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| Complementary Health service |
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| Those that work together with, and compliment, conventional health care services |
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| Alternative Health Care services |
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| Those that provide a substitute for conventional health care services |
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| THe Australian government's nationally funded health scheme the subsidises the cost of medical swervices through a 1.5% income levy |
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| Biomedical model of health |
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| Focuses on the physical or biological aspects of disease and illness by health proffesionals involving diagnosis, cure and treatment. |
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| To prevent the onset of illness,injury or disease by education, promotion and raised awareness. |
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| To detect and treat illness at the earliest possible time. Aimed at those at risk but not having fully developed a disease. |
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| Provide treatment, rehabilitation and support for those ill, injured or diseased. |
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| Role of Government-Federal |
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Manage Medicare
regulate health policy
control pharmaceuticals
maintain food regulations through food standards. |
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| Role of Government- State |
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guide local authorities
provide public hospitals;
health services like Rehab, pre and post natal; school health |
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| Role of Government- Local |
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| responsible to provide healthy and safe community environments |
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| Role of government- non-government |
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Private hospitals and practitioners, dentists, physiotherapists, pharmacies.
THis also includes agencies that fund research, education and councelling like the cancer council. |
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| includes predictive tests, screening, carrier tests |
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| used to assist in the development of new treatments for disease. |
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| used to develop new drugs able to target disease causing genes. |
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| includes both stem and reproductive types |
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| Human rights-United nations universal declaration includes... |
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Freedom of speech
Life and liberty
adequate standad of living
education and equal pay |
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| limiting the impact of human development on the earth that affects human health. ie sanitation, water quality, disease control, housing conditions |
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| Currently insufficient health professionals to meet the need. 41% rural doctors trained overseas, 4 times the doctors in metro vs rural per 100 000. |
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| Living longer (10% population over 70. Issues are need a larger carer workforce, quality care remains accessible and affordable, keeping older people active in the community |
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| The property within a living organism that regulates its internal and external environment to maintain stability and constancy. |
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| series of small muscle movements thought to use natural feedback system to relax muscles and improve energy flow. |
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| Muscle testing to identify imbalances in body's energy (structural, chemical or emotional) |
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| conciously directing your attention to alter your state of conciousness. Eliminate noise and distractions and keep spine straight. |
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