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aos 1 - unit 3 Flashcards

health and wellbeing VCE unit 3, aos 1

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Morbidity

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Morbidity refers to ill health in an individual and the levels of ill health in a population or group.

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Environmental Factors
INDIGENOUS AUS

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  • poorer housing quality
  • lower access to clean water and sanitation
  • poorer road quality
  • poor road lighting
  • medicare funded services
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Physical Health and Wellbeing
DEFINITON

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Physical health and wellbeing relates to the functioning of the body and its systems, including the physical capacity to perform daily activities or tasks.

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Biological Factors
LOW SES GROUPS

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  • higher rates of obesity (body weight)
  • higher rates of hypotension (blood pressure)
  • higher rates of type 2 diabetes (glucose regulation)
  • higher rates of low birth weight babies (birth weight)
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Environmental Factors
LOW SES GROUPS

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WORK ENVIRONMENT
- higher rates of people working in dangerous work environments
HOUSING
- higher rates of overcrowding
- inadequate cooking facilities
- unsafe environment
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION
- higher amount of fast food outlets
- less recreational facilities

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Low SES Groups
DIFFERENCES IN HEALTH STATUS

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  • lower life expectancy
  • higher infant mortality rates
  • higher prevalence of arthritis
  • higher prevalence of mental and behavioural problems
  • CVD
  • mortality rates
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Spiritual Health and Wellbeing
EXAMPLES

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  • guiding sense of meaning or purpose
  • sense of belonging
  • peace and harmony
  • acting on values and beliefs
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Incidence

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Number or rate of new cases of a disease during a specific time, typically 12 months.

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Optimal Health and Wellbeing
GLOBALLY

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  • promotes sustainability
  • promotes social development
  • promotes economic development
  • assists in promoting peace and stability
  • reduces risk of disease transmission
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YLL

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Years of life lost due to premature death.

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Sociocultural Factors
INDIGENOUS AUS

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  • lower SES
  • higher rates of unemployment
  • higher rates of food insecurity
  • early life experiences
  • cultural factors
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Wellbeing
DEFINITION

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A concept that takes health outcomes into account, but also considers other factors in a person’s life, and is related to happiness and life satisfaction.

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Disease
DEFINITION

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Disease relates to a physical or mental disturbance involving symptoms, dysfunction, or tissue damage.

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Mental Health and Wellbeing
EXAMPLES

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  • positive self-esteem
  • low levels of stress and anxiety
  • high confidence
  • positive thought patterns
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Prevalence

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Number or proportion of cases of a particular disease condition present in a population at a given time.

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Socioeconomic Status
DEFINITION

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Social standing of an individual in comparison to others in that society.
INCOME + OCCUPATION + EDUCATION

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Environmental Factors
DEFINITION

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The physical surroundings in which we live, work, and play.

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Biological Factors
EXAMPLES

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  • body weight
  • blood pressure
  • birth weight
  • glucose regulation
  • genetics including sex and hormones
  • blood cholesterol
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Social Health and Wellbeing
EXAMPLES

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  • effective communication
  • well-functioning family
  • supportive network of friends
  • productive relationships
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Equilibrium
DEFINITION

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A state of balance and/or calmness.

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Indigenous Australians
DIFFERENCES IN HEALTH STATUS

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  • overall mortality rate is 2 times that of other australians
  • higher prevalence of STIs
  • burden of disease that was 2.3x the rate of other australians
  • higher prevalence of dental decay and gum disease
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Physical Health and Wellbeing
EXAMPLES

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  • immune system
  • functioning of body system (name one)
  • healthy body weight
  • adequate energy levels
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Sociocultural Factors
LOW SES GROUPS

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  • lower literacy rates
  • higher rates of unemployment
  • higher rates of social exclusion
  • higher rates of food insecurity
  • access to healthcare
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Under 5 Mortality Rate

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Measures the number of children that die before their fifth birthday, usually expressed per 1000 live births.

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Mortality rate

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Number of deaths, usually expressed per 1000 or 100,000 people in a 12 month period, from a specific cause or all causes.

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Self-Assessed Health Status

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A measure based on a person’s own opinion about how they feel about their health and wellbeing, state of mind, and life in general. Normally done in surveys.

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Optimal Health and Wellbeing
INDIVIDUALLY

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  • decreases stress and anxiety
  • promotes positive emotions
  • reduces healthcare for individuals
  • allows/increases capacity to:
    > work productively
    > earn an income
    > exercise
    > effectively run a household
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Health
WHO DEFINITION

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A state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

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Spiritual Health and Wellbeing
DEFINITION

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Spiritual health and wellbeing relates to ideas, beliefs, values and ethics that arise in the minds and consciences of human beings. It includes concepts of hope, peace, a guiding sense of meaning or value, and reflection on a person’s place in the world. It can also relate to organised religion.

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Life Expectancy

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An indication of how long a person can expect to live. The numbers of years of life remaining, if death rates do not change. Typically measures from birth.

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Types of Mortality

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  • infant mortality rate
  • under 5 mortality rate
  • maternal mortality ratio
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Dynamic
DEFINITION

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Although some diseases are chronic, others can come and go. ALWAYS CHANGING.

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Mental Health and Wellbeing
DEFINITION

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Mental health and wellbeing refers to the state of a person’s mind or brain and relates to the ability to think and process information. Optimal mental health and wellbeing enables an individual to positively make decisions and use logic.

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Illness
DEFINITION

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Illness is a concept that relates to negative aspects of health and wellbeing, such as the way a person experiences disease or feels as a result of disease. It is subjective in nature.

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Mortality

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Refers to death

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Social Health and Wellbeing
DEFINITION

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Social health and wellbeing relates to the ability to form meaningful and satisfying relationships, as well as the ability to manage or adapt appropriately to different social situations.

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Subjective
DEFINITION

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How a person feels about, and experiences disease. VIEWED IN MANY WAYS

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Emotional Health and Wellbeing
DEFINITION

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Emotional health and wellbeing refers to the ability to understand, and effectively manage and express emotions as well as the ability to display resilience.

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Optimal Health and Wellbeing
NATIONALLY

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ECONOMIC BENEFITS
- greater productivity; economic development
- people are able to go to work and earn an income; therefore increasing economic development.
- less reliance on social security
- reduced healthcare and associated caring costs

SOCIAL BENEFITS
- improved life expectancy and other health outcomes
- reduced levels of stress in the community
- more participants in social activities and volunteering
- less strain on the health system
- less money to healthcare funds = more money towards education and infrastructure.

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Burden of Disease
DEFINITION

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A measure of the impact of diseases and injuries. Specifically, it measures the gap between current health status and an ideal world where everyone lives to an old age free of disease and disability. Measured using DALY.

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Health and Wellbeing
DEFINITION

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Health and wellbeing refers to the state of a person’s physical, social, emotional, mental and spiritual existence and is characterised by an equilibrium in which the individual feels happy, healthy, capable and engaged.

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Infant Mortality Rate

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Measures rate of death of an infant between birth and first birthday, usually expressed per 1000 live births.

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Biological Factors
DEFINITION

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Factors relating to the body that impact on health and wellbeing.

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Predisposition to Disease
DEFINITION

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Genetics can influence how likely someone is to develop a certain condition or disease (an increased risk)

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Biological Factors
INDIGENOUS AUS

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  • higher BMI
  • higher rates of blood pressure
  • higher rates of impaired glucose regulation
  • higher rates of low birth weight
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Sociocultural Factors
EXAMPLES

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  • SES
  • unemployment
  • social isolation
  • social connections and social exclusion
  • food security
  • cultural norms
  • early life experiences
  • access to healthcare (NOT GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION)
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HALE

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HEALTH ADJUSTED LIFE EXPECTANCY
A measure of burden of disease, based on life expectancy and birth, including adjustment for time spent in poor health. It is the number of years in full health that a person can expect to live, based on current rates of ill health and mortality.

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DALY

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Disability-adjusted life years

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Maternal Mortality Ratio

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Number of mothers who die as a result of pregnancy or childbirth, per 100 000 live births.

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Sociocultural Factors
DEFINITION

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The social and cultural conditions into which people are born, grow, live, work, and age.

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Emotional Health and Wellbeing
EXAMPLES

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  • resilience
  • respond to and manage emotions
  • recognise and understand the range of emotions
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YLD

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Years of life lost due to disability, disease, or illness.

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Environmental Factors
EXAMPLES

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  • work environment
  • housing
  • climate and climate change
  • urban design and infrastructure
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Biological Factors
OUTSIDE MAJOR CITIES

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  • higher rates of obesity (body weight)
  • higher rates of hypotension
  • higher rates of type 2 diabetes
  • higher rates of low birth weight babies.
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Sociocultural Factors
OUTSIDE MAJOR CITIES

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  • higher rates of unemployment
  • higher rates of social exclusion
  • higher rates of food insecurity
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Environmental Factors
OUTSIDE MAJOR CITIES

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INFRASTRUCTURE
- poor road quality
- poorly lit roads
- less access to water mains and filtered water
CLIMATE CHANGE
- harsher climates (droughts floods, fire)
WORK ENVIRONMENT
- higher rates of people working in dangerous work environments
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION
- access to health care service
- access to food
- access to recreational facilities

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Biological Factors
MALES VS FEMALES

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  • males store body fat in their abdomen (higher obesity rates)
  • higher rates of type 2 diabetes (glucose regulation)
  • males have higher rates of hypotension than females
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Sociocultural Factors
MALES VS FEMALES

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UNEMPLOYMENT
- traditionally, males have been the breadwinners and inability to do this can increase stress (CVD, mental health)
SES
- typically, males have a higher SES than males.

WOMEN = social isolation
MEN = physical labor jobs, less likely to access healthcare, peer pressure.

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Environmental Factors
MALES VS FEMALES

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  • males more likely to work in industries such as trades, farming, or mining.

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