Students learn about:

• Groups experiencing health inequities
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
  • Socioeconomically disadvantaged people
  • People in rural and remote areas
  • Overseas-born people
  • The elderly
  • People with disabilities
    
    
• High levels of preventable chronic disease, injury and mental health problems
  • Cardiovascular disease (CVD)
  • Cancer (skin, breast, lung)
  • Diabetes
  • Respiratory disease
  • Injury
  • Mental health problems and illnesses
    
    
• A growing and ageing population
  • Healthy ageing
  • Increased population living with chronic disease and disability
  • Demand for health services and workforce shortages
  • Availability of careers and volunteers.

Students learn to:

• Research and analyse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and ONE other group experiencing health inequities by investigating:
  • The nature and extent of the health inequities
  • The sociocultural, socioeconomic and environmental determinants
  • The roles of individuals, communities and governments in addressing the health inequities
    
    
• Research and analyse CVD, cancer and ONE other condition listed by investigating:
  • The nature of the problem
  • Extent of the problem (trends)
  • Risk factors and protective factors
  • The sociocultural, socioeconomic and environmental determinants
  • Groups at risk
    
    
• Assess the impact of a growing and ageing population on:
  • The health system and services
  • Health service workforce
  • Careers of the elderly
  • Volunteer organizations.

Extract from PDHPE Stage 6 Syllabus. © 2009 Board of Studies NSW.