Topic 1 - Health Priorities

Question 1

Agencies responsible for collecting and processing health data

Answer 1

Include the department of health and ageing, state teritory health agencies, the Australian bureau of statistics, the Australian institute of health and welfare and Medicare

Question 2

Health status

Answer 2

Can be measured using positive aspects of health such as wellbeing and health determinants as well as negative aspects like illness and disease

Question 3

Health indicators

Answer 3

Including life expectancy, mortality, morbidity and infant mortality are used to measure health status

Question 4

Epidemiology

Answer 4

Is used to identify patterns of disease and inform Heath decision makers

Question 5

Injuries

Answer 5

Are the major cause of death for people up to age 44 years

Question 6

Patterns of health

Answer 6

Are significantly different for between males and females and between indigenous Australians and the rest of the Australians population

Question 7

Epidemiology role

Answer 7

Informs us about patterns of disease within populations and groups, the benefit of interventions, the application of research findings and the performance of the health system

Question 8

Epidemiology info

Answer 8

Can be used by a range of agencies including governments, doctors, educators and other health professionals

Question 9

The gap in infant mortality

Answer 9

Has closed between the indigenous and non-indigenous rates in recent years

Question 10

ATSI

Answer 10

Experience Lower health status as a result of higher levels of disability and lower quality life. Socioeconomic disadvantage, poor quality housing, unemployment and low educational attainment….poor standard of Health

Question 11

Exposure to risk factors

Answer 11

Such as Tabacco use, alcohol consumption, illicit drug use, overweight and obesity, poor nutrition, physical inactivity and violence all contribute to the poor level of ATSI health

Question 12

Australian government

Answer 12

Collects information about the health of the population to use as evidence for making decisions about how to set priorities and spend the budget

Question 13

Mortality

Answer 13

The measure of the number of deaths in a giving population

Question 14

Morbidity

Answer 14

The incidence of disease: the rage of sickness (specified in a community or group)

Question 15

Infant mortality

Answer 15

The annual deaths per 1000 births (younger then aged 1)

Question 16

Life expectancy

Answer 16

The number of years remaining in ones life

Question 17

Identifying health priority issues

Answer 17

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Social justice principles, costs to individual, costs to community, prevalence of condition, potential or prevention and early intervention, priority population groups

Question 18

Groups experiencing health inequities

Answer 18

ATSI, SED, people living in remote & rural areas, overseas born people, the aged, people with disabilities

Question 19

Sociocultural determinants of health

Answer 19

Include: family, peers, media, religion, culture

Question 20

Socioeconomic determinants of health

Answer 20

Include: employment, education and income

Question 21

Environmental determinants of health

Answer 21

Include: geographical location and access to health services and technology

Question 22

Inequities exist in terms of…

Answer 22

1. The unequal distribution of some illnesses and conditions throughout a population (genders, different cultures)
2. The injury impact on the health status of some groups due to social, economic, cultural, environmental factors such as income and availability of transport

Question 23

SED nature & extent

Answer 23

Higher diabetes levels
Higher CVD levels 
Higher asthma 
Higher mental issues 
Higher smoking rates 
Less consumption of fruit & veg 
Higher obesity rates 
Higher physical inactivity 
Poorer education 
Less use of preventative measures

Question 24

Government roles in addressing health inequities- ATSI

Answer 24

Office of ATSI - brings greater focus to delivery of mainstream health services provides grants over 200 organisations

National ATSI community controlled health - agency works with families, housing, communities to improve ATSI health

Question 25

Community roles in addressing health inequities- ATSI

Answer 25

Agencies working to improve the health of ATSI, aims for stronger delivery of healthcare and ensuring sustainability, helps deliver holistic, comprehensive and culturally appropriate healthcare, large healthcare centres providing many trained staff ( for ATSI)

Question 26

Individual roles in addressing health of ATSI

Answer 26

Strong focus in ATSI health services to provide and support as well as skills, particularly aboriginal mothers

Question 27

Preventable chronic disease, injury & mental health problems

Answer 27

CVD, cancer (skin,lung,breast), diabetes type 1&2, respiratory disease, injury, mental health illnesses

Question 28

Th nature of CVD

Answer 28

CVD has been identified as a health priority because it is a major health and economic burden on Australia. It is one of the leading causes of sickness and death

Question 29

Coronary heart disease

Answer 29

The poor supply of blood to the muscular walls of the heart by its own blood supply vessels, the Coronary arteries

Question 30

Stroke

Answer 30

The interruption of the supply of blood to the brain

Question 31

Major risk factors that can be reduced for CVD

Answer 31

``` Smoking Raised blood fat levels High blood pressure Obesity and overweight conditions Abdominal obesity Physical inactivity ```

Question 32

Groups at risk of developing CVD

Answer 32

``` Smokers Family history of CVD People with high blood cholesterol levels People with high fat diets People over the age of 65 People who are SED ```

Question 33

Nature and extent of cancer

Answer 33

The uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal body cells. It involved a mutation and is believe to originate form a single cell whose genetic material has been ages by a foreign agent

Question 34

The extent of cancer in Australia

Answer 34

The prevalence of cancer in Australia is increasing in both sexes. One in 3 males and one an 4 females will develop cancer before the age of 85

Question 35

The incidence of cancer

Answer 35

Increasing incidence in both sexes, increases in prostate and breast cancer

Question 36

Ottawa charter 5 action areas

Answer 36

``` Building healthy pub policy Crest supportive environment Strengthen community actions Develop personal skills Reorient health services ```

Question 37

Social justice principles

Answer 37

Equity Diversity Supporting environment