HSC PDHPE SYLLABUS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS | LATEST UPDATE 2025

HSC PDHPE SYLLABUS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS |
LATEST UPDATE 2025

CORE ONE - ANSWER HEALTH IN AUSTRALIA


CQ1a measuring health status - ANSWER - role of epidemiology
- measures of epidemiology


CQ1b identifying priority health issues - ANSWER - social justice
principles (EDS)
- priority population groups
- prevalence of condition
- potential for prevention and early intervention
- costs to individual and community


CQ2a groups experiencing health inequities - ANSWER - ATSI
- the elderly
(nature + extent, sociocultural/economic/environ, role of individs,
comms, gov)


CQ2b high levels of preventable chronic disease, injury, and mental
health problems - ANSWER - cardiovascular disease
- cancer (skin, breast, lung)

, - diabetes


CQ2c a growing and ageing population - ANSWER - healthy ageing
- increased population living with a chronic disease and disability
- demand for health services and workforce shortages
- availability of carers and volunteers


CQ3a health care in australia - ANSWER - range and types of health
facilities and services
- responsibility for health facilities and services
- equity and access to health facilities and services
- health care expenditure vs expenditure on early intervention and
prevention
- impact of emerging new treatments and technologies on health care,
eg; cost and access, benefits of early detection
- health insurance: medicare and private


CQ3b complementary and alternative health care approaches -
ANSWER - reasons for growth of complementary and alternative
health products and services
- range of products and services available
- how to make informed consumer choices