- access to healthcare
- fast food outlets (geo location)
- overcrowded house (housing)
4: in/out major cities
O:
- body weight
- low birth weight from smoking/alcohol (birth weight)
- less likely yo gain an edu (see)
- food insecurity (food sec)
- less access to health care (geo location)
5: health promotion
“process of enabling people to inc control over, and to improve their own health”
5: public health
” is concerned with the collective effort to improve h/s for the entire pop. the ways govs monitor, regulate, promote h/s and prevent disease”
5: categories of disease
- infectious/parasitic
- cancer
- cardiovascular
- respiratory
- injuries/poisoning
5: old pub health policies
- gov funded water/sanitation systems
- better quality housing
- mass vaccinations
- more hygienic birthing pracs
- mandatory quarantine laws
- improved food/nutrition
- improved working conditions
- pre/ante/infant welfare services
5: biomed
- quick fix
- focus on biological/phys aspects of diseases
- focus on diagnosing and treating
5: biomed (dis)ad
A:
- improve quality of life
- extends LE
- advances in tech
- enables many diseases to be effectively treated
D:
- not every condition can be treated
- build reliance on the solution not prevention
- affordability/access
- relies heavily on professional workers/tech
5: social
- focus on health promotion/prevention
- takes the role of factors (ses, access to health care, etc) into account
- greater knowledge of health
5: social (dis)ad
A:
- promotes good h/wb
- more cost effective
- focuses on vulnerable pop groups
- edu can be passed on
D:
- not every condition can be prevented
- does not advance tech
- does not focus on idvs
- messages may be ignored
5: social principles (IDEAR)
- involves intersectoral collab
- addresses the broader determinants of health
- empowers idvs and communities
- acts to increase access to health care
- acts to reduce social inequalities
5: ottawa 3 basic strats
- enable
- mediate
- advocate
5: ottawa action areas (bad cats smell dead rats)
- build healthy public policy
- create supportive enviros
- strengthen comm action
- develop personal skills
- reorient health services
6: medicare funding
- levy
- levy surcharge
- general taxation
6: medicare (not) covered
C:
- doctor consultation fees
- treatment/accom in public hospitals
- tests/exams needed to treat/diagnose illness
- most procedures performed by a doctor
N:
- most dental
- ambulance
- most allied health services
- price hospital
- medicines
6: medicare (dis)ad
A:
- available to all citizens
- cover test/exams/doctor visits
- reciprocal agreement with aus and some other countries
- safety net provides extra support for those who need regular check ups
D:
- no choice of doctor in hospitals
- waiting lists
- not cover allied health
- may have to pay gap
6: medicare FEAS
F:
- funds part/all of fees associated with health services
E:
- safety net, may receive additional financial support
A:
- provides access to people of all socioeco backgrounds to health services
S:
- determining what services will be subsidised can preserve funds for the most necessary services, yields greatest h/o
6: PBS FEAS
F:
- essential meds are subsidised
E:
- safety net, further protects idvs/fams from large overall expenses
A:
- all citizens/perma residents to access subsidised meds
S:
- continually reviewing meds means those that will have the greatest benefit are prioritised, keeps it sus
6: PHI incentives
- PHI rebate
- lifetime health cover
- medicare levy surcharge
