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Chronic disease causes the majority of premature death and disability in Queensland1. While many chronic diseases are preventable, most Queenslanders are already living with a long-term condition. 2
Managing chronic disease can involve a number of different health service providers working with individuals, families and carers to provide care in a range of settings, services and times. Appropriate management and ongoing prevention is required to: 3
The following chronic diseases are the focus for initial action under the Queensland Strategy for Chronic Disease 2005-2015:
Mental health problems, particularly depression, often co-occur with chronic disease.
Depression as a co-morbidity of the above chronic diseases is considered within the strategy.
Combined, coronary heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes mellitus, COPD and asthma accounted for about a quarter of the burden of disease and injury in Queensland in 2003. 4
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