IQ1: Identifying Priority Health Issues

Question 1

Social justice principles

Answer 1

• equity
• diversity
• supportive environments

Question 2

Priority population groups

Answer 2

Identifying subgroups with inequitable health allows health authorities to:
- determine health disadvantaged groups
- better understanding social determinants of health
- identify prevalence of disease/injury in specific groups
- determine needs of group relation to social justice
- allocate funding to reduce prevalence - creates equity

Question 3

Prevalence of conditions

Answer 3

Vital that the government allocates resources.time to conditions with high prevalence within population

Question 4

Potential for prevention and early intervention

Answer 4

Health problems that are highly preventable, as well as those that respond well to intervening in its early stages, deserve increased attention by those involved in health promotion

Question 5

Costs to the individual and community

Answer 5

Direct costs - the money spent on diagnosing, treating and caring for the sick + the money spent on prevention

Indirect costs - the value of the output lost when people become too ill to work or die prematurely

Question 6

How do we identify priority issues for Australia’s health?

Answer 6

Identified through epidemiological studies

SCP123 highlight the prevalence of a condition and priority population

Question 7

What role do the principles of social justice play?

Answer 7

• allowing for the equitable allocation of resources and funding to minimise gaps in health status amongst population groups
• priority populations are less burdened by health inequities

Question 8

Why is it important to prioritise?

Answer 8

• equilibrium in the health status of Australia as a whole, rather than varying status for population