Useful links for unit 3 [in progress]

[jess3254]

This is in progress. If you have any links to add, please post them!

Health Status + Burden of Disease
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare - Burden of Disease Report
Victorian Government Health Information - Burden of Disease
Queensland Government: Burden of Disease Report 1996-8
Western Australian Burden of Disease Report
South Australian Burden of Disease
Victorian Government: Health Status of Victorians
Australia's Health: 2008
Your health: A report on the health of Victorians, 2007
Australian Bureau if Statistics: Health Status - Morbidity and Mortality
ABS: How Australians rate their health
ABS: Mortality + Life expectancy   
AIHW - life expectancy
Victorian Government: Life expectancy reports
AIHW - Healthy Adjusted Life Expectancy info
Wikipedia: Information about DALYs (NB: if you are having difficulty understanding the measurements DALY, YLL, YLD, HALE etc, definitely have a look at some of the burden of disease reports, they explain how the measurements are used succinctly. Seeing the concepts applied throughout the report also assists in understanding.)

National Health Priority Areas
NHPA
NHPA action council
NHPA in Victoria

Variations in Health Status
Health Status Report (VIC): Population subgroups
AIHW: Whose Health? How population groups vary
AIHW: Health inequalities in Australia

Indigenous Australians
Overview of Indigenous Health Status 2008
Summary of Indigenous Health
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare: Indigenous Australians
AIHW: Access to health care services
AIHW: Health Risk Factors
AIHW: Ill health conditions
AIHW: Mortality
AIHW: Socioeconomic context
ABC Health and Well-being: Indigenous Health
Oxfam: close the gap
Overview of Indigenous Health Status
Vic Government: Health Status for Indigenous Victorians
AIHW: Aboriginal Health Status report
Aboriginal Health: Vic Government

Rural and Remote Health
Rural, regional and remote health: indicators of health status and determinants of health
Rural life expectancy
HealthInsite: Rural Health information
Victorian Government - Rural Health

Men's Health + Women's Health
Better Health Channel: Men's Health
MEN'S HEALTH AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW MILLENIUM - TRENDS AND BLACK HOLES
*There are comparisons of male and female health all throughout the burden of disease reports.

Low socioeconomic status
NSW Health: socioeconomic status
ABS: Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas: Introduction
NSW Health: Life expectancy for LSE

Nutrients and their food sources
Nutrients in food
Nutrition.gov - what's in food?
Taste.com.au - know your nutrients
Nutrition Australia: Healthy eating
Nutrient Reference Values
Eatright.org - food and nutrition information
Better Health Channel: Food Fact Sheets

Nutrition as a risk and protective factor
AIHW: Risk factors and disease

Cardiovascular Disease
Risk factors for Heart Disease
Heart Disease: Risk factors explained
NSW Health: Cardiovascular Disease
National Health and Medical Research Council - Cardiovascular Disease
Department of Health: CVD information

Overweight and Obesity
AIHW: Overweight and Obesity
Parliamentary Library: Obesity in Australia
Australian Government: About Overweight and Obesity
Health Consequences of Obesity
The facts about overweight and obesity

Colorectal Cancer
Cancer Council Australia: Colorectal Cancer
Mayo clinic: Colon cancer - risk factors
Better Health Channel: Bowel Cancer
Colon Cancer: Risk factors

Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus Risk factors
Diabetes Explained
Diabetes and Healthy Eating
Healthinsite: risk factors for diabetes
Diabetes Prevention

Anemia
Healthinsite: Anaemia
Anaemia: Better health channel
Mayo Clinic: Anaemia Risk factors
University of Maryland Medical Centre: Risk Factors

Dental Decay
Better Health Channel - sugar and dental decay
Diet and dental health

Osteoporosis
What is osteoporosis?
Better Health Channel: Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis: risk factors
NOF: Osteoporosis risk factors

[Poppy M]

Thanks for that!

[KatrinaMacodonald94]

 

Thank you for that very much it is very helpful.

[cdb3107]

Thank you for such a comprehensive list, it is appreciated.   

[catwoman101]

its it possible to get one for unit 4

[johnhouse]

when the year 12s have finished all your exams do you think it would be possible to get a list for unit 4 ?

thanks

[yearningforsimplicity]

Sorry for the bump!

I found these oxford flashcards online (they're from the oxford hhd website) I don't know if they'd be extremely helpful but anyway!
http://203.166.81.53/secondary/VCE%20health%20and%20human%20development/flashcard_glossary.html

[Rod]

This is awesome, thank you guys  .