CORE 1 Flashcards
Measuring health status
Role of epidemiology
Measures of epidemiology (mortality, morbidity, infant mortality, life expectancy)
Identifying priority health issues
PPPSC
Priority population groups
Prevalence of condition
Potential for prevention and early intervention
Social justice principles
Cost to individual and community
Groups experiencing health inequities
ATSI Socioeconomically disadvantaged (Low SES) Rural and remote areas Overseas born people Elderly People with disabilities
High levels of preventable chronic disease, injury and mental health problems
CVD
Cancer - skin, breast, lung
Diabetes
Respiratory disease
Injury
Mental health problems and illnesses
Growing and ageing population
Healthy ageing
Increased population with chronic disease and disability
Demand for health services and workforce shortages
Availability of carers and volunteers
Health care in Australia
Range and types of health facilities and services
Responsibility for health facilities and services
Equity of access to 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: medicare and private
Complementary and alternative health care approaches
Reasons for growth
Range of products/services available
How to make informed customer choices
Health promotion based on five action areas of Ottawa charter
Levels of responsibility for health promotion
The benefits of partnerships in health promotion
(eg government sector, non-government agencies and the local community )
How health promotion based on Ottawa Charter promotes social justice
The Ottawa charter in action
Ottawa Charter
Dead Cats Smell Really Bad
Developing Personal Skills
Creating supportive environments
Strengthening community action
Reorienting health services
Building healthy public policy
