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Understanding Australia’s health
In this area of study students develop an understanding of the health status of Australians by investigating the burden of disease and the health of population groups in Australia. Students use key health measures to compare health in Australia with other developed countries, and analyse how biological, behavioural and social determinants of health contribute to variations in health status.
The NHPAs initiative seeks to bring a national health policy focus to diseases or conditions that have a major impact on the health of Australians. The NHPAs represent the disease groups with the largest burden of disease and potential costs (direct, indirect and intangible) to the Australian community.
Students examine the development of the NHPAs and their relationship to burden of disease in Australia. They analyse initiatives designed to promote health relevant to the NHPAs, and come to understand that nutrition is an important factor for a number of the NHPAs.