Old public health
Period of time in which old public health was most prominent
1900 - 1950's
Why is Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health a priority - use differences in health status to explain
Life expectancy lower
Mortality and morbidity rates higher
Increased BOD
Biomedical model one-liner
Focuses on the physical and biological aspects of disease and illness, practiced by medical professionals and focuses on the diagnosis, treatment and cure of disease/illness.
What is the acronym we use to help remember the action areas?
Bad, Cats, Smell, Dead, Rats
What is a limitation of the Australian Dietary Guidelines
- Lengthy written document
- In English - health literacy required
- Based on average person
This initiative helped keep human wastes separated from water supplies
Sewage systems
What tool do we use to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander to eat healthier?
Aboriginal and Torres Stait Islander Australian Guide to Healthy Eating
What is a strength of the biomedical model
Funding brings about improvements in technology and research.
Can return people to their pre-illness state
Relates directly to the decisions made by government and organisations regarding laws and policies that make it more difficult for people to undertake unhealthy behaviours and seek to make healthier choices the easier choices
Build healthy public policy
- Doesn't take into account composite foods
this initiative helped promote the importance of food hygiene
Improved food and nutrition
When evaluating an Indigenous program - what starting or finishing sentence should you always include?
'the program is therefore (effective/somewhat effective/not effective) - based on positive and negative responses in your answer
Understands the importance that factors such as SES status, social inequalities, access to health care and social connectedness play in bringing about improved health outcomes.
Focuses on building links between individuals and the community, and centres around the community working together to achieve a common goal
Strengthen community action
What is ADG Guideline 3
Limit intake of foods containing saturated fat, added salt, added sugars and alcohol.
This initiative resulted in reduced fertility rates
Antenatal and infant welfare services were provided
Identify the 4 social justice principles
- Human rights
- Access
- Participation
- Equity
Equity - PBS safety net
Sustainability - not all medicines are on PBS and medicines are reviewed regularly
• Medical professionals recommending physical activity to prevent the development of damaging conditions such as type 2 diabetes
Ambulance workers providing road safety sessions for secondary school students
• Doctors focusing a discussion around healthy eating rather than just medication and surgery to reduce the impact of cardiovascular disease
Reorient health services
What is ADG Guideline 1?
To achieve and maintain a healthy weight, be physically active and choose amounts of nutritious food and drinks to meet your energy needs
Define public health
●Public health is concerned with the organisation and a collective effort to improve the health status of the entire population.
●It had a focus on improving the physical enviornment to help combat infectious disease
Identify 3 criteria you can use to evaluate an indigenous program?
- Ottawa charter
- Social justice principles
- the number of participants
- feedback by participants
- actual improvements for H&WB
- whether it addresses a significant issue for them
- Funding has been provided
- Whether it meets to specific needs of target audience
- If culturally appropriate / ownership
What are the 4 incentives of PHI
- Medicare levy surcharge
- Age-based discounts
- Private health insurance rebate
- Lifetime health cover
Describe what its meant by 'Develop Personal skills'
Education is the main aspect of this action area. Education refers to gaining health-related knowledge and skills that allow people to make informed decisions that may affect health and wellbeing
• Education can occur in many places, including school and work settings, families, and government and nongovernment
organisations.
Identify 1 sociocultural and 1 environmental factor that may act as a barrier for making dietary change
Sociocultural - SES status, employment status, family and peer group and commercial factors.
Environmental - geographical location, workplaces, housing environment and transport.