Core 1: Health Priorities in Australia

Question 1

FQ#1: How are priority issues for Australia’s health identified?

-role of epidemiology

- measuring health status

Answer 1

• Obtain health status of a population
• Identify patterns of health & disease
• How health services & facilities are being used

Question 2

FQ#1: How are priority issues for Australia’s health identified?

Epidemiology:

* mesuring health status | -role of epidemiology

Answer 2

The study of patterns & causes of disease in groups/populations

Question 3

FQ#1: How are priority issues for Australia’s health identified?

Health status:

* mesuring health status | -role of epidemiology

Answer 3

The current state of health of individuals & groups/populations

Question 4

FQ#1: How are priority issues for Australia’s health identified?

Prevelance:

* mesuring health status | -role of epidemiology

Answer 4

Existing number of cases of disease

Question 5

FQ#1: How are priority issues for Australia’s health identified?

Incidence:

* mesuring health status | -role of epidemiology

Answer 5

New number of cases of disease

Question 6

FQ#1: How are priority issues for Australia’s health identified?

What are the…
-measures of epidemiology

* mesuring health status

Answer 6

• Mortality
• Infant mortality
• Morbidity
• Life expectancy

Question 7

FQ#1: How are priority issues for Australia’s health identified?

Mortality:

* measuring health status | -measures of epidemiology

Answer 7

Number of deaths in a group/population from a particular cause over a period of time

Question 8

FQ#1: How are priority issues for Australia’s health identified?

Infant mortality:

* measuring health status | -measures of epidemiology

Answer 8

Number of infant deaths in the first year of life per 1,000 live births
Most important indicator of health in the nation

Question 9

FQ#1: How are priority issues for Australia’s health identified?

Morbidity:

* measuring health status | -measures of epidemiology

Answer 9

Patterns of illness, disease & injury that doesn’t result in death/ incidence or level of illness in a given population

Indicators:
* Hospital use
* Doctor visits & Medicare statistics
* Health surveys & reports
* Disability & handicap

Question 10

FQ#1: How are priority issues for Australia’s health identified?

Life expectancy:

* measuring health status | -measures of epidemiology

Answer 10

Average number of years of life a person of a particular age has remaining