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33 Cards in this Set
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What Are the 9 priority health areas in Australia |
Asthma, Diabetes Mellitus, Arthritis and muscular skeletal diseases, Dementia, Cardiovascular Health, Obesity, Mental Health, Injury prevention and control and Cancer control. (A DAD COMIC) |
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What is the definition of health |
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity |
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What is the definition of physical health |
Physical health refers to your state of wellbeing and the ability of your body to function effficiently |
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What is the definition of Mental Health |
Refers to ones current state of mind and how a person is feeling about themselves |
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What is the definition of social Health |
Refers to how you interact with others and participate in a community. |
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What is the definition of under 5 mortality |
A term used to measure the amounts of deaths in children under the age of 5 |
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What is the definition of Mortality |
The number of deaths caused by a particular disease, illness or other environmental factor. |
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What is the definition of life expectancy |
An indication of how long a person is expected to live, it is the number of years of life remaining to a person if death rates do not change. |
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what is the definition of trend |
A general movement or pattern in statistics. Sometimes trend data is useful too, because it indicates what has been happening to the data over a period of time. |
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What is the definition of Incidence |
The number of new cases of a disease or condition given during a given time |
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What is the definition of Prevalence |
The number or proportion of a particular disease or condition present in a population at any given time |
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what is the definition of health status |
Refers to the level of health being experienced by individuals, groups or population and takes all dimensions of health into account. |
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who is expected to live longer Males or Females Why? |
Females as they are less likely to take risks and more likely to got o the doctor if they suspect something is wrong. |
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who are less likely to receive medical attention |
Indigenous Australians, People with low socio economic status and people living in rural areas. |
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What is Medicare |
Medicare isAustralia’s universal Health care Scheme.Free Medicalcare at a public hospitalEither Free orSubsidised care with a general practitioner. |
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What is the PBS |
the Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme helps cover the cost of Prescribed medicines. |
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What is private health insurance |
Private health insurance Hospital cover gives you access to private hospitals and choice of doctor, while Extras cover helps with the costs of services not covered by Medicare, such as optometry and dental. |
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What are the three strategies for Harm Minimisation |
Harm Reduction, Supply Control and Demad Reduction |
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What is Harm Reduction |
Refers to the harm caused by the drug user and thewider community. This includes the needto teach safer ways for people to use drugs. For example Needle exchange program. |
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What is Supply control |
supply control refers to reducing the amount of drugs being let into Australia, as if there are less drugs available, less people can purchase them> |
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What is demand control |
Demand control refers to reducing the amount of people wanting to take drugs Eg. informing them about the effects of drugs both long term and short term |
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What is Ice |
Ice is a methamphetamine which falls under the stimulant category |
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What are some physical effects of Ice |
Physical effects Increases heart rate. Increases Blood glucose level. Opens airways. Impotence |
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what are some behavioural effects |
Behavioural Effects include Chronic Insomnia Sometimes Depression Can also cause Euphoria |
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How is ice taken |
ice is generally smoked or injected and takes 3-7 seconds to feel the effects, if swallowed it takes 15-30 mins to feel the effects and if snorted it takes 3-5 mins to feel the effects. |
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List three short term effects of Ice |
Fast heart rate and breathing, Repeating simple actions like itching and scratching, Increased alertness and energy |
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List three long term effects of ice |
Extreme weight loss due to reduced appetite, Restless sleep, Dry mouth and dental problems |
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What is a Bacterial STI |
A single celled organism that can generally be easily killed |
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what is a viral STI |
a virus is an even smaller micro-organism that can only reproduce inside a hosts living cell. it is very difficult to kill. |
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what is a parasitic STI |
these are generally mites that live on the host and lay eggs and reproduce. |
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Give an example for each Bacterial, Viral and parasitic |
Chlamydia, HIV and Pubic Lice |
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what is one dietary guideline |
Prepare and store your food safely. |
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What are the six essential Nutrients |
Carbohydrates, Protein, Water, Vitamins, Minerals and Fats/oils |
