PDHPE HSC CORE 1 REVISION EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH SOLVED SOLUTIONS.
identifying priority population groups - Answer Social justice principle
Priority population groups
Prevalence of condition
Potential for change
Cost to the community and individuals
measures of epidemiology - Answer life expectancy
mortality
infant mortality
morbidity
groups experiencing health inequities - Answer ATSI
Rural and Remote
Overseas born
People with a disability
Elderly
SED
social justice principles - Answer equity
diversity
supportive environments
health status - Answer describes the current state of health of an individual, group or population.
epidemiology - Answer study of the patterns and causes of health and disease in populations and how
to apply this study to improve health
, prevalence - Answer number of existing cases of a condition
incidence - Answer number of new cases of a condition
key focuses of epidemiology - Answer occurence
distribution
determinants
prevention and control measures
Limitations of epidemiology - Answer reasons
reliability of information
how to spend and balance funds
doesnt take into account social factors eg location, SES
mortality - Answer refers to death
morbidity - Answer refers to rate of illness and disease (indicators eg hospitals, doctor visits, health
surveys)
infant mortality - Answer refers to the number of deaths that occur during the first year of life
life expectancy - Answer number of years a person can expect to live ag birth
(males = 79.3, females = 83.9)
ATSI nature and extent - Answer lower life expectancy (m=-12, F=-10)
2 x ^ mortality rates
infant mortality 2 x ^
disability levels 2 x ^
QUESTIONS WITH SOLVED SOLUTIONS.
identifying priority population groups - Answer Social justice principle
Priority population groups
Prevalence of condition
Potential for change
Cost to the community and individuals
measures of epidemiology - Answer life expectancy
mortality
infant mortality
morbidity
groups experiencing health inequities - Answer ATSI
Rural and Remote
Overseas born
People with a disability
Elderly
SED
social justice principles - Answer equity
diversity
supportive environments
health status - Answer describes the current state of health of an individual, group or population.
epidemiology - Answer study of the patterns and causes of health and disease in populations and how
to apply this study to improve health
, prevalence - Answer number of existing cases of a condition
incidence - Answer number of new cases of a condition
key focuses of epidemiology - Answer occurence
distribution
determinants
prevention and control measures
Limitations of epidemiology - Answer reasons
reliability of information
how to spend and balance funds
doesnt take into account social factors eg location, SES
mortality - Answer refers to death
morbidity - Answer refers to rate of illness and disease (indicators eg hospitals, doctor visits, health
surveys)
infant mortality - Answer refers to the number of deaths that occur during the first year of life
life expectancy - Answer number of years a person can expect to live ag birth
(males = 79.3, females = 83.9)
ATSI nature and extent - Answer lower life expectancy (m=-12, F=-10)
2 x ^ mortality rates
infant mortality 2 x ^
disability levels 2 x ^
