CORE 1

Question 1

measuring health status (2)

Answer 1

role of epidemiology, measures of epidemiology

Question 2

measures of epidemiology (4)

Answer 2

mortality, infant mortality, morbidity, life expectancy

Question 3

identifying priority health issues (5)

Answer 3

social justice principles, priority population groups, prevalence of condition, potential for prevention and early intervention, cost to the individual and community

Question 4

groups experiencing health inequities (2/6)

Answer 4

Aboriginal and torres strait islander peoples, people in rural and remote areas

socioeconomically disadvantaged people, overseas-born people, the elderly, people with disabilities

Question 5

high levels of preventable chronic disease, injury and mental health problems (6)

Answer 5

cardiovascular diesease (CVD), cancer, diabetes, resiratory disease, injury, mental health problems and illnesses

Question 6

cancers (3)

Answer 6

skin,breast, lung

Question 7

a growing and ageing population (4)

Answer 7

healthy aging, increased population living with chronic disease and disability, demand for health services and workforce shortages, availability of carers and volunteers

Question 8

health care in Australia (6)

Answer 8

range and type of health facilities and services, responsibility for health facilities and services, equity of accessto health facilities and services, health care expenditure versus expenditure on early intervention and prevention, impact of emerging new treatments and technologies on health care, health insurance

Question 9

impact of emerging new treatments and technologies on health care (2)

Answer 9

cost and access, benefits of early detection

Question 10

health insurance (2)

Answer 10

medicare, private

Question 11

complementary and alternative health care approaches (3)

Answer 11

reasons for growth of complementary and alternative health products and services, range of products and services available, how to make informed consumer choices