Health Priorities in Australia is a core strand of the 2 Unit Personal Development Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) Higher School Certificate course. The Ottawa Charter is used as a framework for considering the ways in which cancer may be addressed in community and healthcare settings.

These information pages are for students and teachers studying health promotion in cancer control and are directly aligned to the requirements of the Stage 6 course.

 

Overview

Cancer Facts

Incidence and mortality: Extent of the problem

Cost of cancer

Social justice principles in cancer control

Inequities in cancer

Health promotion in cancer control (Ottawa Charter Principles)

 

Teacher / Student Resources

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Cancer control examples across the Ottawa Charter Principles [111 KB]

Health Promotion [87 KB]

Student Activity Ideas [58 KB]

Student Activities

- Health Promotion and application of Ottawa Charter Principles in Australia [62 KB]

- Ottawa Charter Principles/Equity (Medicare Levy) [26 KB]

- Healthy policy development [29 KB]

- Model HSC answers - Health Promotion Strategies [34 KB]

- Model HSC answers - Equity in ATSI population groups [53 KB]

 

Health Promotion Glossary of Terms [26 KB]

 

Useful Resources

Cancer in Australia: an overview, 2006
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Cancer Control
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

The health of the people of New South Wales - Report of the NSW Chief Health Officer
NSW Health