Australias Health

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Physical Dimension of Health

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Refers to the efficient functioning of the body and its systems and includes the physical capacity to perform tasks and physical fitness

Question 1

Health

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A state of complete physical, mental and social health and not merely the absence of disease or infirmary

Question 2

Mental Dimension of Health

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A state of wellbeing in which an individual realises his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully and is able to make a contribution to his or her own community

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Social Dimension of Health

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Being able to interact with others and participate in the community in both an independent and cooperative way

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Health Status

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An individuals or populations overall health, taking into account various aspects including life expectancy, amount of disability and level of disease risk factors

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Morbidity

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Refers to ill health in an individual and levels of ill health in a population or group

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Mortality

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Refers to death in a population

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Burden of Disease

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Measures the impact of disease and injuries, specifically it measures the gap between current health status and an ideal situation where everyone lives to an old age free from disease and disability. Burden of disease is measured in a unit called DALY

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Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALY)

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A measure of burden of disease. One DALY is equal to one year of healthy life lost due to premature death and time spent living with illness, disease or injury

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Years of Life Lost (YLL)

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A measure of the number of expected years lost due to premature death

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Years of Life Lost due to Disability or Disease

YLD

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A measure of the number of healthy years lost due to time spent living with illness, disease or injury

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Life Expectancy

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An indication of how long a person can expect to live, it s the number of years of life remaining to a person at a particular age if death rates do not change

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Health Adjusted Life Expectancy (HALE)

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A measure of 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 a person can expect to live, based on current rates of ill heal and mortality

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Under 5 Mortality Rate

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The number of deaths of children under 5 years of age per 1000 live births

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Prevalence

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The number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or condition present in a population at a given time

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Incidence

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The number or rate of new cases of a particular disease that appear in a population during a given period of time, usually 12 months

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Determinants of Health

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Factors that raise or lower a level of health in a population or individual. Determinants of health help to explainor predict trends in health and why some groups have better or worse health than others. Determinants can be classified in many ways such as biological, behavioural and social

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Glycaemic Index

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A dietary tool that helps consumers choose between foods containing carbohydrates. It is a ranking of foods containing carbohydrates based on their overall effect on the blood glucose levels. Foods are ranked from 1 to 100. Foods with a low GI provide sustained energy for a longer period of time
1 to 55 is low GI
56 to 69 are mid
70 and above are high GI