Health Through The Life Course

Health At Different Stages Of Life

The World Health Organisation and many others promote a view of health that considers the factors that will impact on health at a certain time in a person's life.

Consideration of these factors helps health services to better tailor their programs depending on the life stage of a patient. 

It also enables health services to be better aware of the likely health challenges presented by patients of different ages and genders, including factors beyond medical.

The below diagram was produced in 2005 by the North Sydney Area Health Service and provides some of the key checks that should be undertaken for males of different ages:

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