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 [...]
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 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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]