{"id":2251,"date":"2020-11-12T07:13:57","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T07:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.countrysaphn.com.au\/?page_id=2251"},"modified":"2023-01-16T01:42:33","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T01:42:33","slug":"715-preventative-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.countrysaphn.com.au\/community\/aboriginal-health\/715-preventative-health\/","title":{"rendered":"715 Preventative Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A Health Check to Prevent chronic disease<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Early identification of disease risk factors<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The 715 Preventative Health Assessment (also known as a Health Check) provides Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people the opportunity to have their health comprehensively assessed to identify risk factors for chronic disease through providing access to preventative and early intervention management strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently only 1 in 3 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people access the 715 Health Check in Country SA, the national target to reach for 2023 as part of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan is 2 in 3 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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715 Health Assessments have been proven to increase health services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and has been effective in early detection of issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The RACGP National Guideline<\/a> provides more information, and more background to the 715 Health Assessment as well as key data and research. In addition, as part of improving the quality of care the RACGP 5th Edition Standards for General Practice<\/a> provides that: <\/p>\n\n\n\n