How are Aust. health priority issues identified?
A branch of medicine that studies the cause, distribution and determinants of disease in a population
What is epidemiology?
ATSI, Low SES, People in rural and remote areas.
Who are groups experiencing health inequalities
a government health services that provides equitable health care for Australians
What is medicare?
national governments, state and tertiary governments and local governments
What are levels of responsibility for health promotion?
Coronary Heart disease, Alzheimer's and dementia and Cerebrovascular Disease
What are the leading causes of death in Australia
lower income, higher rates or unemployment, lower educational attainment, lower life expectancy, increase prevalence of diabetes.
Who are ATSI?
generates and allocates funding to the health care system and the development of national health care policy
What is the commonwealth government.
the ability to access, read and interpret health based information
what is health literacy?
The number of cases of a specific disease in a population at a specific time
what is prevalence
obesity, high blood pressure, family history , age, gender, smoking, BMI, alcohol intake and nutrition.
What are risk and protective factors for CVD
Working with one or more sectors of society
What is intersectoral collaboration
DCSRB
What is the Ottawa Charter
the leading cause of death for young people
What are accidents and injuries.
behaviours that reduce the risk of illness and disease in older people
what is healthy ageing
diagnostic procedures e.g. ultrasounds, CT scans. MRI scans, key hole surgery, pathology results text messages, telehealth consults
What is the impact of health care of emerging technologies and treatments?
An action aimed at gaining support for a particular cause
What is advocacy?
cancer control, cardiovascular health, injury prevention and mental health, diabetes, asthma, arthritis, obesity and dementia
What are the national priorities issues for Australia.
depression, anxiety, mood disorders, suicide.
What is the nature of mental illness.
tax collected to fund medicare
what is Medicare levy?
Equity, diversity and supportive environments
What is social justice principles?