How are priority issues for Australia's Health Identified?
What are the priority issues for improving Australia's Health?
What role do health care facilities and services play in achieving better health for all Australians?
What actions are neededto address Australia's health priorities?
Lucky Dip
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Agencies, for example the Australia Institutes of Health and Welfare, use health information to evaluate Australia’s health trends. Health professionals use the information to see what major problems are and what the causes of these problems, eg. Lifestyle factors. Governments use this to decide where to spend money for cure and prevention to see if it’s working. It doesn’t tell us the quality of life of the people, or how they are coping socially and mentally with their illness, nor how the families are affected by disease or death.
What is the role of epidemiology?
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• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people • Socioeconomically disadvantaged groups • Australians born overseas • People with disabilities • People living in rural and isolated regions • Elderly people
What groups are experiencing health inequities in Australia?
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Recognition by World Health Organisation (WHO) as useful. WHO’s endorsement of a number of medical plants to be used in preparation of traditional medicines. Sometimes effective where modern medicine may be ineffective. Holistic nature and multicultural society more accepting.
Why has use of alternative medicine grown?
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Developing Personal skills Creating supportive Environments Strengthening Community action Building public health Policy Reorienting health services
What is the Ottawa Charter framework?
100
Recognise and name
What is Identify?
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Mortaility Rates, Life Expectancy, Morbidity and Infant Mortality
What are the measures of epidemiology?
200
-lower life expectancy by 20 yrs -Higher mortality -Higher infant mortality -Higher rates of diabetes -Higher rates of elevated blood pressure -Higher rates of injuries -Higher rates of respiratory diseases -Higher rates of cancer, endocrine and digestive disorders -Higher hospitalisation rate
What are the health inequities that Indigenous Australian's experience?
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Australia’s health care system involves a complex interrelationship between: • Commonwealth, state and local governments • Public and private providers such as doctors and dentists (non-institutions) • Institutions such as hospitals • Business manufacturers eg. car makers • Community • Individuals Its role is to provide quality health care and facilities to all Australians. Inequity of access still exists. Eg. ATSI’s and rural and remote communities.
Who is responsible for Australia's health care system and what is it's role?
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-readily access health information -set health priorities -make decisions collaboratively -develop networks -plan health-promoting strategies -effectively use resources -evaluate strategies
How do you Strengthen Community Action?
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Relate cause and effect; make the relationships between things evident; provide why and/or how
What is Explain?
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CVD Cancer Injury Diabetes Mental illness Respiratory
What mortality trends are decreasing in Australia?
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Nature- A group of diseases characterised by the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells. Believed to be caused by damage to the genetic structure of a single cell. Extent- Causes 27% of all deaths in Australia Major types- lung, breast, colon, prostate and melanoma Risk Factors- Family history, smoking, high-fat diet. Determinants- Lower socioeconomic status, lack of employment, ATSI’s, location, Lack of education, air, food, water pollution, climate change Groups at risk- Vary according to cancer type Most common group include cigarette smokers, these exposed to health hazards, obese women, those over 50 years, family history
What is the nature, extent, risk factors, determinants and groups at risk of Cancer?
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Institutional- • Public hospitals • Private hospitals • Public psychiatric hospitals • Nursing homes • Other services such as ambulance Non-Institutional- • Medical services (doctors and specialists) • Professionals services such as physiotherapists and dentists • Community public health services (egg. clinics) • Pharmaceuticals • Administration and research
What are the types of health care in Australia?
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Awareness raising Media Campaigns: 'Slip, Slop, Slap', "Stop, Revive, Survive' Community/individual initiatives: Lions Club Driver Reviver Stations, Healthy Food canteens, Health promotion Schools Non Govt Organisation Initiatives: National Heart Foundations 'tick' for healthy food, Cancer Council mobile clinic, 'Quit' programs, AA, Red Cross First Aid Courses Initiatives for SEDS: Aged pensions, single pension pensions, unemployment benefits, Medicare Safety Net
What are Australia's health promotion initiatives?
300
Add a degree or level of accuracy depth, knowledge and understanding, logic, questioning, reflection and quality to
What is Critically (Analyse/Evaluate)?
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Decreasing: CVD, Injury, Respiratory (Asthma), Mental illness Increasing: Diabetes, Cancer (male prostate, female lung and breast), Musculoskeletal/arthritis
What are the current trends in morbidity in Australia?
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Nature- Disease of the heart, arteries, veins and smaller blood vessels includes coronary heart disease, stroke and peripheral vascular disease. Extent- Accounts for 42% of all Australian deaths. Risk Factors- Non modifiable= family history, gender, advancing age Modifiable= smoking, raised blood fat levels, high blood pressure, obesity, physical activity Determinants- Lower socioeconomic status, location, education and employment, being of indigenous descent, Groups at Risk- Smokers, people with family history of the disease, people with high blood pressure, obese people, males, people over 65
What is the nature, extent, risk factors, determinants and groups at risk of CVD?
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People aged over 65 yrs 13% of population and a predicted increase by 30% by 2050 Demand for health services and carers/ volunteers will continue to increase CVD/Cancer most common causes of death More older Australians are accessing recreational, educational activities to stay physically and mentally healthy
What is the growing and ageing population and what are the trends involved with them?
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• Legislation (eg. wearing of seatbelts) • Taxation (eg. no GST on basic food items) • Welfare (eg. job training) • Transport (eg. regulated truck loads and speeds) • Education (eg. learn to swim) • Housing (eg. public housing for low-income families)
How can the government Build Healthy Public Policy?
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Put forward (for example a point of view, idea, argument, suggestion) for consideration or action
What is Propose?
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1. Priority population Groups 2. Social Justice 3. Prevalence of condition 4. Costs to individuals & communities 5. Prevention and early intervention
How are priority groups identify?
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- healthy ageing - increased population living with chronic disease and disability - demand for health services and workforce shortages - availability of carers and volunteers.
What is growing and ageing population?
500
The overall cost of health can be reduced by increasing funding for preventative health. Preventative health: • Is cost effective • Improves quality of life • Maintains social equity • Uses existing community structures such as hospitals • Reinforces individual responsibility for health But takes a long time and must be supported by other programs and still need to treat sick
How can the cost of health expenditure be reduced?
500
This area focuses on where people live, work and play. Examples include: • Networks such as Alcoholics Anonymous • Community services such as Cancer Council • Health environments that support and encourage health lifestyles. Examples include smoke-free workplaces and restaurants, recreational facilities and playing fields.
What is Creating Supportive Environments?
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Identify components and the relationship between them; draw out and relate implications
What is Analyse?
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