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Health Priorities in Australia - Coggle Diagram
Health Priorities in Australia
How are priority issues identified?
Measuring health status
Role of epidemiology
What does it tell us?
Who uses it?
Limitations
Measures of epidemiology
Mortality
Infant mortality
Morbidity
Life expectancy
Identifying priority health issues
Social justice health principles
Priority population groups
Prevalence of condition
Potential for prevention and early intervention
Costs to the individual and community
What are priority health issues in Australia?
Groups experiencing health inequalities
ATSI peoples
Low SES people
People in rural and remote areas
Overseas born people
The elderly
People with disabilities
High levels of preventable health issues
Cardiovascular disease (CVD)
Cancer (skin, breast, lung)
Diabetes
Respiratory disease
Injury
Mental health problems and illnesses
A growing and ageing population
Healthy ageing
Increased population living with chronic disease and disability
Demand for health services and workforce shortages
Ability of carers and volunteers
Impact of growing and ageing population
The health system and services
Health service workforce
Carers of the elderly
Volunteer organisations
What's the role of health care facilities and services in improving health of Australian's?
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 vs expenditure on early intervention and prevention
Impact of emerging new treatments and technologies on health care
Medicare and private health insurance
Advantages
Disadvantages
Complementary and alternative health care approaches
Reasons for growth
Range of products and services available
How to make informed choices
What actions are needed to address Australia's health priorities?
Health promotion based on the Ottawa Charter
Levels of responsibility for health
Individuals
Community groups
Governments
Local
State
Federal
Non-government organisations
International organisations
The benefits of partnerships in health promtotion
How health promotion based on the Ottawa Charter promotes social justice
The Ottawa Charter in action
Developing personal skills
Re-orientating health services
Building healthy public policy
Creating supportive environments
Strengthening community action