What are the priority areas for improving Australias health

What are the priority areas; 1. CVD 2. cancer 3. Injury 4. Mental health 5. Diabetes CVD TRENDS The lea!in" cause #$ !eath in %ustralia. &ut the !eath rate has !ecrease! since 1''4 !ue t# (re)entati)e $act#rs such as* + !ecrease! s,#-in"* +re!ucti#n in saturate! $ats in !iets .bl##! (ressure c#ntr#l/ as 0ell as + i,(r#)e! ,e!ical techn#l#"y an! +li$estyle chan"es 2 ty(es 2 Ischae,ic heart !isease .c#r#nary heart !isease/ an! Cerebr#)ascular .str#-e/ 0hich is the 2n! lea!in" cause #$ !eath in %us. Inclu!es all !iseases $r#, the heart an! )essels. &uil! u( #$ $atty tissues insi!e the arteries. Inter$eres 0ith the su((ly #$ bl##! ar#un! the b#!y.

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RIS3 4%CT5RS M#!i$iable 6 s,#-in" 6 &l##! (ressure 6 7hysical acti)ity 6 8i"h $atty !iets N#n6,#!i$iable 6 8ere!ity 6 9en!er

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CANCER TRENDS =un" cancer is the lea!in" cause #$ cancer 2relate! !eaths. It c#ntributes a((r#? 3@A t# all ,#rtality rates. Mortality 6 The ,#st c#,,#n ty(e #$ cancer causin" ,#rtality are lun" cancer $#r ,en an! breast cancer $#r 0#,en Morbidity 2 the ,#st $reBuently !ia"n#se! cancers inclu!e (r#state cancer $#r ,en an! breast cancer $#r 0#,en. N%T1RE Chen cell !i)isi#n bec#,es unc#ntr#lle! 2 causin" tu,#rs. &eni"n 2 ,eans 1 (lace Mali"nant 6 ,eans s(rea! ar#un! RIS3 4%CT5RS M#!i$iable 6 S,#-in" 6 E?(#sure t# s#,e che,icals 6 E?(#sure t# sun 6 5besity 6 8i"h $atty !iets N#n6,#!i$iable 6 8ere!ity 6 %"e 6 4a,ily 8ist#ry #$ cancer 6 4air s-in 6 9en!er

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N!"R# TRENDS Suici!e acc#unts $#r the lar"est (r#(#rti#n $#r ,ale !eaths cause! by injury in 2@@@* $#ll#0e! by ,#t#r )ehicle acci!ents .MV%/. The r#a! tra$$ic en)ir#n,ent in NSC acc#unts $#r D'A #$ acci!ental !eaths $#r chil!ren a"e! 15 2 1' years an! 5EA $#r th#se a"e! 5 2 14 years. In NSC DA #$ all !eaths are cause! by injury. <#un" (e#(le 2 ,ainly ,#t#r )ehicles ris- ta-in" an! ine?(erience!. El!erly (e#(le are ,#re (r#ne t# acci!ents such as $alls. 7e#(le 0h# li)e in rural areas are ,#re li-ely t# su$$er $#r, 0#r-(lace acci!ents Chil!ren e?(erience hi"her rates #$ (#is#nin"* injury as a result #$ the r#a! en)ir#n,ent* $all an! !r#0nin". DA ,a-e u( #$ injuries in %ustralia 4EA #$ !eaths are (e#(le injure! bet0een 1 an! 44 years #l! N%T1RE Suici!e MV%Fs C#r-(lace acci!ents 7#is#nin" Vi#lence RIS3 4%CT5RS M#!i$iable 6 S(ee!in" 6 %lc#h#l 6 4ati"ue 6 =ac- #$ a!ult su(er)isi#n 6 De(ressi#n an! sel$ ,e!icati#n 2 !ru" use 6 S#cial chan"es such as alienati#n etc. N#n6,#!i$iable 6 9en!er

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MEN$A% &EA%$& TRENDS 1 > 5 %ustralians 0ill su$$er #r e?(erience s#,e $#r, #$ ,ental illness #nce in their li)es 2@A !e(ressi#n 5A an?iety 1A bi(#lar 1A schiG#(hrenia N%T1RE %$$ects a (ers#nFs ability t# c#(e 0ith !aily tas-s an! their e,#ti#nal #r c#"niti)e ca(acity t# $uncti#n. There are t0# !i$$erent -in!s* 7sych#tic an! n#n6(sych#tic. Non'(sy)hoti) 2 !e(ressi#n* eatin" !is#r!ers an! an?iety (sy)hoti) 2 bi(#lar !isease an! schiG#(hrenia RIS3 4%CT5RS M#!i$iable 6 En)ir#n,ent 6 S#cial $act#rs 6 Stress 6 Dru" use 6 7ers#nality 6 &ullyin" 6 8arass,ent 6 Discri,inati#n N#n6,#!i$iable 6 9enetics 6 &i#che,ical 6 4a,ily 8ist#ry 6 Seas#ns

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D A*E$E+ TRENDS Diabetes is #ne #$ the 0#rl!Fs $astest "r#0in" !iseases* an! it increases 0ith a"e. It has a l#0 li$e e?(ectancy an! early cause #$ ,#rtality 5ccurrence in !iabetes has increase! #)er the last 2@ years Ty(e 1 !iabetes has increase by 3@A in the last 5@A %ustraliaFs Eth lea!in" cause #$ !eath..

N%T1RE Diabetes is a here!itary #r !e)el#(,ental !isease cause! by a i,(r#(er $uncti#n #$ the (ancreas resultin" in the !isturbance #$ su"ar le)els in the bl##!. Ty(e 1 6 Insulin !e(en!ant !iabetes Ty(e 2 2 N#n6insulin !e(en!ant !iabetes ,ellitus NIDDM RIS3 4%CT5RS M#!i$iable 6 =i$estyle $act#rs N#n6,#!i$iable 6 9enetic 6 Viral In$ecti#ns

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