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Health Priorities in Australia: Flash cards
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- 1Role of epidemiologyThe gathering and studying of information regarding illness, disease and death within a certain population.
- 2Measures of epidemiologyMortality, infant mortality, morbidity, life expectancy
- 3What does epidemiology tell us?Incidence of mortality and morbidity. Prevalence of morbidity and mortality, Factors directly linked to M & M, the extent of the problem
- 4What doesn't epidemiology tell us?Severity of the illness and how it impacts upon a person's quality of life. Neglects factors such as cultural, social and economic factors. Doesn't address the reasons why health inequities exist.
- 5Who use's epidemiological data?International organisations e.g W.H.O, Government agencies and organisations e.g A.B.S and RTA, Non-gov organisations e.g Australia drug foundation, governments and politicians
- 6What are the four principles of social justice as they relate to health care?Equity, Access Participation and Rights
- 7EquityFair allocation of resources and entitlements without discrimination.
- 8AccessThe availability of health services, information and education.
- 9ParticipationThe empowerment of individuals and communities to be involved in planning and decision making for good health.
- 10RightsEquitable opportunities for all individuals to achieve good health.
- 11Social justiceRefers to the notion of eliminating inequities in health, promoting inclusiveness of diversity and establishing supportive environments for all Australians.
- 12Direct cost to the community of disease and illnessMoney spent on diagnosing, treating and caring for the sick, plus the money spend on prevention.
- 13How are direct costs to the community measured?These costs can be estimated from the expenses of medical services, hospital admissions, pharmaceutical prescriptions, prevention initiatives, research, screening and education.
- 14Indirect costs to the communityIndirect costs are the value of the output lost when people become to ill to work or die prematurely e.g the cost of forgone earnings, absenteeism and the retraining of replacement workers.
- 15MortalityThe number of deaths in a given population from a specific cause over a period of time.
- 16Infant mortalityThe annual number of deaths in the first year of life, per 1000 live births.
- 17MorbidityThe incidence of ill health in a population or group.
- 18Life expectancyAn indication of how long a person can expect to live from a given population. It is the number of years remaining to a person at a particular age, if death rates do not change.
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