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PRIMARY HEALTH CARE Flashcards

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Health equity

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The right to fair distribution of health services

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Health inequality

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To describe measurable differences in attaining health

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Health inequity

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The allocation of health resources to one geographic area or group

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Health literacy

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The capacity of a person to recognise and know how to find information about a health problem

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Health care is predominantly…

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Political in nature

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Main aim of public health

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To improve health by promoting health and preventing disease in populations

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New public health

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An approach to health which is most concerned with the social causes of disease, injustice and inequity

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Social justice

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An ethical concept based on human rights and fairness

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The social gradient

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Refers to the fact that inequalities in population health status are related to inequalities in social status

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World health organisation was founded in?

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1948

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Health

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A combination of physical, mental and social well-being, not confined to the absence of disease or illness

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ANHP

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Australias national health priorities

The conditions causing the highest burden within Australia

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Lost the 9 Australian national health priorities

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Mental health
Arthritis
Asthma
Diabetes
Dementia
Obesity
Cancer
Cardiovascular health
Injury prevention
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14
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The declaration of alma ata was when?

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1978

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The declaration of Alma ATA

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First international conference on primary health care

SLOGAN: health for all by the year 2000

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16
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Health for all by the year 2000 strives to?

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Address international health inequalities

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The prerequisites of health

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Peace 
Shelter
Education
Food
Income
A stable ecosystem
Sustainable resources 
Social justice and equity
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18
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Social Determinants of health

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Where you live
Education
Transport
Food
Social support
Social exclusion
Early years of life
Employment
Income
Gender
Individual characteristics
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Social determinants of health

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The fundamental structure of social hierarchy and the social, economic and politically determined conditions that result in good health, ill health or disease, in which people grow, live and age

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Behavioural approach to health

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Focuses on risk factors and lifestyle behaviours

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Risk factor

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Variable that potentially increases an individuals vulnerability of developing a disease or health condition

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Lifestyle

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Way of living determined by interpolating factors

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Upstream

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Prevention

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Midstream

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Intervention

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Downstream

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Treatment

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Upstream=prevention=

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Primary prevention

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Midstream=intervention=

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Secondary prevention

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Downstream=treatment=

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Tertiary prevention

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Primary prevention

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Focuses on preventative measures such as immunisations, health education and risk factor reduction

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Secondary prevention

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Focuses on screening for disease, detect disease early so treatment can begin

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Tertiary prevention

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Interventions taken to prevent progress and complication and recurrence- also rehab

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Screening =

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Secondary prevention

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Screening

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Refers to the use of simple tests to identify individuals who have the disease however, they do not have symptoms

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Surveillance

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The collection of data, analysis, interpretation and dissemination of health data to inform public health agencies and initiatives to monitor health, prioritise and develop appropriate preventative strategies

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Behaviour change is needed to

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Prevent both communicable and on-communicable disease

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Communicable disease

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Infectious diseases usually transmitted from one organism to another

37
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4 models of health education

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Traditional
Client centred
Empowerment
Behavioural change

38
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3 pillars of sustainability

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Environmental
Social equity
Economic demands

39
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What is lobbying

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A process of activities involved in advocating on behalf of a person or group. A lobbyist is paid by organisers to seek policy change

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What are the 3 levels of govt.

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Local, state, federal

Local: deals with environmental health

State: disease

Federal: Medicare

41
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Examples of non communicable disease

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Heart disease (fast food)
Skin cancer (sunbathing)
These are health behaviours
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Public health

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A social and political concept aimed at improving health, prolonging life and improving the quality of life among whole populations through health promotion, disease prevention and other forms of health interventions

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Health promotion

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The process of enabling people to take control over those factors that determine their health

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Primary care

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An episode of care for diagnosis treatment of illness or disease management

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