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Global health
How does the health status of Australian citizens compare with other countries and what difference does tax spending on health make to these outcomes?
Select countries to compare
Choose three developed countries and three developing countries to research.
Include Australia as one of the developed countries.
Locate data
Access current world population data and find data for at least six key indicators to compare the tax systems and health…
InvestigationHealth & Physical EducationSenior secondaryHealth initiatives
Delve into one health initiative and investigate how it has been received by members of the Australian public.
Part 1: Investigating one initiative
Refer to Australian Department of Health: Initiatives and programs
Select one initiative. Narrow your search by using the search menu on the left-hand side of the web page.
Identify the following for the initiative you selected:
What is it?
Why is it important?
What are the goals?…
InvestigationHealth & Physical EducationSenior secondarySpecific programs
Select one of the following tax-funded programs, services or initiatives to investigate. Use the questions to guide your explanation and critical analysis of your chosen program, service or initiative.
Domestic violence prevention and support
List the ways the Australian Government supports victims of domestic violence, for example through funding housing refuges for women and children. How is tax being spent to reduce domestic violence?…
InvestigationHealth & Physical EducationSenior secondaryHealth-related research
Explore 3 different existing health-related research projects or reports. Find the following information:
What was the focus of the research?
What was the sample group and size?
What type of data was collected? How?
What sources of data were used?
Consider a range of research methods – questionnaires, interviews, case studies, observations, literature reviews. Describe each one and discuss the advantages and limitations of each…
InvestigationHealth & Physical EducationSenior secondaryWellness programs
Go to aihw.gov.au and locate data on Australia’s current health such as incidence of cancer, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, sedentary lifestyle, osteoporosis, depression, stroke.
In small groups, prepare to debate the following:
Taxpayers should pay for treatment of lifestyle diseases such as obesity-related diabetes, smoking-related lung cancer and heart disease.
Find one piece of research that supports the statement:
‘…
InvestigationHealth & Physical EducationSenior secondaryMaking an Excel spreadsheet using GST as an example
You can set up a spreadsheet to perform repeated calculations. This is useful for financial calculations you do to help you make financial decisions, for example those involved with banking, budgeting, tax, and superannuation.
Step
Instruction
Example
1.
Open a new spreadsheet in Excel and save it.
a. Open a new spreadsheet.
b. From the file menu, select…
How toGeneral resourcesOlympic dreams
Explore what it takes to become an Olympic athlete, including the role of the government.Australian athletes, especially emerging athletes of the future, will benefit from a major new funding commitment of more than $54 million over the next two years to the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), announced in the 2019 federal Budget. ‘In Olympic sport, it can take 8 to 12 years to identify a talented young athlete with potential and develop them…
InvestigationHealth & Physical EducationSenior secondaryOlympic dreams
An example of skill development and costs from novice to Olympic athlete through the AIS.
Olympic sport: Rowing
Athlete born: July 1986
Age
Skill development
Physical activity
Expenses
Approximate cost
6–9
Fundamental movement skills
Play
10–15
Hand-eye coordination
Strength
Agility…
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