Category 1: How Healthy are Australians?
What term describes the overall health of a population measured against indicators such as life expectancy and disease rates?
Health status.
What is the government-funded healthcare system that provides Australians with access to many medical services?
Medicare.
What is the term used to describe healthcare services that use digital technologies and electronic health information?
Digital health.
What is the process of enabling people to increase control over and improve their health called?
Health promotion
Name two major indicators used to measure the health of Australians.
Any two of:
Self-assessed health status.
Which level of government is primarily responsible for managing public hospitals?
State and Territory Governments
Name one digital health service commonly used in Australia
Telehealth or My Health Record.
Which Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) focuses specifically on Good Health and Wellbeing?
SDG 3: Good Health and Wellbeing.
What are the two leading chronic diseases specifically mentioned in the syllabus that students must investigate?
Cardiovascular disease and cancer
What does the term "equity" mean in relation to healthcare?
Resources are allocated according to people's needs with the goal of achieving fair health outcomes.
What is "big data" and how is it used in healthcare?
Big data is the collection and analysis of large amounts of health information used to identify trends, improve treatments, allocate resources, and support research.
Which SDG aims to improve health outcomes by improving education opportunities?
SDG 4: Quality Education
Why do Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples generally experience poorer health outcomes than the broader Australian population?
Due to interacting determinants such as socioeconomic disadvantage, reduced access to healthcare, rural and remote living, and historical and social factors that contribute to health inequities.
Explain one way government and non-government organisations collaborate to provide person-centred healthcare.
Governments fund and regulate services while private and not-for-profit organisations deliver healthcare programs, support services, and specialised care to meet individual needs.
How can technology improve access to healthcare for Australians living in rural and remote areas?
Through services such as telehealth, people can consult healthcare professionals without travelling long distances, improving access and reducing costs.
Explain how reducing inequalities can improve the health of Australians
Reducing inequalities improves access to healthcare, education, employment, and housing, which are important determinants of health and can lead to better health outcomes across the population.
Australia ranks highly among OECD nations for health outcomes. Evaluate one reason for this success and one challenge that still exists.
Successes include a strong healthcare system, high life expectancy, and effective public health initiatives. Challenges include chronic disease, an ageing population, and health inequities among disadvantaged groups.
Assess whether Australia should invest more money in prevention rather than treatment.
Prevention can reduce chronic disease and future healthcare costs, improving long-term population health. However, treatment remains essential for people currently experiencing illness. A balanced approach is needed for sustainability, access, and equity.
Evaluate whether the benefits of digital health outweigh the challenges.
Benefits include improved efficiency, better information sharing, increased access to services, and improved patient outcomes. Challenges include privacy concerns, cybersecurity risks, and unequal access to technology. Overall, the benefits generally outweigh the challenges when appropriate safeguards are in place.
Using SDGs 3, 4, 10, and 11, propose a strategy to improve the health of a disadvantaged community.
A successful strategy could combine health services (SDG 3), improved education programs (SDG 4), reducing barriers to healthcare access (SDG 10), and creating safe and supportive community environments (SDG 11). These actions address multiple determinants of health and are more likely to create lasting improvements.