One of the best ways for you to learn the difference between an answer in an exam that is worth 6/8 and one worth 8/8 is to compare answers in these bands using the HSC standards package, or, if your teacher or you would like to to have purchased one, the HSC PDHPE Exam Workbooks. [...]
Epidemiology has a number of benefits as well as some limitations in relation to measuring health status and informing health promotion. Epidemiology uses statistics to provide a snapshot of a populations diseases, illnesses and disability. This snapshot is then used by various people and groups to inform health promotion and guide research. Epidemiology's benefits include identifying areas [...]
Both times that there has been a HSC exam question on this topic the question has focused on "why is it important to prioritise?" and for good reason. The question "why is it important to prioritise?" really brings together the content for the dot point "identifying priority health issues". Firstly, it is important to prioritise because [...]
For Health Priorities in Australia, one of the first issues you are asked to consider is how we identify priority issues for Australia's health? This question is almost identical to the critical question "How are priority issues for Australia's health identified?" The principles of social justice, as covered in Preliminary PDHPE (see here), are: equity, diversity, [...]
Australia's Institute of Health and Welfare released Australia's Health 2016 earlier this year and the up-date has further confirmed the poor health statues of socioeconomically disadvantaged people. Australia's Health 2016 indicated that socioeconomically disadvantaged people were more likely to suffer illness, disability, and have a lower life expectancy. Socioeconomically disadvantaged people were 1.3 times more likely to suffer asthma, [...]
Chronic disease in Australia continues to be a major health priority, but is this because of poor primary health care for chronic disease. Health care expenditure and chronic disease go hand in hand in Australia's health care system. Each year Australia spends over $1 billion planning, coordinating and reviewing the care associated with chronic disease. [...]
Sites where cancer is most preventable.[3] Preventing cancer is one of Australia's top priorities, with some of the highest rates in the world for bowel, and skin cancer (preventable chronic disease). But, many cancers are caused by lifestyle and the risk of getting many cancers can be significantly reduced through simple lifestyle changes. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]