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b b b
Definingbhealthb
- Healthbisbabstatebofbcompletebphysical,bmental,bandbsocialbwell-
beingbandbnotbmerelybthebabsencebofbdiseasebofbinfirmitybWhybdobyoubthinkbsomebp
eoplebmightbhavebabproblembwithbthisbdefinition?bWhatbotherbdefinitionsbarebthere?b
Healthbandbillnessb
- Isbhealthbdefinedbbybphysicalbwellbbeing,bemotionalbwellbbeing,borbsocialbwellbbeing?
Doesbitbrequirebabgeneticbpredisposition?b
b
- Isbhealthbabcombinationbofbthebabovebissues?b
- Whatbarebtheblaybversusbprofessionalbdefinitionsbofbhealth?b
- Isbfunctionalitybthebabilitybtobdobwhatbyoubneedbtobdobeachbday?b
- Howbdobyoubdefinebhealth?b
Definingbpublicbhealthb
- Publicbhealthbisbthebeffortsborganisedbbybsocietybtobpromote,bprotectbandbrestorebhe
althbthroughbcollectivebandbsocialbactionb
- Itbcanbbebthoughtbofbasbabcombinationbofbscience,bpracticalbskillsbandbbeliefsbthatbar
ebdirectedbtowardbthebmaintenancebandbimprovementbofbabpopulation’sbhealth
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Publicbhealthbandbyourbdailyblifeb
- Howbdoesbpublicbhealthbaffectbyoubinbyourbdaybtobdayblife?bProvidebexamplesb-
Whatbinformationbinbthebdailybnewspaperbmightbrelatebtobpublicbhealth?b
b
Corebfunctionbofbpublicbhealthb
- Collaborativebactionbacrossbsectorsb
- Multidisciplinarybapproachesb
- Establishedbpartnershipsb
- Reducingbinequalityb
- Enhancingbpoliticalbsupportb
- transformingbnationalbhealthbpolicyb
- Howbwouldbyoubdescribebwhatbpublicbhealthbdoes?b
Socialbandbpublicbhealthbpolicy:bContemporarybissuesbbwh
atbisbpolicy?
- Isbitbaboutbproblem-solving,borbisbitbaboutbpreventingborbminimisingbproblems?b
- Readbthebsectionbcalledbwhatbisbpolicy?bInbthebtextbook,bandbthenbdescribebwhatbyo
ubbelievebtobbebimportantbcomponentsbofbpublicbpolicyb
Thebreformbagendab
- Whatbarebtheblevelsbofbgovernmentbandbtheirbrolesbwithbregardbtobfundingbandbdeliv
eringbhealthcarebtobAustraliansb
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- WhatbisbthebAusbhealthbcarebagreement?b-bPolicy,bstrategybandbinitiativesb
- Medicareblevyb
- Medicareblocalsbnowbprimarybhealthcarebnetworksb
- Nationalbhealthbprioritiesb-
cardio,bcancer,binjury,bmentalbhealth,bdiabetes,basthma,barthritis/musculoskeletal,b
b
obesitybandbdementiab
- Strategiesbincludebnationalbdrug,bnationalbaboriginal,bnationalbHIV/AIDS,bbreastscr
eenbAustralia,bCervicalbscreeningbprogram.
Whatbisbhealth?b
- Biologybandbgeneticbpredispositionsbarebpersonalbpre-
setbconditionsbthatbarebshapedbbybdynamic,bmultilayeredbexperiencesbandbsocialbco
nditionsb
- Healthbandbwellnessbarebthereforebcreatedbandbmaintainedbinbthebcontextbofbcomm
unityblifeb
MAINbCONCEPT:bHEALTHbISbAbPRODUCTbOFbRECIPROCALbINTERACTIONSb
BETWEENbINDIVIDUALSbANDbTHEIRbENVIRONMENTSb
Thebexperiencesbofbhealthbandbwellnessb
- Healthybpeople’sblivesbarebcharacterisedbbybbalancebandbpotentialb
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- Wellnessbisbachievedbwhenbtherebisbharmonybbetweenbthebphysical,bsocialbandbspirit
ualbhealthbofbthebindividualbandbtheirbenvironmentb
- High-
levelbwellnessbmaybbebmorebcommonbinbcommunitiesbwithbstrongbsocialbconnected
nessb(socialbcapital)bratherbthanbhighblevelsbofbmaterialbgoods.b
Socialbcapitalb-bSocialbcapitalbisbanbaccumulationbofbsocialbwealthb-
wealthbthatbdrawsbpeoplebtogetherb
b
- Communitiesbbecomebstrongb(buildbcapacity)bwhenbpeoplebarebconnectedbthrough:
NetworksbAssociationsMeansbofbsharingbinformationbAbsensebofbpurposeb
b
MAINbCONCEPT:bSOCIALbCAPITALbEXISTSbINbCOMMUNITIESbWHObSHAREbAbSENSEbOFbT
RUST,bENGAGEMENT,bPARTICIPATIONbANDbSENSEbOFbBELONGING.b
Typesbofbsocialbcapitalb
Bondingbsocialbcapital-
Trustbandbcooperationbbetweenbgroupsbwithbsimilarbdemographicborbsocialbcharacteristicsb
b
Bridgingbsocialbcapital-
Relationsbbetweenbgroupsbwhobarebdissimilarbinbsocialbidentitybandbpowerb
b
Abhealthybcommunity
‘bAbhealthybcommunitybisbcharacterisedbbybthebpresencebofbstrongbsocialbcapital,bengagedba
ndbempoweredbcommunitybmembers,babdynamicbandbhealthybphysical,bsocialbandbspiritualb
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE EXAM
b b b
Definingbhealthb
- Healthbisbabstatebofbcompletebphysical,bmental,bandbsocialbwell-
beingbandbnotbmerelybthebabsencebofbdiseasebofbinfirmitybWhybdobyoubthinkbsomebp
eoplebmightbhavebabproblembwithbthisbdefinition?bWhatbotherbdefinitionsbarebthere?b
Healthbandbillnessb
- Isbhealthbdefinedbbybphysicalbwellbbeing,bemotionalbwellbbeing,borbsocialbwellbbeing?
Doesbitbrequirebabgeneticbpredisposition?b
b
- Isbhealthbabcombinationbofbthebabovebissues?b
- Whatbarebtheblaybversusbprofessionalbdefinitionsbofbhealth?b
- Isbfunctionalitybthebabilitybtobdobwhatbyoubneedbtobdobeachbday?b
- Howbdobyoubdefinebhealth?b
Definingbpublicbhealthb
- Publicbhealthbisbthebeffortsborganisedbbybsocietybtobpromote,bprotectbandbrestorebhe
althbthroughbcollectivebandbsocialbactionb
- Itbcanbbebthoughtbofbasbabcombinationbofbscience,bpracticalbskillsbandbbeliefsbthatbar
ebdirectedbtowardbthebmaintenancebandbimprovementbofbabpopulation’sbhealth
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Publicbhealthbandbyourbdailyblifeb
- Howbdoesbpublicbhealthbaffectbyoubinbyourbdaybtobdayblife?bProvidebexamplesb-
Whatbinformationbinbthebdailybnewspaperbmightbrelatebtobpublicbhealth?b
b
Corebfunctionbofbpublicbhealthb
- Collaborativebactionbacrossbsectorsb
- Multidisciplinarybapproachesb
- Establishedbpartnershipsb
- Reducingbinequalityb
- Enhancingbpoliticalbsupportb
- transformingbnationalbhealthbpolicyb
- Howbwouldbyoubdescribebwhatbpublicbhealthbdoes?b
Socialbandbpublicbhealthbpolicy:bContemporarybissuesbbwh
atbisbpolicy?
- Isbitbaboutbproblem-solving,borbisbitbaboutbpreventingborbminimisingbproblems?b
- Readbthebsectionbcalledbwhatbisbpolicy?bInbthebtextbook,bandbthenbdescribebwhatbyo
ubbelievebtobbebimportantbcomponentsbofbpublicbpolicyb
Thebreformbagendab
- Whatbarebtheblevelsbofbgovernmentbandbtheirbrolesbwithbregardbtobfundingbandbdeliv
eringbhealthcarebtobAustraliansb
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- WhatbisbthebAusbhealthbcarebagreement?b-bPolicy,bstrategybandbinitiativesb
- Medicareblevyb
- Medicareblocalsbnowbprimarybhealthcarebnetworksb
- Nationalbhealthbprioritiesb-
cardio,bcancer,binjury,bmentalbhealth,bdiabetes,basthma,barthritis/musculoskeletal,b
b
obesitybandbdementiab
- Strategiesbincludebnationalbdrug,bnationalbaboriginal,bnationalbHIV/AIDS,bbreastscr
eenbAustralia,bCervicalbscreeningbprogram.
Whatbisbhealth?b
- Biologybandbgeneticbpredispositionsbarebpersonalbpre-
setbconditionsbthatbarebshapedbbybdynamic,bmultilayeredbexperiencesbandbsocialbco
nditionsb
- Healthbandbwellnessbarebthereforebcreatedbandbmaintainedbinbthebcontextbofbcomm
unityblifeb
MAINbCONCEPT:bHEALTHbISbAbPRODUCTbOFbRECIPROCALbINTERACTIONSb
BETWEENbINDIVIDUALSbANDbTHEIRbENVIRONMENTSb
Thebexperiencesbofbhealthbandbwellnessb
- Healthybpeople’sblivesbarebcharacterisedbbybbalancebandbpotentialb
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- Wellnessbisbachievedbwhenbtherebisbharmonybbetweenbthebphysical,bsocialbandbspirit
ualbhealthbofbthebindividualbandbtheirbenvironmentb
- High-
levelbwellnessbmaybbebmorebcommonbinbcommunitiesbwithbstrongbsocialbconnected
nessb(socialbcapital)bratherbthanbhighblevelsbofbmaterialbgoods.b
Socialbcapitalb-bSocialbcapitalbisbanbaccumulationbofbsocialbwealthb-
wealthbthatbdrawsbpeoplebtogetherb
b
- Communitiesbbecomebstrongb(buildbcapacity)bwhenbpeoplebarebconnectedbthrough:
NetworksbAssociationsMeansbofbsharingbinformationbAbsensebofbpurposeb
b
MAINbCONCEPT:bSOCIALbCAPITALbEXISTSbINbCOMMUNITIESbWHObSHAREbAbSENSEbOFbT
RUST,bENGAGEMENT,bPARTICIPATIONbANDbSENSEbOFbBELONGING.b
Typesbofbsocialbcapitalb
Bondingbsocialbcapital-
Trustbandbcooperationbbetweenbgroupsbwithbsimilarbdemographicborbsocialbcharacteristicsb
b
Bridgingbsocialbcapital-
Relationsbbetweenbgroupsbwhobarebdissimilarbinbsocialbidentitybandbpowerb
b
Abhealthybcommunity
‘bAbhealthybcommunitybisbcharacterisedbbybthebpresencebofbstrongbsocialbcapital,bengagedba
ndbempoweredbcommunitybmembers,babdynamicbandbhealthybphysical,bsocialbandbspiritualb
