Final Exam

Question 1

Optimal diet

Answer 1

Adequate supply if required nutrients for tissue maintenance, repair and growth

Question 2

Top 3 leading causes of death in adolescents

Answer 2

1. Road traffic accidents
2. Lower respiratory infection
3. Self harm

Question 3

Main health issues Among adolescents

Answer 3

Early pregnancy and child birth
Depression
Malnutrition
Overweight and obesity

Question 4

Obesogenic environment

Answer 4

An environment that promotes gaining weight and one that is not conducive to weight loss within the home or workplace. This refers to the macro and micro environments and is closely associated with the built environment. Eg land use and transportation systems

Question 5

The CSDHs closing the gap in a generation report made three overarching recommendations

Answer 5

1. Improve daily living conditions
2. Tackle the inequitable distribution of power, money, and resources
3. Meausure and understand the problem and assess the impact of action

Question 6

Indigenous holistic SEWB

Answer 6

Cultural determinants
Social determinants
Political determinants

Question 7

Risk taking

Answer 7

Refers to the tendency to engage in behaviours that have the potential to be harmful or dangerous yet at the same time, provide opportunity for some kind of outcome that can be perceived positive

Question 8

Lifestyle behaviour

Answer 8

Refers to behaviours that are undertaken by people based on personal choice with frequency or intensity that increases risk of disease or injury

Question 9

Physical activity

Answer 9

Any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that results in energy expenditure

Question 10

Exercise

Answer 10

A subset of physical activity defined as ‘ planned, structured and repetitive bodily movement done to improve or maintain one or more components of fitness

Question 11

Components of health related fitness

Answer 11

• cardio-respiratory fitness
• muscular endurance
• muscular strength

Question 12

Health enhancing physical activity (HEPA)

Answer 12

Frequency
Intensity
Duration

Question 13

Fitness

Answer 13

A set of attributes that people have or achieve that relates to the ability to perform physical activity

Question 14

Public health

Answer 14

The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting, protecting and improving health through the organised efforts of society

Question 15

Ecological footprint

Answer 15

The load imposed by a given population nature

Question 16

Why interest in environment

Answer 16

24 % of burden of disease directly associated with environment

Question 17

Obesity

Answer 17

Is the accumulation of excessive fat in the body

BMI of over 30

Question 18

3 levels of determinants that influence health at work

Answer 18

Macro
Meso
Micro

Question 19

Cultural capability

Answer 19

Demonstrated capacity to act on cultural knowledge and awareness through a suite of core attributes that are acquired through a dynamic lifelong process

Question 20

Broader definitions of environment

Answer 20

Not only the quality of the air, water and ground, but also indoor air quality, food and the living and working environment need to be taken into account

Question 21

Economic globalisation

Answer 21

The internationalizing of production, consumption, and trade patterns

Question 22

Burden of disease

Answer 22

Is useful to measure the impact of different diseases or injuries on a population using DALYs