IDENTIFYING PRIORITY HEALTH ISSUES

Question 1

The 9 priority health issues

Answer 1

Dementia Obesity Arthritis Other musculoskeletal conditions Asthma Diabetes Mellitus Mental health Injury prevention and control Cardiovascular health Cancer Control

Question 2

The government uses a set of criteria to identify the following nine National Health Priority Areas (NHPAs) which are:

Answer 2

• social justice principles
• priority population groups
• prevalence of condition
• potential for prevention and early intervention
• costs to the individual and community