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? Australian Homeless
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. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
Which population?
Life expectancy is 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
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7. Which population? Severe Mental Illness
Life expectancy is 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. (4) Other circulatory disease
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
Phone

13. Further Information www.activatemindandbody.com.au
Karin Barron Townsville-Mackay Medicare Local
Ph: (07)
Kelly Moscatt Townsville-Mackay Medicare Local Ph: (07)