How are Aust. health priority issues identified?
The priority areas for the improvement of health in Australia
The role played by health care facilities and service in ensuring better health for all Australians
The actions needed to address Australia's health priorities
100

A branch of medicine that studies the cause, distribution and determinants of disease in a population

Epidemiology

100

ATSI, Low SES, People in rural and remote areas. These are all..

Groups experiencing health inequalities 

100

A government health services that provides equitable health care for Australians 

Medicare

100

National governments, State and Tertiary governments and Local governments are all examples of...

Levels of responsibility for health promotion

200

Coronary Heart disease, Alzheimer's and dementia and Cerebrovascular Disease are all.. 

Leading causes of death in Australia

200

Lower income, higher rates of unemployment, lower educational attainment, lower life expectancy, increased prevalence of diabetes are all health inqueties for which group?

ATSI

200

Generates and allocates funding to the health care system and the development of national health care policy 

Federal Government

200

The ability to access, read and interpret health-based information

Health literacy

300

The number of cases of a specific disease in a population at a specific time

Prevalence 

300

obesity, high blood pressure, family history , age, gender, smoking, BMI, alcohol intake and nutrition. Risk factors for.. 

Risk factors for CVD

300

Working with one or more sectors of society 

Collaborative approach to Health Care

300

B, C, S, D, R

5 Areas of the Ottawa Charter 

400

The leading cause of death for young people

Accidents and injuries. 

400

Behaviours that reduce the risk of illness and disease in older people 

Healthy Ageing

400

diagnostic procedures e.g. ultrasounds, CT scans. MRI scans, key hole surgery, pathology results text messages, telehealth consults. These are examples of..

Emerging technologies and treatments

400

An action aimed at gaining support for a particular cause 

Advocacy 

500

Cancer, cardiovascular health, injury prevention, mental health, diabetes, asthma, arthritis, obesity and dementia 

National priorities issues for Australia. 

500

Depression, anxiety, mood disorders, suicide. These are the nature for.. 

Mental illness

500

The tax collected to fund Medicare

Medicare levy

500

Equity, diversity and supportive environments

Social Justice Principles