syllabus - health priorities in australia

Question 1

measuring health status

Answer 1

+ role of epidemiology

+ measures of epidemiology

Question 2

measures of epidemiology

Answer 2

+ mortality
+ infant mortality
+ morbidity
+ life expectancy

Question 3

identifying priority health issues

Answer 3

\+ social justice principles
\+ priority population groups
\+ prevalence of condition
\+ potential for prevention and early intervention
\+ costs to the individual and community

Question 4

groups experiences health inequities

Answer 4

\+ aboriginal and torres strait islander people
\+ socioeconomically disadvantaged people
\+ people in rural and remote areas
\+ overseas-born people
\+ people with disabilities

Question 5

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

Answer 5

\+ cardiovascular disease (CVD)
\+ cancer (skin, breast, lung)
\+ diabetes
\+ respiratory disease
\+ injury
\+ mental health problems and illnesses

Question 6

a growing and ageing population

Answer 6

+ healthy ageing
+ increased population living with chronic disease and disability
+ demand for health services and workforce shortages
+ availability of carers and volunteers

Question 7

health care in australia

Answer 7

+ range and types of health facilities and services
+ responsibility for health 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 (e.g. cost and access, benefits of early detection)
+ health insurance: medicare and private

Question 8

complementary and alternative health care approaches

Answer 8

+ reasons for growth of complementary and alternative health products and services
+ range of products and services available
+ how to make informed consumer choices

Question 9

health promotion based on the five action areas of the ottawa charter

Answer 9

+ levels of responsibility for health promotion
+ the benefits of partnerships in health promotion (e.g. government sector, non-government agencies and the local community)
+ how health promotion based on the ottawa charter promotes social justice
+ the ottawa charter in action