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L2: AUSTRALIANS
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L2: AUSTRALIANS
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Health
1948, World Health Org:
"A state of complete physical, mental, social well-being. Not absence of disease / infirmity"
1986, WHO:
"A resource 4 everyday life, not the objective of living. A +ve concept emphasising social, personal resources, physical capabilities.
Aus's Health Agencies: (health, func)
- genetic, cultural, environmental determinants
Based on the concepts:
- Health is an important part of wellbeing, of how we feel, function
- " contributes to social, economic wellbeing
- x absence of disease / injury, & ilya degrees of good health
- Managing health includes: promote good health, identify, manage risks, prevent diseases
- Disease processes can develop over many yrs b4 symptoms
Aus
2016 -> Health, wellbeing depend on
- determinants: ths that influence health
- interventions: required resources
Australian Institute of Health, Welfare 2016
2014-15: 85% Aus 15+ self-rate "good" / better health
- NZ: 90, - Canada: 89%, - US: 88%, - OECD: 69
Living longer:
- life expectancy at birth: fe > male
Death rate falling:
- age-standardised death rates: m > f
- premature mortality rates: m > f
Premature death causes: 2011-13
- coronary heart disease, lung cancer, suicide, breast cancer,
- colorectal cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- liver disease
Chronic diseases, injuries
- (slides have lotsa stats)
200 yrs ago -> death
- spontaneous combustion, cannonballs
Now -> new threats
- change lifestyle, env
Glossary
Life expectancy: measure of length of life
- no. of yrs a newborn expected to live
- or remaining for s1 @ given age (based on current death rates)
- measure overall health of pop'n
Mortality: no. of deaths in a pop'n, given period
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Burden of disease (expressed as DALY): measure health impact of disease on a pop'n in given year - from drying from & living w disease, injuries
- provide overall measure
- estimate show diff impacts on pop'n health