How are priority issues for Australia’s health identified?

 How are priority issues for Australia’s health identified?

''This is the very first topic that will be talked about in class and will form the basis for future discussion regarding the Ottawa Charter and morbidity in Australia. To help you understand how prioritiy areas are identfied think about the following. ''

Who does the disease affect? What can be done about the disease? I.e is it treatable or preventable? Costs of researching or implementing treatment and also the number of people it affects.

 Resources 
 * Page 40 of the Syllabus is where you can find the exact dot points required for your studies
 * HSC Online- http://hsc.csu.edu.au/pdhpe/core1/focus/focus1_1/4003/health_pri1_1.htm

 Measuring Health Status 


 * Epidemiology: The study of patterns of health and the distribution and frequency of disease, illness and injury in a society.
 * Morbidity - (sickness) refers to the patterns of illness in a population group.
 * Mortality - refers to the number of deaths in a population group over a period of time &/or from a particular cause.
 * Infant mortality- refers to the number of deaths in the first year of life.



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