Core 1: Health Priorities in Australia Flashcards
1
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Measuring health status
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- role of epidemiology
- measure of epidemiology (mortality, infant mortality, morbidity and life expectancy)
2
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identifying priority health issue
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- social justice principles
- priority population groups
- prevalence of condition
- potential for prevention and early intervention
- cost to the individual and community
3
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social justice principles
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- equity
- diversity
- creating supportive environments
4
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groups experiencing health inequities
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- aboriginal and torres strait islander (ATSI)
- socioeconomically disadvantaged people
- people in rural and remote areas
5
Q
high levels of preventable chronic diseases
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- cardiovascular disease (CVD)
- cancer
- diabetes
6
Q
a growing and ageing population
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- healthy ageing
- increased population living with chronic disease and disability
- demand for health services and workforce shortages
- availability of careers and volunteers
7
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health care in Australia
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- range and type of health facilities and services
- responsibility for health facilities and services
- equity access to health facilities and services
- health care expenditure vs expenditure on early intervention and prevention
- impact of emerging new treatments and technologies on health care e.g. cost and access, benefits of early detection
- health insurance: Medicare and private
8
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complementary and alternative health care approaches
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- reasons for growth of complementary and alternative health products and services
- range of products and services available
- how to make informed consumer choices
9
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- health promotion based on the 5 action areas of the Ottawa Charter
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- levels of responsibility for health promotion
- the benefits of partnerships in health promotion e.g. government sector, non government agencies and the local community
- how health promotion based on the Ottawa Charter promotes social justice
- the Ottawa Charter in action
