definitions 1 Flashcards
health and wellbeing
state of a persons physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual existence. Characterised by feelings of happiness, healthy, capable, engaged
physical h & w
relates to the functioning of the body and its systems; physical capacity to perform daily activities
mental h & w
the current state of wellbeing relating to a persons mind or brain and the ability to process information
emotional h & w
relates to the ability to express emotions and feelings in a positive way.
social h & w
relates to the ability to form meaningful and satisfying relationships and the ability to adapt to different social situations
spiritual h & w
relates to ideas, beliefs, values and ethics that arise in the mind and conscience of human beings
dynamic
constantly and continually changing
subjective
influenced by or based off personal beliefs, feelings or opinions
illness
subjective - how an individual experiences an injury or condition - related to experience of disease previously
disease
physical or mental disturbance involving symptoms
peace
the absence of conflict
shelter
a structure that provides protection from the outside environment
education
leads to employment and income
equity
relates to fairness ad social justice, ensuring everyone has access to the resources they require for a decent standard of living, disadvantaged groups are targeted to improve their quality of life
food
obtaining nutrients
FOOD SECURITY - the state in which all persons obtain nutritionally adequate, culturally appropriate, safe food regularly through local non emergency services
income
money
social justice
equal rights for all regardless of sex, class, income, religion. All people are treated fairly, including all people earning a wage, celebrating diversity and promoting h & w of all
sustainable resources
ensuring the resources used to promote h & w in the present are available for future generations
stable ecosystem
balance between the environment and the species that live in it. Humans meeting their needs without destroying the natural environment
health status
an individuals or populations overall level of health, taking into account various aspects such as LE, levels of diseasea
health status indicator
standard statistics that are used to measure and compare hs
self assessed hs
a persons perception of their own h & w at a given point
life expectancy
an indication of how long a person can expect to live, if deaths rates do not change
HALE
the average length of time an individual at a specific age can expect to live in full health
mortality
the number of deaths in a population in a given period
infant mortality
death before 1st birthday per 1000 live births
under 5 mortality
death before 5th birthday per 1000 live births
maternal mortality
deaths of women due to childbirth or childbirth related complications, up to 6 weeks after birth
morbidity
refers to ill health in an individual and levels of ill health in a populations
prevalence
TOTAL number of new cases of a disease at a given period, generally a year
incidence
number of NEW cases of a particular disease during a period of time
BOD
a measure of the impact of disease and injury, specifically measure the gap between current health status and an ideal situation where everyone lives to an old age free of disease and disability
DALY
measurement of BOD
daly = yll + yld
