Health in rural and remote Australia

Section B: extended response (10 marks)

Variations in health status by remoteness; biological, sociocultural and environmental factors; Medicare, PBS, telehealth; health promotion and the Ottawa Charter; access and equity

variations in health status between Australians living in rural and remote areas and those living in major cities, and the factors that contribute to these variations
how Australia’s health system and health promotion initiatives such as Outback Health Connect could improve access to health care and health outcomes for rural and remote Australians.

Section A: what each question tests (80 marks)

Unit 3 AOS 1: 11 marksUnit 3 AOS 2: 12 marksUnit 4 AOS 1: 34 marksUnit 4 AOS 2: 23 marks

Q	Key knowledge	Area of Study	Marks
1	Mental health and wellbeing; relationship with social health and wellbeing	Unit 3 AOS 1	5
2	Contribution of overweight and obesity to health status across the lifespan	Unit 3 AOS 1	6
3	Ottawa Charter – build healthy public policy; health promotion and burden of disease	Unit 3 AOS 2	7
4	Australian Dietary Guidelines and the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating	Unit 3 AOS 2	5
5	Relationship between health status and human development	Unit 4 AOS 1	5
6	Maternal mortality; similarities and differences between countries; characteristics of low-income countries	Unit 4 AOS 1	8
7	Poverty, safe water and sanitation – interacting factors	Unit 4 AOS 1	6
8	Discrimination (gender identity)	Unit 4 AOS 1	5
9	Global trends – conflict	Unit 4 AOS 1	5
10	Dimensions of sustainability in health programs	Unit 4 AOS 1	5
11	Relationship between SDG 6 and SDG 3	Unit 4 AOS 2	5
12	SDG 3 key feature – communicable diseases; role of the WHO	Unit 4 AOS 2	6
13	NGO aid program; features of effective aid; human development	Unit 4 AOS 2	8
14	Individual and social action	Unit 4 AOS 2	4