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health and wellbeing in global context Flashcards

1
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classifying countries

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high income
middle income
low income

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characteristics of high, middle, low income countries

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economic
environmental
social

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economic characteristics of high income countries

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lower levels of poverty
wide range of industries
high average income

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GNI

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gross national income

used to classify countries into one of 3 classes

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5
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subsistence farming

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self sufficient farming carried out by individual to provide food for self and family

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6
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primary production

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process of producing natural products for human use

animals, plants

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social characteristics of high income countries

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gender equality
employment
education

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environmental characteristics of high income countries

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food security
adequate housing
access to safe water and sanitation

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communicable diseases

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infectious diseases which are transmitted from the environment
HIV, Malaria

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non-communicable diseases

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conditions that are usually long lasting, and progress slowly.
not spread through the environment: cancer, heart disease

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Factors that contribute to similarities and differences in health status and burden of disease

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poverty
sanitation
access to safe water
inequality and discrimination (race, religion, sex)
global distribution and marketing of tobacco, alcohol and processed foods

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12
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access to safe water

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preparation and cooking
hygiene/washing
no access= disease

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sanitation

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maintenance of hygienic conditions, disposal of waste

no sanitation= disease

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poverty

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can prevent access to:
education
health care
clean water and sanitation

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15
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inequality and discrimination

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can cause:
anxiety
depression
stress

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16
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tobacco: high income countries

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smoke free areas
health promotion campaigns
banned ads

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tobacco: low and middle income countries

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cheap
no restriction
advertised/promoted

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18
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PEMSS

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physical
emotional
mental
social
spiritual
health and wellbeing
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alcohol: low and middle income countries

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weak regulations
low cost
lack of health promotion campaigns

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processed foods: low and middle income countries

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lack of health promotion

aggressive marketing strategies

21
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sustainability

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meeting needs of present without compromising ability of future generations to meet their own needs

22
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types of sustainability

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economic
environmental
social

23
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economic sustainability

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average income in all countries are adequate to sustain a decent standard of living

24
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economic sustainability: promotes health and wellbeing

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ensuring people earn a decent income

ensuring children stay in school

25
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economic sustainability: considerations

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trade

employment

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social sustainability

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creating equitable society that meets needs of all citizens and can be maintained indefinitely

27
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social sustainability: considerations

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peace and security
gender equality
access to safe and decent working conditions

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environmental sustainability

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ensuring the natural environment is used in a way that will preserve resources into the future

29
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environmental sustainability: considerations

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biodiversity
climate change
use of natural resources

30
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interrelationships between 3 dimensions of sustainability

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  1. environmental- biodiversity, natural sources
  2. social- culture, education
  3. economic- industry, employment
31
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concept of human development

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crating an environment where people can 
develop to their full POTENTIAL
lead PRODUCTIVE and creative lives
PARTICIPATE in lives of the community
expand and have CHOICES
enhance their CAPABILITIES 
have access to KNOWLEDGE 
have access to HEALTH 
enjoy a DECENT standard of living
32
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human development index

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a tool to measure and rank countries’ levels of social and economic development

33
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human development index: dimensions

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a long and healthy life
knowledge
a decent standard of living

34
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human development index: indicators

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long healthy life= life expectancy at birth

knowledge= average years of schooling, expected years of schooling

a decent standard of living= GNI per cpaita

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advantages of HDI

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  • focuses on social and economic development

- captures/compares majority countries and development levels reveal global patterns

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limitations of HDI

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  • data from developing countries may not be reliable

- unequal access to education for rural and remote locations

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HDI concept: P.P.P.C.C.K.H.D

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potential 
productive
participate
choices
capabilities
knowledge
health
decent
38
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climate change

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global warming
increase in earths surface temp
caused from human activities (burning fossils; cil and oil which causes release of greenhouse gases which is co2 in atmosphere

39
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effects of climate change

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drought (floods and heat waves)
communicable disease increase with heat and humidity
food famine
polluted air

40
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climate change: rising sea levels

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increased atmosphere temps have led to polar ice caps melting at an increased
loss of homes, crops, livestock, habitat

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climate change: changing weather patterns and extreme weather events

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shown to be responsible for more frequent and severe extreme weather events
injury/death, damage to homes

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conflict and mass migration

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conflict can occur between countries

mass migration is large groups of people from location to another moving

43
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world trade

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worldwide business
making and collecting payments for transactions in goods/services
transporting them to interested markets

44
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positives of increased world trade

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creates jobs
small business opportunities
good choice of products decrease prices

45
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negative impacts of increased world trade

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forced to work long hours in poor conditions

labour is looked to low-middle income countries to manufacture their products at low cost

46
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tourism

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creates more jobs

economic option for low/middle income countries

47
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digital technology and increased knowledge sharing

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maintenance of e-health records
mobile alerts for disease control, bushfires, tsunamis
internet based fitness/nutrition programs

48
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economic characteristics of high income countries

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income

global trade

Year 12 Health revision (4 decks)

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