Although this program reached almost 60% of the eligible population, there is room for improvement.Īs outlined in Chapter 2, Australia's health system is a complex network of providers, services and settings, not all of which are covered in Australia's health 2016. In each of the 2-year periods 2012–20–2014, more than 3.8 million women took part in the National Cervical Screening Program. Population-based cancer screening is another major area of prevention activity in Australia, with national programs for breast, cervical and bowel cancers. Immunisation is one of the most effective health-prevention strategies, and in Australia more than 90% of children are fully immunised by the time they start school.
Health prevention and promotion strategies-such as sanitation, immunisation, anti-smoking campaigns, clean air and water, food safety and workplace health and safety-have helped to prevent the spread of infectious diseases and to create safer, healthier environments in which to live. This chapter examines these two functions of the health system: prevention and treatment.
Should they become ill, people need to have access to timely and appropriate treatment. A fundamental aim of any health system is to prevent disease so that people remain as healthy as possible for as long as possible.
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