Health and wellbeing in Canada and Australia

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Emma: # 41788134

Leo : #55875132

Johnny: #55617138

Health and wellbeing in Canada and Australia.

Emma found that: in Canada, there’s a policy called Health Canada, and it’s responsible for health care including setting and administering national principles for Health care system.

According to the table(Statistic Canada, 2012), The higher degree people get, the less loneliness they will feel. And lots of the disables also quite aware of their own healthiness.

Leo found that: fat and overweight caused unhealthy young Australians. Sun protection is a major concern in Australia when people are exposed to high UltraViolet rays environment outdoors (Australian Government, 2011). And there’s a program called Australian Institute of Criminology National Homicide Monitoring Program, and its purpose is to identify the characteristics of individuals that place them at risk of homicide victimization and offending.

Johnny found that: Health is Australia’s largest industry, more than five larger than defence. In 2002-2003, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare figures showed that, health consumes 9.5 per cent of GDP. And the Health financing became a major political major political issue in 1940s. (Australian Policy Online, 2013)

Reference:

1. Statistic Canada, (2012), Table 1 Prevalence of positive self-perceived health, loneliness and life dissatisfaction, by selected characteristics, household population aged 65 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2008/2009, Retrieve from http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/82-003-x/2012004/article/11720/tbl/tbl1-eng.htm

2. Australian Government. (2011). Young Australians: their health and wellbeing in 2011, Australia, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

3. Australian Policy Online, (2013), Health policy in Australia, Retrieve from http://apo.org.au/commentary/health-policy-australia