The latest release on ATSI health, the Closing the Gap 2016 Prime Ministers Report, has further confirmed what the 2015 report already stated. That the current Closing the Gap campaign is not closing at the rate it should. On track Closing the Gap 2016 This Closing the Gap 2016 report shows the following areas are [...]
To round out our series on useful sites, today I'm going to have a look at a few useful sites for Health Priorities in Australia. These sites are ones I used to gather much of the information to create the content for you on Health Priorities. The first of our useful sites for Health Priorities [...]
The current trends in Australia's health "progressed" according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Their Measures of Australia's Progress, 2013 cover various components of Australia's health with the most important indicator being life expectancy at birth. Australia's life expectancy at birth indicates that our current overall health is trending upwards. Life expectancy is one of the most widely recognised [...]
Often my students ask me: "do I need to know statistics for Health Priorities in Australia?" The answer is NO! The HSC PDHPE syllabus is very clear that students do not need to know statistics on Australia's health. Under the critical question "How are priority issues for Australia’s health identified?" there is what is known [...]
[raw_html_snippet id="my first ad"] Ottawa Charter in Action - National Chronic Disease Strategy The National Chronic Disease Strategy is a great example of the Ottawa Charter in Action. The National Chronic Disease Strategy "seeks to improve health outcomes and reduce the impact of chronic disease by providing a framework of agreed national directions for improving [...]
Every two years the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare release Australia's Health. Australia's Health is one of the main publications HSC PDHPE students need to interact with. Many HSC PDHPE teachers will get their students to read through the smaller publication Australia's Health in Brief, BUT I always encourage my students, particularly those who are looking to get [...]
In HSC PDHPE ATSI health is one of the key topics that you need to understand. The problem is that there is so much to take in related to ATSI health. In Australia, ATSI people experience a massive disadvantage as a marginalised people group. ATSI people have poorer outcomes not just in health, but in education, [...]
Michelle Bridges recently featured in a Woolworths advertisement about health "freaks" and eating a "healthy" diet, that apparently comes out in a package!! Have to say it... sell out!! Michelle Bridges has built a good reputation in the health industry as an activist for... health. But this latest stunt has her declaring that growing your [...]
Smoking is a risk factor for just about every chronic or lifestyle disease known to man. People who smoke place a greater burden on our health system. Smoking is linked with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, increases in CVD, diabetes, stroke, and pretty much every type of cancer. A recent article from channel nine reported [...]
Cancer risk factors are a hot topic in the media since the International Agency for Research on Cancer and the World Health Organisation did a press release on cancer risk factors (26 October 2015) . This release on cancer risk factors has caused a great stir in the media, particularly amongst the Meat Corporations. The press release [...]