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Core 1: Health Priorities in Australia

FQ1: How are priority issues for Australia’s health identified?


Measuring health status:
The role of epidemiology is to provide information (life expectancy, infant mortality rates, morbidity rates) on the
distribution (or patterns) of disease, illness and injury and on the likely causes within groups or populations.
Healthcare proffessionals, policy makers and government health departments can use these measures.

Epidemiology can:
- Determine priority areas for the allocation of government funding
- Identify areas of need so that specific prevention and treatment interventions can be specifically targeted
- Evaluate the effectiveness of any prevention and treatment programs
- Monitor the use of health care services and facilities
- Identify emerging issues + enequalities within groups

Limitations of epidemiology:
- Doesnt measure the social wellbeing of life, quality of life, emotional health
- Doesnt measure how social, cultural and economic factors influcence health

Measures of epidemiology:
Mortality: the amount of deaths within a population over a certain time
Infant mortality: refers to the amount of infant deaths under one year of age
Morbidity: the presence of illness or disease within a population
Life expectancy: the average number of years a person is expected to live, often based on current mortality rates in
a population

Who uses epidemiology?


- Policy developers at all levels of government
- Manufacturers of health products
- Providers of health services

Leading causes of death in 2022


Males:
1. Coronary heart disease (CHD)
2. Dementia including Alzherimer’s disease
3. COVID-19
4. Lung Cancer
5. Cerebrovascular disease
Females:
1. Dementia including Alzheimer’s disease
2. Coronary heart disease (CHD)
3. Cerebrovascular disease
4. COVID-19
5. Lung Cancer

Leading causes of death 2023 (Female + Male)


1. CHD
2. Dementia icl. Alzheirmer’s disease
3. Stroke/Cerebrovascular disease
4. Lung Cancer
5. Chronic lower Respiratory diseases
Criteria:

S ocial Justice Principles (DES) diversity, equity, supportive environments

C ost to Individual and Community - Direct/Indirect

P revalence of the disease (number of how many people have the condition) Incidence - number of new cases

P riority population groups - Rural/Remote

P otential prevention + early intervention

Identifying priority health issues


The 9 National Health Priority Areas (NHPA) between 1996 and 2012

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