CHAPTER FOUR: improvements in health Flashcards
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circulatory disease
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- also known as cardiovascular disease
- refers to a group of diseases that impact the heart and blood vessels
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cancer
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- refers to a group of conditions in all parts of the body where the cells become abnormal and multiply
- increase in cancer incidence rates may be due to the ageing population, increased size of the population and improvements in the diagnosis of cancer
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respiratory diseases
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- refer to conditions that affect the airways, lungs and breathing
- COPD, asthma, pneumonia, cystic fibrosis, hayfever
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injury and poisoning
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- include those from motor vehicle accidents, suicide, assault, poisoning, drowning, burns, falls, complications from medical care and surgery
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infectious diseases
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- include a range if conditions such as tuberculosis, septicaemia, hepatitis, smallpox, polio, whooping cough and sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV/AIDS and syphilis
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public health
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- the organised response by society to protect and promote health, and to prevent illness, injury or disability
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action to improve public health in Australia include the government acting to:
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the old public health
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- government actions that focused on changing the physical environment to prevent spread of disease
- focus on communicable diseases
- providing safe water
- sanitation and sewage disposal
- improved nutrition
- improved housing conditions
- better work conditions
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biomedical model of health
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- focuses on the physical or biological aspects of disease and illness
- is a medical approach of care practised by doctors and health professionals, and is associated with the diagnosis, cure and treatment of disease
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diagnostic tools and equipment
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- MRI scanning
- CT scanning
- genetic screening for disease
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pharmaceuticals
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- ACE inhibitors
- tamoxifen
- statins
- selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI)
- advances in vaccine
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medical procedures
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- organ transplants
- hip and knee replacements
- laparoscopic surgery
- phaco cataract removal
- robotic surgery
- the development of artificial organs
- gene therapy
- tissue engineering
- reproductive technology such as IVF
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why was the New Public Health innovative?
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- it put the pursuit of equity at the centre of public health endeavours
- it was based on the assumption (supported by considerable evidence) that social and environmental factors were responsible for much ill-health.
- It argued for health-promoting health services that were based on a strong
system of primary health care - It stressed the importance of participation and involvement in all new public
health endeavours
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the social model of health
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- aims to move beyond a biomedical view that focuses on symptoms, disease and patients, and address the factors that lead to ill-health and health inequality within the community
- the model is based on the understanding that, in order for health gains to occur, social (education, socioeconomic status, employment, culture and social connectedness) and environmental determinants (shelter, food and water supply) must be addressed