FQ1
What is this unit called?
Health Priorities in Australia
Identify the social justice principles
Equity, Diversity & Supportive Environments
Identify 3 determinants of health
Socioeconomic, sociocultural, environmental
Definition of Epidemiology?
the study of the patterns and causes of health and disease in populations and the application of this study to improve health.”
What is diversity and provide an example in healthcare?
Refers to differences that exist between individuals and people groups.
What points do you speak of when asked of nature and extent of the health inequities?
measures of epidemiology
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What is equity and provide an example?
Resources are allocated in accordance with the needs of individuals and populations - the desired goal of equality of outcomes.
What is the difference in years life expectancy between ATSI and Non-ATSI.
10 years
What is a limitation of epidemiology?
Doesn’t always show the significant variations in health status among population groups (ATSI and Non-ATSI)
Doesn’t accurately indicate quality of life (distress, impairment, disability, handicap etc)
Cannot provide whole health picture (data on mental health are incomplete or non-existent)
Fail to explain ‘why’ health inequities persist
Doesn’t account for determinants that shape health (social, economic, environmental & cultural)
What is supportive environments and provide an example?
Are environments where people live, work and play that protect people from threats to health and increase their ability to make health-promoting choices.
The main groups that experience health inequities in Australia are
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, socioeconomically disadvantaged people, people in rural and remote areas, overseas-born people, elderly people, people with disabilities.
What are the measures of epidemiology and what do they tell us?
Life Expectancy: indicates the number of years a person is expected to live.
Mortality: death rates: indicates how many people die in a particular population, how they died & over what period.
Infant Mortality: indicates the number of infant deaths in the first year of life.
Morbidity: examines the prevalence and incidence of disease and sickness in a specific population.
Name 2 of the 4 key priority population groups areas.
Cultural, Environmental, Age, Socioeconomic/Financial
The leading 3 causes of disease groups contributing to burden in Indigenous Australians in 2018 were:
•mental & substance use disorders (such as anxiety, depression, and drug use).
•injuries (such as falls, road traffic injuries, and suicide)
•cardiovascular diseases (such as coronary heart disease and rheumatic heart disease)
•cancer and other neoplasms (such as lung cancer and breast cancer) and
•musculoskeletal conditions (such as back pain & problems and osteoarthritis).