According to Cullen (2013), when fully implemented in 2019-20 the National Disability Insurance Scheme will provide assistance to how many Australians and at what cost?
a. 22,000 Australians at around $10 million per year.
b. 460,000 Australians at a cost of $22 billion per year.
c. 150,000 Australians at a cost of $70 million per year.
d. 820,000 Australians at a cost of $40 billion per year.
e. 1 million Australians at a cost of $60 billion per year.
Answer: B
Public Health
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- Which of the following is not one of the Millennium Development Goals?
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- A published review of successful health promotion revealed which of the following successful health-promotion actions?
- What is one of the major criticisms of health education?
- The Health Promoting Schools Framework is an example of community development that makes use of which three integrated components?
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