Core 1 Health Priorities in AU (up until trials) Flashcards
Measuring health status
Role of epidemiology
Measures of epidemiology (mortality, morbidity, infant mortality, life expectancy)
Identifying priority health issues
SPPPC
Social justice principles
Priority population groups
Prevalence of condition
Potential for prevention and early intervention
Cost to individual and community
Groups experiencing health inequities
ATSI
Rural and remote areas
High levels of preventable chronic disease, injury and mental health problems
CVD
Cancer - skin, breast, lung
Diabetes
Respratory 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
Avaliability 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: private and Medicare
Complementary and alternative health care approaches
Reasons for growth of complementary and alternative health products and services
Range of products and services available
How to make informed consumer choices
Health Promotion - Ottawa Charter
Levels of responsibility for health promotion
The benefits of partnerships in health promotion, e.g. gov sector, non-government agencies and the local community
How HP based on the OC promotes social justice
The OC in action
research and analyse CVD, cancer and ONE other condition listed by investigating:
NERSG
nature of the problem
extent of the problem (trends)
risk factors and protective factors
sociocultural, socioeconomic and environmental determinants
groups at risk
research and analyse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and ONE other group experiencing health inequities by investigating:
NSR
nature and extent of the health inequities
sociocultural, socioeconomic. and environmental determinants
roles of individuals, communities and governments in addressing the health inequities
