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Explain physical health

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  • The efficient functioning of body organs.
  • our level of fitness
  • nutritional status
  • degree of energy
  • body weight
  • resistance to disease
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Dimensions of Health

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Physical
Social
Mental
Spiritual

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Explain social health

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Refers to our interactions with other people (family, friends, others) as well as the social and communication skills and abilities we display

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Explain Mental Health

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  • our self-concept (the way we see ourselves), self-confidence and self-esteem (the way we feel about ourselves)
  • our sense of connection or belonging to different significant groups such as family, peers or school.
  • our ability to appropriately express emotions such as love, anger and frustration.
  • think about decision making
  • behaving to society’s expectations
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Explain spiritual health

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  • relates to a sense of purpose and meaning in our life, and to feeling connected with others and society and what we believe in.
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Relative health

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Refers to how we judge our health compared to other people or other points of time in our life.

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Dynamic health

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Refers to constant fluctuations that occur in our level of health.

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Personal perceptions of health are influenced by…

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  • our personal interpretation of the term health.
  • our beliefs about our capacity to achieve good health.
  • our environment
  • our health behaviours and lifestyle
  • our past level of health
  • the attitudes about health conveyed by family, peers and the media.
  • maintaining a positive state or well-being
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Perceptions of health of others are influenced by…

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  • stereotypical beliefs
  • living conditions
  • fitness levels
  • body size
  • food consumption
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Define social construct

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Your health is determined by who your friends and family are and how they influence your physical, social and spiritual health.

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What is prevalence?

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Number of people in a specific group that are affected by a condition at a point in time

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What is incidence?

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Number of new cases of a condition over a period of time

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What are the determinants of health?

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  • Individual
  • sociocultural
  • socioeconomic
  • environmental factors
    which can have positive or negative influences on the health of individuals or populations
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Individual factors which determine health

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  • knowledge
  • skills
  • attitudes
  • genetics
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Sociocultural factors which determine health

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  • family
  • peers
  • media
  • religion
  • culture
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Socioeconomic factors which influence health

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  • employment
  • education
  • income
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Environmental factors which determine health

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  • geographical location
  • access to health services
  • technology
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What are modifiable health determinants?

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Are determinants that can be changed or modified so they have a different level of influence on our health

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What are non-modifiable health determinants

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Determinants that cannot be changed or altered, such as genetics, geographical location, access to health care and other environmental factors

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Why would one change their health patterns?

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  • biological changes to the brain
  • greater emotional maturity and a stronger personal identity
  • greater personal responsibilities
  • different social networks
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What is health promotion?

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Health promotion involves activities that are aimed at enabling people to increase control over their health, to improve their health and prevent illness

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What is the Ottawa Charter?

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The Ottawa charter for health promotion is a document that represents a global approach to health promotion by the World Health Promotion (WHO) 1986

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Ottawa Charters approaches to health promotion

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  • focus on the prevention of ill health, not just on treating illness
  • provide resources and opportunities for individuals and groups to achieve positive health
  • include school and community health education
  • include resources to support healthy living and working environments
  • provide equal access to health and physical activity resources for everyone
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Groups and people who promote better health

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  • individuals
  • community groups
  • non-government organisations
  • various levels of government
  • international organisations
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Define empowerment

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Empowerment for individuals means that they are aware of the choices they have, they can make decisions without relying on others

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Government legislation

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Some laws help guard our health and well-being. e.g. seatbelts and drink driving laws to limit the number and severity of road crashes

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Government Regulations

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Ensure that communities maintain certain standards in health practises e.g. Regulations on the information that must be provided on food labels ensure consumers are well informed

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Physical supports

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The provision of hospitals, nursing homes, surgeries and community health centres

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Economic supports

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Governments must allocate sufficient money to support health and welfare program’s and enable them to function effectively.

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Social supports

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Assisting trained and equipped health care employers. Doctors, nurses, counsellors, support groups and social workers

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Educational supports

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These include traditional health education programs in schools, as well as information, education and advice provided in other settings; e.g. Community education via the Quit website

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Individuals working in health-related areas

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  • general practitioners
  • dieticians
  • counsellors
  • dentists
  • health workers
  • community nurses
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Individual health promoters

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  • health educators
  • social workers
  • urban planners
  • community workers
  • environmental health officers
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Policies set by schools which encourage health promotion

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  • sun safety policies
  • the fresh tastes new south whales healthy school canteen strategy
  • anti-bullying policies
  • provision of play equipment for students to use during lunchtimes
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Where can health promotion be seen in our community?

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  • media
  • government policies
  • ad campaigns
  • private organisations
  • schools
  • self decisions
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Responsibility for health promotion

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  • individuals
  • community groups/schools
  • non-government organisations
  • government bodies
  • world wide organisations
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What is DRSBC? Provide examples

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  • Developing personal skills - individual empowerment via education e.g. PDHPE
  • Re-Orientating health services - e. g. Medical professionals working in schools - immunisation programs
  • Strengthening Community action - community empowerment, addressing concerns of communities e.g. Alcoholics Anonymous, self- help groups and health canteens
  • Building healthy public policy - legislation + policy making e.g. No smoking in parks/ workplaces, seat belts, no hat no play
  • Creating supportive environments - healthy canteens, stop! Revive! Survive! Sports groups in workplaces
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What are the two social justice principle? Explain

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  • Equity - involved allocating fairly so all Australians have the same opportunities to achieve good health e.g. Close the gap campaign aimed at reducing the life expectancy gap between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians
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What is the lifestyle approach to health promotion?

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Aims to reduce or prevents the incidence of risk behaviours that contribute to poor health.

Promotion programs include:

  • web-based help services such as Reach Out!
  • physical activity initiatives aimed at school-aged children
  • quit smoking campaigns
  • road safety campaigns
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What is Preventative Medical Approaches to Health Promotion and identify the three stages.

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Are those that use medical treatments or interventions to promote health.

  • Primary prevention stage aim to prevent an illness ever occurring
  • secondary level prevention programs try to reduce the likelihood that a disease will develop.
  • Tertiary prevention strategies seek to prevent chronic ill health occurring through the use of effective rehabilitation that stops a disease recurring once it had been diagnosed and treated.
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What is public health approaches to health promotion?

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Involves establishing programs, policies and services that create environments that support health

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