Determinants of Health

Question 1

The factors that determine health can be split into 4 areas.

Answer 1

1. Biology
2. Lifestyle
3. Environment
4. Health Services

Question 2

Define health x3

Answer 2

1. The ability to do productive work
2. A state of optimum capacity for the optimum performance of valued tasks.
3. A state of complete mental, physical and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease

Question 3

Health is multidimensional

Answer 3

1. disease
2. disability
3. frequency of illness
4. malaise - general feeling of discomfort or unease
5. fitness

Question 4

How does nutrition affect health?

Answer 4

malnutrition

overnutrition

Question 5

3 areas of environment that determine health

Answer 5

biology
physicochemical
socioeconomic and sociopolitical

Question 6

4 roles of clinical medicine

Answer 6

preventing death
improving length and quality of life
preventing and treating genetic disorders
care

Question 7

What is the difference between primary and secondary prevention?

Answer 7

Primary is preventing it happening in the first place

Secondary is preventing it happening again