How Healthy are Australians?
What are the sociological causes of risky health behaviours?
Social relationships
Social interactions
Culture of everyday life
What is the role of the Pharmecutical Benefit Scheme (PBS)?
a commonwealth government program that provides subsidises prescription drugs to Australian residents, ensuring affordable access to a range of essential medicines
What are the 4 SDG's we studied? - Including number and name
SDG 3: Good health and wellbeing
SDG 4: Quality Education
SDG 10: Reduced inequalities
SDG 11: Sustainable cities and communities
What are the 3 V's in how big Data shapes the health of Australians?
Volume
Velocity
Variety
What is epidemiology?
The study of the patterns, causes and effects of health-related states or events (including disease) in a population, through the collection and analysis of data
Which role of the government is responsible for: Health Research and Pharmaceuticals??
Federal Goverment
An example of Health Promotion & Community Partnerships.
Two examples of how inequalities are reduced for Socioeconomically disadavantaged people.
- NSW ‘Fee-Free’ Training Program
- My Quitbuddy App
What are the 5 determinants of health?
Broad features of society
Environment
Socioeconomic
Health behaviours
Biomedical
What are commonwealth-funded programs?
NDIS
My Aged Care
Which SDG target does this belong to?
- Access to safe, affordable housing and transport
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
What is an example of precision surgery technology?
- NuVasive Pulse System
- daVinci Robotic Surgical System
- LASIK laser eye surgery.
What does the OECD do/help/collect
Comprehensive data
International benchmarking
High-income focus
Policy guidance
What are 3 of the 6 current and emerging changes and challenges to the healthcare system?
- increasing population
- Ageing population
- Rising rates of chronic conditions
- Cost of medical research
- Emerging health techologies
- Health data
What community have the 4 SDG's been applied to?
Justice Reinvestment - Bourke
How is Big Data reducing healthcares spending in 4 ways?
PERT
- Personalized Treatment
- Early Diagnosis and Intervention
- Reduced medical errors and hospital stays
- Target resource allocation
What are the 5 leading causes of mortality for men and women
Males
CHD
Dementia
COVID-19
Lung Cancer
Cerebrovascular disease
Females
Dementia
CHD
Cerebrovascular disease
COVID-19
Lung cancer
What are the 6 arguments for increasing the funding and support for preventative health strategies?
(CIRCUS)
- Cost effectiveness
- Improvement to quality of life
- Reinforcement of individual responsibility
- Containment of increasing costs
- Use of exisiting structures
- Social equity maintenance
What lessons can be drawn from other communities and applied to their own community context?
- Hollistic approach to health
- Community engagement and ownership
- Collaboration across sectors
- Focus on prevention and early intervention
What are the 5 challenges for an ageing population?
PISAA
- Pension and retirement system pressures
- Increased healthcare demand
- Social isolation
- Ageing workforce
- Avaliability of carers and volunteers