Health Care In Australia

Question 1

Biomedical model

Advantages

Answer 1

Advantages;

• Creates advances in technology (proving more knowledge about how to treat the illness)
• enables many common problems to be efficiently treated
• extends life expectancy (in the past some infectious diseases caused death, now they can be treated and cured)

Question 2

Biomedical model

Disadvantages

Answer 2

• Relies on professional health workers
• doesn’t always promote good health ( encourage as quick fix, it focuses on the condition rather then the determents that caused it
• Affordability ( not everyone can afford treatment, this is contributing to differences in health status between population groups)

Question 3

The social model of health

Answer 3

Attempts to address the broader influences on health (social, cultural, environmental,economic factors,)
- recognises the relationship between the social determinants of health and health status. Such as socioeconomic status, access to health care, and social connectedness play in improving health status.

Question 4

Principles of social model of health

Answer 4

A - addressing the broader determinants of health
R - acts to reduce social inequities
E - empowers individuals and communities
A - acts to enable access to health care
S - involves intersectional collaborations

Question 5

Addressing the broader determinants of health

Answer 5

Behavioural determinants such as reducing tobacco smoking, food intake. Other broader factors such as gender, culture, race, ethnicity, age, SES, geographical location & physical environment.

Question 6

Involves intersectional collaboration

Answer 6

There are many government and non-gov organisations and stakeholders who have influence over the social and environmental determinants of health. Gov departments such as employment, education and finance. Aswell as private sectors.

Question 7

Acts to reduce social inequities

Answer 7

The existence of unequal opportunity sand rewards for different social positions or status within a group or society. Eg. Gender, age, race. SES, access to health care, social exclusion and physical environment

Question 8

Acts to enable health care

Answer 8

Many social and environmental factors that can impact access to health care, eg. Cultural and language barriers, economic and geographical factors and education levels

Question 9

Empowers individual and communities

Answer 9

Meaning everyone can participle in decision making about their health, individuals are more likely to participle in healthy behaviours if they feel a sense of power and control over their situation. Empowering Individuals and communities with healthy knowledge and skills means that thy are in a position to make positive changes to their health

Question 10

Advantages + disadvantage of social model of health

Answer 10

Advantages;
It promotes overall wellbeing: as the social model doesn’t just focus on diseases that are present is has the potential to promote the overall health
It promotes good health and assistants in preventing diseases
The responsible for health is shared
Disadvantages:
Not every condition can be prevented (genetic conditions)
It does not address health concerns for individuals
Health promotion messages may be ignored

Question 11

Health promotion

Answer 11

Is the process of enabling people to increase control over and to improve their health. Health promotion therefore focuses on prevention rather then cute and uses the causes of disease as the stating point rather then the disease itself.

Question 12

Biomedical model of health

Answer 12

Focus on the physical or biological aspects of disease and illness. It involves trying to diagnose and treat illnesses And conditions once symptoms are present. It centres around doctors, health professionals and hospitals who administer treatment .

• X-Ray’s
• stitches
• chemotherapy
• surgery

Question 13

Vic health

Answer 13

The Victorian health promotion foundation is a Victorian funded body that works with organisations, committees, and individuals. The main concern are health promotions and illness prevention

Question 14

Vic health mission statement

Answer 14

• in partnership with others, promote good health
• recognise that the social and economic conditions for all people influence their health
• promote fairness and opportunity for better health
• seek to prevent chronic conditions for all Victorians

Question 15

Vic health strategic priorities

Answer 15

• promote healthy eating
• encouraging regular physical activity
• prevent tobacco use
• prevent harm from alcohol
• improve mental wellbeing

Question 16

The role of vic health

Answer 16

The role for vic health by targeting the broader social, economic and environmental factors that influence health. Vic health targets these influences though funding, sponsorship, research and evaluation and encouraging healthy life style

Question 17

Ottawa charter

Answer 17

For health promotions is a useful tool for the governments and health promotion organisations to use when planning effective strategies. 
- Build a healthy public policy 
- create supportive environment 
- strengthen community action 
- develop personal skills 
- reorient health services 
( live lighter quit)

Question 18

Medicare

Answer 18

A universal health Insurance scheme. Medicare gives access to health care subsidised by the government.
- will pay frees relating to essential health care services. Medicare will pay 75% of a schedule free for treatment by doctors and specialists.

Question 19

Ottawa charter

Answer 19

For health promotions is a useful tool for the governments and health promotion organisations to use when planning effective strategies. 
- Build a healthy public policy 
- create supportive environment 
- strengthen community action 
- develop personal skills 
- reorient health services 
( live lighter quit)

Question 20

Medicare

Answer 20

A universal health Insurance scheme. Medicare gives access to health care subsidised by the government.
- will pay frees relating to essential health care services. Medicare will pay 75% of a schedule free for treatment by doctors and specialists.

Question 21

The pharmaceutical benefits scheme (PBS)

Answer 21

A component of the federal governments contributions to Australians health system, over 4000 brands of prescription medicine are covered by PBS

Question 22

Private health insurance

Answer 22

A type of insurance under which members pay a premium (or fee) in return for payment towards health related costs not covered by Medicare 
Private health insurance incentives 
- private health insurance rebate 
- life time health cover 
- Medicare levy surcharge

Question 23

Nutrition surveys

Answer 23

Provide a snapshot of what Australias or population groups within Australia are eating at a particular time.

• supplements consumed
• type of milk consumed
• Salt use
• alcoholic consumption

Question 24

Promotion healthy eating

Answer 24

Nutrition surveys
The Australian dietary guidelines
The Australian guide to healthy eating

Question 25

Australian guide to healthy eating

Answer 25

A food selection tool, incorporated into Australian dietary guidelines.

• visual tool, reflects the recommended dietary advice detailed I’m the ADG
• endeavours to develop knowledge and skills in all Australian In consuming healthy diets