Area Of Study 1 Flashcards
Define physical health
Physical health is the efficient functioning of the body and it’s systems, including the physical capacity to perform tasks and physical fitness
Define health according to WHO
Health is a state of complete physical, social and mental wellbeing, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Define social health
Social health is the ability to interact with others and participate in the community in both an independent and cooperative way.
Define mental health
Mental health is a state of wellbeing in which the individual realists his or her own abilities, can cope with productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community.
Define ‘health status’
Health status refers to an individual’s or a population’s overall health, taking into account aspects such as life expectancy, amount of disability and levels of disease risk factors.
Define ‘burden of disease’?
Burden of disease is a measure of the impact of disease and injuries. Specifically it measures the gap between current health status and an ideal health status where everyone lives to old age without disease or disability. Burden of disease is measured in a unit called DALY
Define ‘life expectancy’
Life expectancy is an indication of how long a person can expect to live, it is the number of years of life remaining to a person at a particular age if death rates don’t change.
What is DALY?
DALY stands for ‘disability adjusted life year’. This is a measurement of the burden of disease, where one DALY equals one year of healthy life lost due to premature death and time lived with illness, disease or injury.
What is HALE?
A measure of the burden of disease based on life expectancy at birth, but including an 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.
Define morbidity
Morbidity refers to ill health in an individual, and levels of ill health in a population or group.
What is a mortality rate?
A mortality rate is the number of deaths in a population or group for a specific period.
Define ‘optimal health’
Optimal health is the best level of health an individual can attain, in some or all of the three dimensions.
Define ‘mortality’
Mortality refers to deaths in the population.
Define ‘prevalence’
Prevalence is the number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or condition present in a population at a given time.
Define ‘incidence’
Incidence is the number or rate of new cases of a disease within a specific period of time.
Define ‘under-five mortality rate’
The under-five mortality rate is the number of deaths of children under 5 years or age per 1000 live births
What is the OECD?
This is the organisation for economic cooperation and development. It is an organisation which consists of 32 countries including Australia.
Define biological determinants
Biological determinants are factors relating to the body that impact on health such as genetics, hormone, body weight, blood pressure and cholesterol levels
Behavioral determinants
Behavioral determinants are actions or patterns of living of an individual or a group that pact on health such as smoking, sexual activity, participation in physical activity and eating practices.
Social determinants
Aspects of the social environment that impact on health, such as poverty, early life experiences, social networks and support.
