activate: mind & body

1. activate: mind & body

2. activate: mind & body • Joint initiative between Queensland Health and General Practice Queensland • Improving the physical and oral health outcomes for people living with severe mental illness • Statewide consultation phase occurred from July to December 2008 • Development phase commenced in April 2009 • Project officially launched during Mental Health Week 2010

3. Six Key Messages • Quit Smoking • Eat Healthy • Drink Sensibly • Get Active • Oral Health • Visit a GP

5. Which population? • More likely to suffer from cardiovascular disease • More likely to suffer from diabetes • Very poor oral health - more cavities, more decay • More likely to smoke • High alcohol consumption • Poor nutrition • Limited access to services Australian Homeless

6. Which population? • Life expectancy is 10 - 15 years less than the general population due to natural causes • 1.5 times more likely to suffer from cardiovascular disease • More likely to die from cancer • 3.5 times more likely to suffer from diabetes • Twice the number of dental caries • More likely to smoke and smoke heavily Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Source: http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/health-facts/summary

7. Which population? • Life expectancy is 12-15 years less than the general population due to natural causes • 3.5 times more likely to suffer from liver disease • 2.5 times more likely to die from cardiovascular disease • More likely to die from cancer • At least twice as often overweight or obese • More likely to develop type two diabetes • More likely to smoke and smoke heavily • Very poor oral health - more cavities, more decay Severe Mental Illness

8. National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing • One in five Australians had experienced a mental illness in the last 12 months • 14.4% Anxiety disorders (panic disorders, agoraphobia, social phobias, GAD, OCD, PTSD) • 6.2% Affective disorders (depression, dysthymia, bipolar affective disorder) • 5.1% Substance use disorders (alcohol and other drugs) . • 45 % of Australians experience mental disorder at some point in their lifetime. • Under-estimate for a number of reasons • Household survey • Common mental disorders • Relatively low response rate

9. They found that suicide was not the main cause of mortality, but the seventh-highest (1) Cancer (3) Heart attack (2) Stroke (4) Other circulatory disease (7) Suicide

10. Physical illness and mental illness: the facts • Very high rates of smoking and therefore much higher rates of respiratory disease • Higher rates of injury particularly being inflicted by others • Heart Disease caused twice the number of excess deaths than suicide • Yet lower rates of revascularization • Lower rates of hospitalization • Higher rates of surgical complications

12. The iHealth Care+ Directory(the Directory) provides a comprehensive overview of health provider and service details in Queensland.  • Currently 93% of GPs in Queensland have consented and are listed on the Directory with a further 2000 allied health and specialists also listed. • The Directory is maintained by GPQ in association with the Queensland divisions of general practice and Medicare Locals www.ihcdirectory.com.au Phone 1800 620 046

13. Further Information www.activatemindandbody.com.au Karin BarronTownsville-Mackay Medicare Local Ph: (07) 48982746kbarron@tmml.com.au Kelly MoscattTownsville-Mackay Medicare LocalPh: (07) 48426748kmoscatt@tmml.com.au