Core 1: Health Priorities In Australia

Question 0

Identifying priority health issues SPPPC

Answer 0

Social justice principles

Priority population groups

Prevalence of condition

Potential for prevention and early intervention

Cost to individual and community

Question 1

Measuring health status

Answer 1

Role of epidemiology

Measures of epidemiology (mortality, morbidity, infant mortality, life expectancy)

Question 2

Groups experiencing health inequities

Answer 2

ATSI
Socioeconomically disadvantaged
Rural and remote areas
Overseas born people
Elderly
People with disabilities

Question 3

High levels of preventable chronic disease, injury and mental health problems

Answer 3

CVD

Cancer - skin, breast, lung

Diabetes

Respratory disease

Injury

Mental health problems and illnesses

Question 4

Growing and ageing population

Answer 4

Healthy ageing

Increased population with chronic disease and disability

Demand for health services and workforce shortages

Avaliability of carers and volunteers

Question 5

Assess impact of growing and ageing population on:

Answer 5

The healthy system and services

Health service workforce

Carers of the elderly

Volunteer organisations

Question 6

Health care in australia

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Complementary and alternative health care approaches

Answer 7

Reasons for growth

Range of products/services avaliable

How to make informed customer choices

Question 8

Health promotion based on five action areas of OTC

Answer 8

Levels of responsibility for health promotion

The benefits of partnerships in health promotion

How health promotion based on OTC promotes social justice

The ottawa charter in action