Community Health Flashcards
Most common respiratory illness
Hay fever(17%)
Most common cause for hospitalisation in Australia is dialysis
Dialysis
What proportion of asthmatics have an asthma action plan
1 in 4
Copd trends in males and females
Males decease
Females increase
Diabetes accounts for what proportion of kidney replacement therapy
1 in 3
What is the difference in Asti and non-atsi with regard to krt-treated eskd
59% increase instead of double
Maternal health rule of 4
4% indigenous (3x higher rate of death in childbirth)
4% 40+
4% teenagers
Smoking rates in indigenous, remote and disadvantaged living
Indigenous 50%
Remote 36%
Disadvantage 25%
What proportion of deliveries are via c-section
1 in 3, more in private hospitals
What proportion of children have experienced tooth decay in deciduous teeth? Permanent teeth?
More than 50% 6yr olds
Almost 50% 12 yr olds
Highest dental hospitalisation rate in what areas?
Highest number employed dentists in what areas?
Very remote
Major cities
Synergy between chronic disease and associated cause of death
80% natural deaths have more than one cause
Suicide rates in indigenous populations compared to non indigenous - males and females
Females 5.9x higher
Makes 4.4x higher
Public stigma leads to
Negative beliefs about self
What affect does stigma have for a person in society
Separates them - shame and isolation
4 main results of stigma according to the lecture
Prejudice
Avoidance
Rejection
Discrimination
4 components of a health environment
Human made
Human consciousness
Social
Natural
Environmental degradation
Health impacted by exposure to damaged environments
Environmental deprivation
Health impact by people being sprigs of necessary access to nature
What can doctors do to promote health benefits of nature
Prescribe a park not a pill Provide horticultural therapy Suggest outdoor spirituality Advocate for urban green spaces and children's access to nature Encourage temporary escape
Ms conditions account for ~% gp encounters and ~% ed attendances
18
25
Ms conditions cost what % of health dollar
20
What are the top 2 chronic diseases in australia
Arthritis and back pain
Outline decline in road trauma since 1970
1/3 of what it was
common causes of trauma
Falls, intentional self harm, transport accidents
30, 20, 15
Knee and hip surgery waiting times
200 days
120 days
