Priority Health Areas in Australia

Priority Health Areas in Australia

1. Mental health

   • Anxiety
   • Depression
   • Suicide

2. Cancer

   • Skin cancer
   • Lung cancer
   • Breast cancer

3. Diabetes

   • Type 2: NDDM (non-insuline dependant), lifestyle caused
   • Type 1: IDDM (insuline dependant), 'childhood diabetes'

4. Injury

   • Road accidents
   • Drowning
   • Self-inflicted

5. Respiration increases

   • Asthma

6. Cardiovascular disease

   • Stroke
   • Colonary Heart disease
   • Peripheral Vascular Disease