PDHPE Syllabus

Question 1

1. Measuring health status

Answer 1

• Role of epidemiology
• Measures of epidemiology (mortality, infant mortality, morbidity, life expectancy)

Question 2

2. Identifying priority health issues

Answer 2

• Social justice principles
• Priority population groups
• Prevalence of the condition
• Potential for prevention and early intervention
• Costs to the individual and community

Question 3

3. Groups experiencing health inequities

Answer 3

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (ATSI)
• People in rural and remote areas

Question 4

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

Answer 4

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

Question 5

5. A growing and ageing population

Answer 5

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

Question 6

6. Health care in Australia

Answer 6

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