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Health Flashcards

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DIMENSIONS OF HEALTH- physical

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How efficiently and or effectively the body and its systems are able to function
Eg: Being free from illness
Coordination and strength
Approiate weight for height

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DIMENSIONS OF HEALTH- mental

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State of wellbeing in which an individual realises his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresse of life, can work productively and is able to make a contribution to his or hers community
Eg: - accepting who you are
- able to express emotions
- understanding feelings of others
- coping with with everyday stresses
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DEFINE HEALTH

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A complete state of physical, social and mental wellbeing, and merely the absence of disease or infirmity

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DIMENSIONS OF HEALTH- SOCIAL

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Being able to interact with others and participate in the community in both an independent and cooperative way
EG: - able to communicate with lots of people
-maintain friendships
-behave appropriate in different situations
- contribute to the community

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MEASUREMENTS OF HEALTH STATUS

HEALTH STATUS

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Refers to an individuals or populations overall level of health, taking into account various of aspects such as life expectancy, amount of disability and levels of disease risk factors

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MEASUREMENTS OF HEALTH STATUS

LIFE EXPECTANCY

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An indication of how long a person can expect to live, it is the number of years of life remaining to a person at a particular age if death rates do not change

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MEASUREMENTS OF HEALTH STATUS

INCIDENCE

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The number or rate of new cases of a particular condition during a specific time

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MEASUREMENTS OF HEALTH STATUS

PREVALENCE

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The number or proportion of the cases of a particular disease or condition present in a population at a given time

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MEASUREMENTS OF HEALTH STATUS

TRENDS

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A trend is a generally consistent movement in the same direction over a period of time

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MEASUREMENTS OF HEALTH STATUS

MORBIDITY

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I’ll health in an individual and the levels of ill health in a population or group

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MEASUREMENTS OF HEALTH STATUS
MORTALITY
MORTALITY RATES

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Mortality(death rates) deaths in a population

MORTALITY RATES: the measurement of the proportion of a population who die in one year period ( usually per 100,000

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MEASUREMENTS OF HEALTH STATUS

DALYS

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Disability adjusted life years
DALYS are measured through the use of 2 key indicators: YEARS OF LOST LIFE (YLL) and YEARS LOST TO DISABILITY (YLD)
YLL+YLD=DALYS

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MEASUREMENT OF HEALTH STATUS

BURDEN OF DISEASE/ILLNESS

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A measure of the impact of diseases and injuries,specifically it measures the gap between current health status an ideal situation where everyone lives to an old free of disability
IT IS MEASURED USING DALYS

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YEARS LOST TO LIFE (YLL)

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A measure of the number of years of expected life lost due to premature death

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YEARS LOST TO DISABILITY (YLD)

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A measure of the number of healthy years due to illness,injury or disease

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Physical Development

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Is any changes to the body and its systems

Growth

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Intellectual Development

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Changes in the ways a person can think and reason

Eg. Formation of intelligence

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Emotional development

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Refers to feelings and moods and the ways in which an individual learns to express understand and excersise control over them
Sadness

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Social development.

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Is the increasing complexity of behaviour patterns used in relationships with other people
Learning to behave

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Self esteem

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Relates to how a person feels about themselves and their abilities

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Self concept

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Refers to how an individual sees themselves and includes who they are and who they want to be

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Socialisation

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Is the process of acquiring values attitudes through interacting with others

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Agents of socialisation include

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Family 
Media
Peer group
School
Religion

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