CQ1
When identifying a NHPA the government considers the cost to who?
Cost to the individual and cost to the community
Which groups experiencing health inequities did you study?
A&TSI +
Give examples of institutionalised and non-institutionalsed health care services.
Institutionalised - hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, nursing homes
Non-institutionalised - GPs, pharmacy, dentist
What does the term intersectorsl collaboration refer to?
(Benefits of partnerships in health promotion)
Shared responsibility between government, NGOs, community groups and indiviudals.
eg close the gap
What is the largest isalnd in the world, Australia, Bornio or Greenland?
Greenland
What term is defined as "the number of cases in the population, at a given time".
Prevalence
Which NHPA would a myocardial infarction be categorised as?
Cardiovascualr disease
Give one responsibility for each level of the government for health care.
Federal - administration of national health care scheme (Medicare), delivers national HP (tobacco)
State - administer and legistate health servicesw tihin their boundaries eg hospitals, family health centres. Legislate private health care services eg East maitland private hospital
Local - implement to direct community eg immunisation, providing public parks
What are the three Social Justice Principles?
1. Equity
2. Diversity
3. Supportive Environments
What is the longest bone in the human body (anatomy term)
Femur
How is epidemiology collected?
Hospital admissions
GP visits
Pharmaceuticals
What are the determinants of health?
Sociocultural, socioeconomic and environmental
If the health care expenditure was $170 billion and the government spent it on health care goods, capital expenditure (buildings), hospitals and primary health care services (Gps)...list these from highest to lowest he Gov spent the most on.
What does the National health expenditure spend the most $$ on?
1. Hospitals
2. primary health care (Gp servcies)
3. health care and goods
4. Capital expendiutre
What are the 5 action areas of the Ottawa Charter?
1. Developing Personal Skills
2. Reorinetating Health Servcies
3. Strengthening Community Action
4. Building Health Public Policy
5. Creating Supportive Environments
In Greek mythology, who was the god of the sea?
Poseidon
List the measures of epidemiology.
Mortality, Morbidity, infant Mortality, Life Expectancy.
List three population groups most at risk of cancer?
eg People from culturally diverse and or linguistically diverse backgrounds (difficulties accessing primary health services for early detection/prevention)
A&TSI - increased morbidity rates for lung cancer.
Socioeconomically disadvantaged - higher mortality and incidence rates for all cancers.
Rural and remote - higher mortality rates (less access to early detection and prevention)
What % (approx) does the Australian government spend on prevention?
2%
What do the following abbreviations means?
WHO
UN
AIHW
NGOs
ABS
World Health Organisation
United Nations
Australian Institue of Health and Welfare
Non-Government Organisations
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Which chemical element has the symbol "Pt" on the periodic table?
Platinum
Why is arthritis not a NHPA?
Doesn't meet factors for identifying a NHPA
1. Social Justice Principal - equ/div/supp env
2. Priority population groups (not a large group affected)
3. Prevalence (not one of the highest occurring diseases)
3. Potential for early intervention or prevention
5. Cost (individual/comm)
What are the leading causes of burden in the aged population?
Cancer and CVD
Give three examples of emerging technologies in medicine and health care?
1. Artifical limbs (bionic kidney)
2. Robotic surgeons
3. STEM cell application
What does a camel store in its hump
Fat
What is the name of the scale used to measure spiciness of peppers (chillir rating)?
Scoville scale