Core 1 Summary Based On Syllabus Dot Points

Core 1 Summary

Based on Syllabus dot points
Key Questions
1. How are priority issues for Australia’s health identified?
2. What are the priority issues for improving Australia’s health?
3. What role do health care facilities and services play in achieving better health for all Australians?
4. What actions are needed to address Australia’s health priorities?

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Notes/Points to Cover
Examples
1. How are priority issues for Australia’s health identified? measuring health status role of epidemiology measures of epidemiology (mortality, infant mortality, morbidity, life expectancy) critique the use of epidemiology to describe health status by considering questions such as: what can epidemiology tell us? who uses these measures? do they measure everything about health status?

use tables and graphs from health reports to analyse current trends in life expectancy and major causes of morbidity and mortality for the general population and comparing males and females

Measuring Health Status

Role of epidemiology

What is it used for

What are its limitations?

Who uses these measures?

Do they measure everything about health status

Measures of epidemiology

Mortality

Infant Mortality

Morbidity

Life Expectancy

Current trends in LE, Mortality and Morbidity

General population

Males

Females

identifying priority health issues social justice principles priority population groups prevalence of condition potential for prevention and early intervention costs to the individual and community

argue the case for why decisions are made about health priorities by considering questions such as: how do we identify priority issues for Australia’s health? what role do the principles of social justice play? why is it important to prioritise?

Identifying priority health issues

Social justice principles

Priority