POPUL AR CORE 1 QUESTIONS

A N D H O W TO AT TA C K T H E M

OUTLINE THE RISK & PROTECTIVE FACTORS OF AUSTRALIA’S HEALTH PRIORITIES AREAS?• Know – Illnesses? Diseases? Population affected? That burden

our health status

• How it is measured? M/M/C.I/C.C/D.D

• What are risk factors?

• What are protective factors?

• Most common ones to ask about?

DESCRIBE THE HEALTH INEQUITIES EXPERIENCE BY PRIORITY POPULATION GROUP?• Know our priority populations

• How are they identified? M/M/C.I/C.C/D.D

• Nature of inequities

• Extent of inequities

• Sociocultural/Socioeconomic and Environmental determinants

• Roles of individuals, communities and Governments in

addressing health issue

• Be prepared to compare 2 populations.

DISCUSS THE IMPACT OF AUSTRALIA’SGROWING & AGEING POPULATION?

•Reasons why?

•Services/infrastructure needed?

•Volunteer services?

ANALYSE THE ACCESSIBILITY TO HEALTH SERVICES FOR ALL AUSTRALIANS

•EQUITY VS EQUALITY

•BARRIERS TO HEALTH SERVICES

•MEDICARE V PRIVATE HEALTH CARE

•WAYS TO OVERCOME BARRIERS

DEMONSTRATE THE BENEFITS OF EMERGING NEW TREATMENTS & TECHNOLOGY?• What is it asking?

• Know examples

• Do not be tricked by photos

• Discuss positives WITH EXAMPLES

• Have a strong conclusion

EXPLAIN THE GROWTH OF ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE

•WHICH IS WHICH?

•Reasons for growth

•EXAMPLES & BENEFITS

•Consumer choices – what should they ask?

HEALTH PROMOTION!!!

• KNOW EXAMPLES

• OTTAWA CHARTER

• INTERSECTORIAL COLLABORATION

• BE CRITICAL – GIVE SUGGESTIONS FOR

IMPROVEMENT

• BE ASSERTIVE