Health and illness in Australia

Question 1

What are the reasons for a lower life expectancies in other countries?

Answer 1

• Living conditions
• Food and water
• Cleanliness

Question 2

Reasons for drops in deaths from diseases

Answer 2

• More money

- More research put into it

Question 3

External causes of death

Answer 3

• Transport
• Poisoning
• Injury
• Suicide

Question 4

Government initiative on external causes of death

Answer 4

• Stronger laws in place
• Mandatory seatbelts
• Driving plates (Alcohol, curfews, experienced driver with you )

Question 5

Difference between men and women

Answer 5

-Males are more prone to be risk takers

Question 6

Cardiovascular disease’s main organs

Answer 6

• Heart

- Blood vessels

Question 7

Most common disease

Answer 7

Coronary heart disease

Question 8

Types of Cardiovascular diseases

Answer 8

• Strokes
• Heart attacks
• Heart failure

Question 9

The major factor leading to cardiovascular disease

Answer 9

-Build up of fatty tissue, on the inside lining of arteries which interferes with blood supply around the body

Question 10

CVD is mostly caused by…

Answer 10

• Smoking
• High blood pressure
• Lack of physical activity

Question 11

What is the cause of cancer?

Answer 11

• when cell division becomes uncontrolled

- Cells multiply in a random matter and may grow into tumours

Question 12

Why the survival rate of cancer in rising

Answer 12

• Technology improvement
• More research
• Raised awareness and education towards it is growing

Question 13

Top five most common types of cancers diagnosed

Answer 13

• Breast
• Bowl
• Melanoma
• Lung
• Kidney

Question 14

Factors caused by obesity

Answer 14

• Diabetes type 2
• Stroke
• Heart attack

Question 15

What is used to classify obesity?

Answer 15

Body mass index ( BMI )

Question 16

Reasons for obesity in children

Answer 16

• High intake of sugars and fats
• Not enough physical activity
• Technology
• Passive entertainment

Question 17

Problems from smoking

Answer 17

• Loss of hearing
• Cancer in nose
• Blindness
• Inflammation of bowel
• Back pain
• Fat build up
• Affects fertility in women and men’s ability to gain and maintain erection

Question 18

Why do people find it hard to give smoking up

Answer 18

• Contains addictive drug called Nicotine

- In the moment it feels good

Question 19

Environmental tobacco smoke

Answer 19

-Exhaled smoke and smoke from cigarette

Question 20

Passive smoking

Answer 20

-Inhaled

Question 21

Second-hand smoking

Answer 21

-Inhaled from surroundings

Question 22

Places that are now prohibited from smoking

Answer 22

• Clubs, pubs, bars

- Eating areas

Question 23

Diabetes

Answer 23

-Caused by improper functioning of the pancreas resulting in in the disturbance of sugar levels in the blood

Question 24

Type 1 diabetes

Answer 24

Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

Question 25

Type 2 diabetes

Answer 25

non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

Question 26

How does the Medicare system provides equity for Australians

Answer 26

• All are granted Medicare

- Non discriminable

Question 27

Why does Medicare not cover cosmetic surgery?

Answer 27

• Not a need to sustain health

- Choice made by person

Question 28

Benefits of having private health insurance

Answer 28

• Granted private room
• Faster medical care
• More efficient

Question 29

What measures are in place to encourage people to take out private health insurance

Answer 29

-They make the prices cheaper when you are younger, people get encouraged to get medicare earlier on

Question 30

Why should smokers pay a higher amount for cigarette’s

Answer 30

• Because smoking is a choice made by the individual

- A larger amount of medical issues arise from this