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Chapter 4: The National Health Priority Areas (NHPAs)
Test 2
Part A: Multiple choice
1 Which NHPA is the most expensive in terms of direct costs?
a
Cardiovascular health
b Cancer control
c
Injury prevention and control
d Mental health
2 Which of the following is the most commonly diagnosed form of dementia in
Australia?
a
Frontotemporal dementia
b Alcohol dementia
c
Vascular dementia
d Alzheimer’s disease
3 Which of the following is not a focus of the ‘Arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions’
NHPA?
a
Juvenile arthritis
b Osteoarthritis
c
Rheumatoid arthritis
d Septic arthritis
4 Which of the following NHPAs contributes the most to YLL?
a
Cardiovascular health
b Cancer control
c
Injury prevention and control
d Diabetes mellitus
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5 Which of the following is not an example of an anxiety-related disorder?
a
Social phobias
b Panic disorders
c
Obsessive compulsive disorder
d Depression
5 marks
Part B: Short answer
6 List one health promotion strategy for each NHPA.
Obesity:_________________________________________________________________
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Cardiovascular health:______________________________________________________
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Mental health:____________________________________________________________
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Injury prevention and control:________________________________________________
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Arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions:_______________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
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Asthma:_________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Diabetes mellitus:_________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Cancer control:___________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Dementia________________________________________________________________
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9 marks
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7 Identify one example for each category of determinants that contributes to injury.
Biological__________________________________________________________________
Behavioural_________________________________________________________________
Physical environment_________________________________________________________
Social______________________________________________________________________
4 marks
8 Identify one example for each category of determinants that contributes to asthma.
Biological__________________________________________________________________
Behavioural ________________________________________________________________
Physical environment_________________________________________________________
Social______________________________________________________________________
4 marks
9 Identify one example for each category of determinants that contributes to mental
illness.
Biological__________________________________________________________________
Behavioural ________________________________________________________________
Physical environment_________________________________________________________
Social______________________________________________________________________
4 marks
10 Identify one example for each category of determinants that contributes to cancer.
Biological__________________________________________________________________
Behavioural ________________________________________________________________
Physical environment_________________________________________________________
Social______________________________________________________________________
4 marks
11 List four cancers that are the focus of the ‘Cancer control’ NHPA.
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
4 marks
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12 Identify three reasons why asthma has been selected as an NHPA.
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3 marks
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Answers: chapter 4, test 2
1 A
2 C
3 D
4 B
5 D
6 Examples include:
Obesity: Go For Your Life
Cardiovascular health: The Heart Foundation’s Tick
Mental health: Headspace
Injury prevention and control: TAC Wipe off 5 campaign
Arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions: Bone Health for Life
Asthma: Asthma Friendly Schools
Diabetes mellitus: Life! Taking Action on Diabetes
Cancer control: SunSmart
Dementia: Your Brain Matters
7 Determinants that contribute to injury:
Biological: sex (males more likely to be injured)
Behavioural: alcohol use, drug use, physical activity, risk-taking behaviour
Physical environment: work environment, transport, housing, access to recreation facilities
Social: socioeconomic status, social exclusion and social isolation
8 Determinants that contribute to asthma:
Biological: overweight/obesity, genetics, sex
Behavioural: smoking
Physical environment: housing, air quality, work environment
Social: low SES, early life experiences
9 Determinants that contribute to mental illness:
Biological: obesity, genetic predisposition
Behavioural: tobacco use, alcohol misuse, substance abuse, physical activity
Physical environment: climate and climate change, housing, access to recreation
facilities, transport
Social: SES, social exclusion, unemployment, stress, early life experiences
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10 Determinants that contribute to cancer:
Biological: obesity, age, genetic predisposition
Behavioural: tobacco smoking, alcohol consumption, food intake, exposure to
sunlight, sexual behaviours, vaccination status
Physical environment: work environment, geographical access to health care, air
quality, climate
Social: SES, food security, stress, access to health care
11 Four of the following cancers:
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Breast cancer in females
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Prostate cancer
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Colorectal cancer
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Lung cancer
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Melanoma of the skin
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Non-melanoma skin cancer
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Cancer of the cervix

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
12 Reasons asthma has been selected as an NHPA include:
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about 2.1 million Australians suffer from the condition
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it is the most commonly reported long-term condition reported by 0–14-year-olds
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asthma is a significant contributor to burden of disease

asthma was the cause of over 300 deaths in 2014

asthma is one of the most frequent reasons for hospitalisation among children
aged 0–9 years.
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