UNIT 3 - AOS 1B Flashcards
National Health Priority Areas
A collaborative initiative endorsed by the commonwealth and all state territory governments.
The NHPA initiative seeks to focus the health sectors attention on diseases or conditions that have a major impact on the health of australians
The NHPA”S represent the disease groups with the largest burden of disease and potential costs to the Australian Government
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- collaborative imitative endorsed by commonwealth states territory
- seeks to focus on health sectors on diseases or conditions that have major impact on health of australians
- represent the disease groups with largest BOD and potential costs to australian government
what are the nine NHPAS
- Mental health
- Asthma
- Diabetes mellitus
- Dementia
- Cancer control
- Obesity
- arthritis and Musculoskeletal conditions
- Injury prevention and control
- Cardiovascular health
define costs
one of the main reasons why each NHPA was selected is due to the cost of illness to an individual and/or community
what are the three types of costs
- direct
- indirect
- intangible
direct costs
- easy to measure
- a direct result of illness
- eg. medication or treatment
indirect costs
- more difficult to measure in monetary value
- costs to individual/communities as a result of illness but not related directly to illness itself
intangible
- costs which can not be allocated a monetary value
- reduced to human emotion
- eg. pain, anxiety and stress
NHPA - mental health
relates to a state of well being in which the individual realises their own abilities and can cope with the normal stresses of life, work productively and fruitfully and is able to make a contribution to their community.
The initial focus of the NHPA is to combat depression
mental health - reason for selection
- most common non fatal burden of disease
- estimated up to 45% of australians will experience mental illness at some stage of life
list mental health biological factors
- body weight
- chemical imbalance
mental health biological factors - body weight
no definitive relationship but obesity could influence eating habits and consequentially mental health
mental health biological factors - chemical imbalance
chemical in brain assists in controlling mood.
Suggesting a deficiency in chemical ceratonin may contribute to depression and other illnesses
list mental health behavioural factors
- alcohol misuse
- physical activity
mental health behavioural factors - alcohol misuse
there is a relationship between problem drinking and suffering mental illnesses. The casual factor of drinking is a depressant and those with depressive symptoms are more likely to develop alcohol misses as a result of it being a depressant
mental health behavioural factor - physical activity
releases hormone type chemicals called endorphins that relieve stress and helps maintain ‘optimal’ mental health.
People who exercise may have lower levels of mental illness
list mental health physical environment factors
- access to recreational facilities
- housing
mental health physical environment factors - access to recreational facilities
regular physical activity releases endorphins to help maintain ‘optimal’ mental health.
not having access to facilities therefore may increase the risk of developing or maintaining an illness
mental health physical environment factors - housing
living in overcrowded housing can increase psychological distress. Housing that is not adequate or secure can contribute to anxiety and stress
list mental health social factors
- early life experiences
- low ses
mental health social factors - early life experiences
loss of parent, divorce or adverse parenting styles may act as a trigger to mental illness
mental health social factors - low ses
may have higher rates of mental illness due to higher rates of obesity, alcohol or drug misuse, poverty, lack of security causing anxiety and distress due to possible feeling of lack of control
mental health direct costs
- 8.6% of health care expenditure approx 6.4 billion
- medication and counselling
- implementing health promotions
mental health indirect costs
- loss of income if unable to work
- lost productivity/ social security payments
- paying for domestic services