CQ1 DP2 Identifying Priority Health Issues

Question 1

Identifying Priority Health Issues (Gov budget priority)

Answer 1

Social Justice Principles

Priority Population Groups

Prevalence of Condition

Potential for prevention and early intervention

Costs to individual and community

Question 2

Social Justice Principles

Answer 2

Eliminating inequity in health and promoting supportive environments for Australians
- Equity
- Diversity
- Supportive Environments

Question 3

Equity

Answer 3

All resources are allocated fairly = Equal opportunities for all Australians
- More money could be allocated to certain groups to overcome inequities

Question 4

Diversity

Answer 4

Health system needs to recognise differences between various groups so inequalities and injustices are addressed
- Age, gender, sexuality, SES, location, education, culture

Question 5

Supportive Environments

Answer 5

Adequate health care that can support them, providing services at low / no cost and in areas accessible to all

Question 6

Priority Population Groups

Answer 6

Some groups have different health statuses
- ATSI
- Low SES People
- Rural Communities
- Overseas Born People

Question 7

Socioeconomic Factors

Answer 7

Income, Education, Employment, Housing

Question 8

Strategies to help these groups

Answer 8

• Royal flying doctor service (remote areas)
• Incentive programs for med specialists to work in remote areas
• Funding to ATSI Health
• NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service

Question 9

Prevalence Of Condition

Answer 9

How common the condition is within the community
- Does the problem affect a large amount of people?
- Is it on the increase?

Question 10

Potential for prevention and early intervention

Answer 10

Poor lifestyle behaviours can cause diseases / illness
- E.g Obesity, Lung cancer, CVD

Reducing smoking rates through health program campaigns resulted in less rates of cancer

Question 11

Costs to the individual and community

Answer 11

Financial cost of treatment / loss of employment

Physical cost - Loss of mobility / functionality

Emotional Cost - Depression

Social Cost - Caused by damaged relationships / isolation

+ Direct / Indirect Costs

Question 12

Direct / Indirect Costs

Answer 12

Direct
- Costs from healthcare system (e.g hospital)

Indirect
- Costs from individual or family (Medicare gap payment, insurance)