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Why is it important to prioritise?

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 [...]

How do we identify priority issues for Australia’s health?

By Dan Jackson|2017-06-09T06:58:40+10:00June 7th, 2017|Articles, Health Priorities in Australia, How are priority issues for Australia's health identified?, HSC PDHPE|Comments Off on How do we identify priority issues for Australia’s health?

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, [...]