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1. How are priority issues for Australia's health identified?
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- MEASURING HEALTH STATUS
--> Role of epidemiology --> Measures of epidemiology (mortality, infant mortality, life expectancy, morbidity) |
- IDENTIFYING PRIORITY HEALTH
ISSUES --> Social justice principles --> Priority population groups --> Prevalence of condition --> Potential for prevention and early intervention --> Costs to the individual and community |
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2. What are the priority issues for improving Australia's health?
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- GROUPS EXPERIENCING HEALTH INEQUITIES
--> atsi --> socioeconomically disadvantage people - HIGH LEVELS OF PREVENTABLE CHRONIC DISEASE, INJURY AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS --> cvd --> Cancer (lung, skin, breast) --> DIabetes |
- A GROWING AND AGEING
POPULATION --> Healthy ageing --> Increased population living with chronic disease and disability --> Demand for health services and workforce shortages --> Availability of carers and volunteers |
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3. What role do health care facilities and services play in achieving better health for all Australians?
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- HEALTH CARE IN AUSTRALIA
--> Range and types of health facilities and services --> Responsibility for health facilities and services --> Equity of access to health facilities and services --> Health care expenditure versus expenditure on early intervention and prevention --> Impact of emerging new treatments and technologies on health care, e.g. cost and access, benefits of early detection --> Health insurance: Medicare and private |
- COMPLEMENTARY AND
ALTERNATIVE HEALTH CARE APPROACHES --> Reasons for growth of complementary and alternative health products and services --> Range of products and services available --> How to make informed consumer choices |
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4. What actions are needed to address Australia's health priorities?
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- HEALTH PROMOTION BASED ON THE FIVE ACTION AREAS OF THE OTTAWA CHARTER
--> Levels of responsibility for health promotion --> The benefits of partnerships in health promotion --> How health promotion based on the Ottawa Charter promotes social justice --> The Ottawa Charter in action |
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