HHD SAC Unit 3 SAC 3 (part 2)

Australian Dietary Guidelines

Gives advice on eating for good health and wellbeing

Guideline 1

To achieve and maintain a healthy weight, be physically active and choose amounts of nutritious foods and drinks to meet your energy needs

Guideline 2

Enjoy a wide variety of nutritious foods from these five food groups each day and water

Guideline 3

Limit intake of foods containing saturated fat, added salt, added sugars and alcohol

Guideline 4

Encourage, support and promote breastfeeding

Guideline 5

Care for your food; prepare and store it safely

Australian Guide to Healthy Eating

It is a visual tool that reflects the recommended dietary advice detailed in Australian Dietary Guidelines 2 and 3

• The AGHE shows a plate divided into five wedges, each representing one of the five food groups (guideline 2)

• The size of each wedge reflects the proportion of each food group that should be consumed on a daily basis

• The ‘only sometimes and in small amounts’ appear on the outside of the plate as discretionary foods (Guideline 3). Healthy oils also appear on the outside of the plate as ‘use in small amounts’ and water on the outside

Medicare

Australia’s universal health insurance scheme that gives all Australians and those from countries with reciprocal agreements access to basic healthcare that is subsidised by the government

Schedule Fee

The amount that Medicare contributes towards certain consultations and treatments. The government decides what each item is worth and that’s what Medicare pays

Patient co-payment

The payment made by a person for a product or service in addition to the schedule fee. This is the difference between what the practitioner charges and the schedule fee

Bulk Billing

When a GP only charges the schedule fee, and there is no out of pokcet expenses for this patient

Medicare Safety Net

Offers extra financial support for those who incur significant out of pocket costs towards Medicare services. Once co-payments reaches a threshold the services become cheaper for the rest of the year

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)

Federal government funded program that subsidises the cost of the most common essential medicines for all Australians who need them. Consumers are required to make a co-payment

PBS Safety Net

Once a patient (or family) has spent a specified amount within a calendar year on PBS-listed medicine, the patient pays only a concessional co-payment rate set

National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)

A national insurance scheme that provides services and support for people with permanent, significant disabilities an their families and carers. Assists individuals with disabilities to live an ordinary life

Private Health Insurance

A type of insurance for which people pay a premium (or fee) to join in return for payment toward health-related costs not covered by Medicare such as dental and Physio

Funding

Relates to financial resources that are provided to keep the health system adequately staffed and resourced so a high level of care is available for those who need it.

It also relates to the money used to pay for services and resourced provided by the health system

Sustainability

The capacity to provide a health care system that is able to respond to healthcare needs now and into the future

Access

An accessible health system is one that can provide all people with timely access to quality health services based on their needs, not their ability to pay or where they live

Equity

An equitable health system is one that takes the different circumstances of individuals and groups into account, so that those who need more support are able to receive it so it is fair to all people