The impact of disasters on populations with health and health care disparities

JR Davis, S Wilson, A Brock-Martin… - Disaster medicine and …, 2010 - cambridge.org
Context: A disaster is indiscriminate in whom it affects. Limited research has shown that the
poor and medically underserved, especially in rural areas, bear an inequitable amount of …

Addressing the needs of an aging population in the health system: the Australian case

B McPake, A Mahal - Health Systems & Reform, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Although smaller as a proportion of total population than Western Europe or Japan, almost
15% of Australia's population is aged 65 years and over and expected to increase to nearly …

Trends in uptake of the 75+ health assessment in Australia: a decade of evaluation

AH Hamirudin, A Ghosh, K Charlton… - Australian Journal of …, 2015 - CSIRO Publishing
In Australia, older adults aged 75+ years are encouraged to avail themselves of the
comprehensive 75+ health assessment (75+ HA) to identify medical conditions and highlight …

[PDF][PDF] The role of primary health care in preventing the onset of chronic disease, with a particular focus on the lifestyle risk factors of obesity, tobacco and alcohol

M Harris - Canberra: National Preventative Health Taskforce, 2008 - Citeseer
The potential impact of primary health care in assessing and managing smoking, hazardous
drinking, poor diet and physical inactivity has been demonstrated among patients who are at …

Predictors of sun-related behaviors among young women: Comparisons between outdoor tanners, fake tanners, and tan avoiders

AK Day, M Oxlad, RM Roberts - Journal of American College …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Skin cancer incidence continues to rise as a tanned appearance remains
desirable, particularly among young women. Fake tanning provides a tanned appearance …

Recent trends in health assessments for older Australians

EKL Mitchell, A D'Amore - Australian Journal of Primary Health, 2021 - CSIRO Publishing
Non-Indigenous older Australians (aged 75+ years) are encouraged to undertake an annual
health assessment (75+ HA) to identify overlooked medical conditions, holistically assess …

Uptake, prevalence and predictors of first-time use for the 75+ Health Assessment Scheme

X Dolja-Gore, M Tavener, T Majeed… - Australian Journal of …, 2017 - CSIRO Publishing
In 1999, the Australian Federal Government introduced Medicare items for Health
Assessments for people aged 75 years and older (75+ health assessments). This research …

Do health assessments affect time to permanent residential aged care admission for older women with and without dementia?

J Byles, D Cavenagh, J Bryant, M Carey… - Geriatrics & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To investigate the effect of health assessments on permanent residential aged care
admission for older Australian women with and without dementia. Methods A total of 1427 …

General health, wellbeing and oral health of patients older than 75 years attending health assessments

D Keuskamp, N Amarasena… - Australian Journal of …, 2018 - CSIRO Publishing
Annual health assessments by general practices for community-dwelling people aged 75
years and over are important for the early intervention and monitoring of chronic health …

Patterns of geriatric health assessment use among community dwelling older Australian women over a 14-year period

T Majeed, M Tavener, X Dolja-Gore… - Journal of Health …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective To assess which older Australian women had Medicare subsidized health
assessments between 1999 and 2013. Methods This study used prospective, longitudinal …