definitions 1

Question 1

health and wellbeing

Answer 1

state of a persons physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual existence. Characterised by feelings of happiness, healthy, capable, engaged

Question 2

physical h & w

Answer 2

relates to the functioning of the body and its systems; physical capacity to perform daily activities

Question 3

mental h & w

Answer 3

the current state of wellbeing relating to a persons mind or brain and the ability to process information

Question 4

emotional h & w

Answer 4

relates to the ability to express emotions and feelings in a positive way.

Question 5

social h & w

Answer 5

relates to the ability to form meaningful and satisfying relationships and the ability to adapt to different social situations

Question 6

spiritual h & w

Answer 6

relates to ideas, beliefs, values and ethics that arise in the mind and conscience of human beings

Question 7

dynamic

Answer 7

constantly and continually changing

Question 8

subjective

Answer 8

influenced by or based off personal beliefs, feelings or opinions

Question 9

illness

Answer 9

subjective - how an individual experiences an injury or condition - related to experience of disease previously

Question 10

disease

Answer 10

physical or mental disturbance involving symptoms

Question 11

peace

Answer 11

the absence of conflict

Question 12

shelter

Answer 12

a structure that provides protection from the outside environment

Question 13

education

Answer 13

leads to employment and income

Question 14

equity

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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

Question 15

food

Answer 15

obtaining nutrients
FOOD SECURITY - the state in which all persons obtain nutritionally adequate, culturally appropriate, safe food regularly through local non emergency services

Question 16

income

Answer 16

money

Question 17

social justice

Answer 17

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

Question 18

sustainable resources

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ensuring the resources used to promote h & w in the present are available for future generations

Question 19

stable ecosystem

Answer 19

balance between the environment and the species that live in it. Humans meeting their needs without destroying the natural environment

Question 20

health status

Answer 20

an individuals or populations overall level of health, taking into account various aspects such as LE, levels of diseasea

Question 21

health status indicator

Answer 21

standard statistics that are used to measure and compare hs

Question 22

self assessed hs

Answer 22

a persons perception of their own h & w at a given point

Question 23

life expectancy

Answer 23

an indication of how long a person can expect to live, if deaths rates do not change

Question 24

HALE

Answer 24

the average length of time an individual at a specific age can expect to live in full health

Question 25

mortality

Answer 25

the number of deaths in a population in a given period

Question 26

infant mortality

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death before 1st birthday per 1000 live births

Question 27

under 5 mortality

Answer 27

death before 5th birthday per 1000 live births

Question 28

maternal mortality

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deaths of women due to childbirth or childbirth related complications, up to 6 weeks after birth

Question 29

morbidity

Answer 29

refers to ill health in an individual and levels of ill health in a populations

Question 30

prevalence

Answer 30

TOTAL number of new cases of a disease at a given period, generally a year

Question 31

incidence

Answer 31

number of NEW cases of a particular disease during a period of time

Question 32

BOD

Answer 32

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

Question 33

DALY

Answer 33

measurement of BOD
daly = yll + yld