Core 1: Health Priorities in Australia Flashcards
1
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Measuring Health Status
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- Role of Epidemiology
- Measures of Epidemiology (morbidity, mortality, infant mortality, life expectancy)
2
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Groups experiencing inequalities
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- ATSI
- Low SES
3
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Health promotion based on the five action areas of the Ottowa Charter
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- Levels of responsibility (for health promotion)
- Benefits of partnerships in health promotion (government sector, non-government agencies, local community)
- How health promotion based on the Ottowa Charter promotes social justice
- The Ottowa Charter in action
4
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Identifying priority health issues
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- Social justice principles
- Priority population groups
- Prevalence (of condition)
- Potential for early intervention and prevention
- Costs to the individual and the community
5
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High levels of preventable chronic diseases/injury/mental health issues
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- CVD
- skin, breast and lung cancer
- Injury
6
Q
A growing and ageing population
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- Healthy ageing
- Increased population living with chronic disease/disability
- Demand for health services and workforce shortages
- Availability of carers and volunteers
7
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Health care in Australia
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- Types, responsibility and equitable access to health facilities/service
- Expenditure on health care vs. early intervention and prevention
- Impact of emerging new treatments and technologies (cost, access, benefits of early detection)
- Health insurance: Medicare, private
8
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Complementary and alternative approaches
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- Reasons for growth
- Products/services available
- How to make informed consumer choices
