Health and illness in Australia Flashcards
What are the reasons for a lower life expectancies in other countries?
- Living conditions
- Food and water
- Cleanliness
Reasons for drops in deaths from diseases
- More money
- More research put into it
External causes of death
- Transport
- Poisoning
- Injury
- Suicide
Government initiative on external causes of death
- Stronger laws in place
- Mandatory seatbelts
- Driving plates (Alcohol, curfews, experienced driver with you )
Difference between men and women
-Males are more prone to be risk takers
Cardiovascular disease’s main organs
- Heart
- Blood vessels
Most common disease
Coronary heart disease
Types of Cardiovascular diseases
- Strokes
- Heart attacks
- Heart failure
The major factor leading to cardiovascular disease
-Build up of fatty tissue, on the inside lining of arteries which interferes with blood supply around the body
CVD is mostly caused by…
- Smoking
- High blood pressure
- Lack of physical activity
What is the cause of cancer?
- when cell division becomes uncontrolled
- Cells multiply in a random matter and may grow into tumours
Why the survival rate of cancer in rising
- Technology improvement
- More research
- Raised awareness and education towards it is growing
Top five most common types of cancers diagnosed
- Breast
- Bowl
- Melanoma
- Lung
- Kidney
Factors caused by obesity
- Diabetes type 2
- Stroke
- Heart attack
What is used to classify obesity?
Body mass index ( BMI )
Reasons for obesity in children
- High intake of sugars and fats
- Not enough physical activity
- Technology
- Passive entertainment
Problems from smoking
- 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
Why do people find it hard to give smoking up
- Contains addictive drug called Nicotine
- In the moment it feels good
Environmental tobacco smoke
-Exhaled smoke and smoke from cigarette
Passive smoking
-Inhaled
Second-hand smoking
-Inhaled from surroundings
Places that are now prohibited from smoking
- Clubs, pubs, bars
- Eating areas
Diabetes
-Caused by improper functioning of the pancreas resulting in in the disturbance of sugar levels in the blood
Type 1 diabetes
Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
Type 2 diabetes
non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
How does the Medicare system provides equity for Australians
- All are granted Medicare
- Non discriminable
Why does Medicare not cover cosmetic surgery?
- Not a need to sustain health
- Choice made by person
Benefits of having private health insurance
- Granted private room
- Faster medical care
- More efficient
What measures are in place to encourage people to take out private health insurance
-They make the prices cheaper when you are younger, people get encouraged to get medicare earlier on
Why should smokers pay a higher amount for cigarette’s
- Because smoking is a choice made by the individual
- A larger amount of medical issues arise from this
