PDHPE CORE 1

Question 1

Measuring health status

Answer 1

• Role of epidemiology

- Measures of epidemiology (mortality, infant mortality, morbidity, life expectancy)

Question 2

Identifying priority health issues

Answer 2

• Social justice principles
• Prevalence of condition
• Priority population groups
• Potential for prevention and early intervetion
• Cost to individual and community

Question 3

Groups experiencing health inequities

Answer 3

• ATSI

- SED

Question 4

High levels of preventable chronic disease, injury and mental health problems

Answer 4

• CVD
• Cancer (skin, lung, breast)
• Diabetes

Question 5

A growing and ageing population

Answer 5

• Healthy ageing
• Increased population with chronic disease and disability
• Demand for health services and workforce shortages
• Availability of carers and volunteers

Question 6

Health care in Australia

Answer 6

• Range and types of health care facilities and services
• Responsibility for health care facilities and services
• Equity of access to health facilities and services
• Health care expenditure versus expenditure on early intervention and prevention
• Impact of emerging new treatments and technologies on health care (cost, access, benefits of early detection)
• Health insurance: private and medicare

Question 7

Complementary and alternative health care approaches

Answer 7

• Reasons for growth in complementary and alternative health care approaches
• Range of products and services available
• How to make informed consumer choices

Question 8

Health promotion based on the five actions areas of the Ottawa Charter

Answer 8

• Levels of responsibility for health promotion
• Benefits of partnerships in health promotion (government, non-government agencies, local community)
• How health promotion based on the Ottawa Charter promotes social justice
• Ottawa Charter in action (NTS 2012-2018, ANDS 2016)