Priority Identification
Name the measures of epidemiology.
Mortality
Morbidity
Life Expectancy
Infant Mortality
Name the determinants of health required to know regarding your diseases studied.
Socioeconomic, Sociocultural, Environmental
Name 3 examples of Health Care in Australia
Hospitals, GPs, Allied health professionals, counsellors, Ambulance Services, Nursing Home, Dental services, Royal Flying Doctor Service, Screening services... +
Identify the Social Justice Principles
Outline means to...
Sketch in General Terms.
Define Morbidity
The patterns of disease, illness or injury within a population that do not result in death (prevalence and incidence)
Name the three major forms of Cardiovascular Disease
Coronary Heart Disease, Cerebrovascular Disease, and Peripheral Vascular disease.
Describe Medicare
Tax funded health care system. Providing equitable access to all Australians regardless of SES or location. Includes bulk-billing GP visits, PBS scheme.
Provides basic helath care through public system.
Name the 5 action areas of the Ottawa Charter
Developing Personal Skills
Strengthening Community Action
Creating Supportive Environments
Reorienting Health Services
Building Healthy Public Policy
Describe needs you to:
Provide Characteristics and Features plus examples
Who uses measures of Epidemiology
Policy develops
Health product manufacturers
Health Service Providers
Informs decision Making
Describe Health Ageing
What is the gap between Health Care expenditure vs Expenditure on early intervention and prevention
Approx $180Billion vs $2Billion
Outline the role of State Government in Health Promotion
Deliver health services and Infrastructure based on public health system. e.g. Build and run Public hospitals, nursing homes, school systems, vaccination roll outs, build roads and major facilities.
Explain requires
Relate the cause and effect between items. Include examples
What are the 5 ways Health Priority areas are identified?
Priority Population Groups
Prevalence of Condition
Potential for early detection and intervention
Cost to Individual and COmmunity
Social Justice Principles
Describe the extent of ATSI health concerns.
Significant gaps exist between ATSI and NonATSI.
8 Year life expectancy Gap
3.3 x Diabetes
1.5x obesity
2x Cancer death
5x Youth Suicide
7x Kidney Disease
Access to private hospitals, choice of doctor, your own room, speed of surgeries.
Allied health access (dental, physio chiro, massage, optometrist are covered)
Alleviates pressure on public health system, by taking high income earners out, prioritising this system for Medicare users.
Describe Intersectoral Collaboration using an example
This is the teamwork among health and other groups to improve health outcomes.
(Government, NGO, Communities, Individuals, Groups)
e.g. McGrath Foundation provides their research to the Government to inform their decision making/policies regarding Breast Cancer trends and HP effectiveness.
Analyse requires you to
Support with examples
Describe the difference between Direct costs and Indirect Costs.
Direct - Those that can be measured (usually financial). Hospital medical expenses etc..
Indriect - Emotional Trauma, work absenteeism, burden on family, quality of life.
For a group other than ATSI, summarise their determinants of health
Rural/Remote - Disability - Elderly etc..
Need Sociocultural, Socioeconomic and Environmental
What is the difference between Complementary and Alternative health care approaches. Provide examples
Complementary - Used along side traditional approaches (massage alongside Chemo to reduce muscle pain)
Alternate - used INSTEAD of traditional approaches (herbalism used rather than antibiotics to fix illness)
Choose one Action Area of the Ottawa Charter.
How has this been implemented in a health promotion initiative you have studied.
Judges call.
DBSCR > Close the Gap or Road Safety or Tobacco or Mental Health
To What extent .. requires you to
Provide a judgement on the level of impact.