Federal Budget 2019
healthHow heart disease was tackled in the canada goose outlet toronto Budget after joint Heart Foundation, News Corp campaignFor decades Australia’s leading cause of canada goose outlet black friday sale death was ignored by politicians but a campaign by News Corp and the Heart Foundation has delivered life saving policy changes.
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News Corp Australia NetworkApril 6, 20196:00pmResearch has revealed heart disease claims the lives of at least 51 Australians per day, prompting canada goose outlet mississauga the Heart Foundation to launch a new online tool which helps people work out if they’re at risk.
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In 2017, more than 18,000 people died from heart disease.
THE death toll from heart disease is likely to fall after the federal canada goose jacket outlet budget funded three key initiatives a $20 million anti smoking campaign, updated heart disease risk guidelines and post heart attack support.
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The campaign has so far generated political action of some kind from both sides of politics to six of our seven key demands.
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Revision of these guidelines will ensure health professionals have the latest data to better detect cardiovascular disease and manage patients with the condition.
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New guidelines for heart attack risk funded.
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The budget also contained a promise to spend $20 million on a pivotal anti smoking campaign canada goose outlet buffalo that will tackle one of the biggest causes of heart disease.
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Both the Labor Party and the Government have already committed to fund a Medicare rebate for a new Heart Health Check that became available last week.
The Heart Foundation estimates the heart health check will prevent more than 9000 deaths and 76,500 heart attacks over the next five years by identifying people at risk and managing them appropriately.
Both sides of politics commit to action on heart disease. Picture istockSource:istock
The Labor Party has pledged to provide $300,000 so 30 Canada Goose sale communities can provide education to women about how they experience heart attacks differently to men so they can seek help early.
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The Government has written to Professor Gemma Figtree, chair of the Australian Cardiovascular Mission asking her to oversee and develop a response canada goose outlet to the matters raised by the Heart Foundation and to help improve women cardiac diagnosis.
Health Minister Greg Hunt has responded to our call for action cheap canada goose jackets china on doubling places in cardiac rehabilitation places and auditing the services already provided by writing to every state to ask them to set up registries for the programs.
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The government has provided funding for research to develop a Rheumatic heart disease vaccine but neither side of politics has yet offered money for a 10 year strategy to beat the disease.
