National Health Priorites Flashcards

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What is diabetes?

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  • A group of different conditions caused by too much glucose in the body
  • often caused by a lack in insulin
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National health priority area?

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  • An initiative that involves federal, state and territory governments.
  • provides the possibility to improve the health of Australians and to decrease Australians burden of disease
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Cardiovascular disease?

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  • Is the disease that involves the heart or blood vessels

* include : congestive heart failure, angina

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Obesity

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  • Adults with a BMI of 30 or more are classified as obese

* obesity increase the risk of many disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke

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