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Question 1

Definition of Health

Answer 1

When someone’s mental, social and physical health is functioning and balanced well.

Question 2

What are the 5 dimensions of health?

Answer 2

Physical, Mental, Emotional, Social, and Spiritual Health.

Question 3

What is Relative nature of health?

Answer 3

Relative means in relation to your potential or in relation to others.

Question 4

What is Dynamic nature of health?

Answer 4

A person cannot be healthy unless they have a complete state of well being.

Question 5

Different perceptions of health are;

Answer 5

Public Health and Individual Health.

Question 6

Definition of Social Construct

Answer 6

We construct our own meanings of health depending on our social circumstances.

Question 7

Impact of family

Answer 7

Children can learn health bad/good from their family.

Question 8

What are the 4 determinants of Health?

Answer 8

Individual factors, Socio-cultural factors, and Environmental factors.

Question 9

What are individual factors?

Answer 9

The ability to acquire knowledge about health and develop health related skills.

Question 10

What are socio-cultural factors?

Answer 10

Include family, peers, media, religion and culture.

Question 11

What are socio-economic factors?

Answer 11

People who are socially and economically advantaged tend to have better health and disadvantaged tend to have worse health.

Question 12

What are environmental factors?

Answer 12

Can affect human health both positively and negatively, these include physical ,chemical, and biological conditions.

Question 13

What are modifiable health determinants?

Answer 13

Refer to those determinants that can be changed or controlled.

Question 14

What are non modifiable health determinants?

Answer 14

Refers to the determinants that can’t be changed or altered. e.g. Genetics and the environment they live in.

Question 15

Health as a Social construct explains…

Answer 15

Why some groups or individuals experience better or worse health than others.

Question 16

What is health promotion?

Answer 16

Health promotion is the process that enables people to improve or have greater control over their health.

Question 17

The responsibility for health promotion is shared among who?

Answer 17

Individuals, community groups, non government and government organisations and International organisations.

Question 18

Individual health promotion Definition

Answer 18

Includes and encourages individual responsibly and action.

Question 19

Community based health promotion Definition

Answer 19

Health information is provided to the general public through the mass media.

Question 20

Non Government Health Promotion Definition

Answer 20

Non government and professional organisations play an important role in the community. e.g. Heart Foundation.

Question 21

Government Health promotion

Answer 21

Local, State, Federal

Question 22

International Health Organisations

Answer 22

Helps assist and guide countries in achieving the best health for their citizens. e.g. United Nations.

Question 23

What are lifestyle/approaches to health?

Answer 23

They are concerned with individuals or groups whose behavioural or social situations place them at greater risk of developing unhealthy lifestyles.

Question 24

What are preventative medical approaches?

Answer 24

They are directed at improving physiological risk factors

e.g. high blood pressure.

Question 25

What are Public Health approaches?

Answer 25

Public health approaches aim to provide the maximum benefit for the largest number of people.

Question 26

What are the 5 main headings of the Ottawa Charter?

Answer 26

Developing Personal Skills, Creating Supportive Environments, Strengthening Community Action, Reorienting Health Services, and Building Healthy Public Policies.

Question 27

Developing Personal Skills is?

Answer 27

Health education in schools, media campaigns encouraging healthy life choices, and anti smoking programs.

Question 28

Creating Supportive Environments is?

Answer 28

Smoke alarms in homes, healthy foods and product recycling by local councils.

Question 29

Strengthening Community Action is?

Answer 29

Health promoting schools and Alcoholics anonymous.

Question 30

Reorienting Health Services is?

Answer 30

Police working with schools such as drink driving or increased funding for health promotion and research.

Question 31

Building Healthy Public Policies is?

Answer 31

Legislation to restrict the advertising of cigarettes and smoke free working places.

Question 32

What are Supportive Environments in relation to Social Justice?

Answer 32

Is aimed at ensuring all community members have equal opportunity to achieve good health.

Question 33

What is Equity?

Answer 33

Means that everyone has access to the health services and support they need, when they need it and in a place that is easily accessible.

Question 34

What is Diversity?

Answer 34

Is recognising the cultural and social diversity of social and examining and evaluating diverse values, beliefs and attitudes.