Health status and health indicators

Question 1

Define: health status

Answer 1

an individual’s or a population’s overall health, taking into account various aspects such as life expectancy, amount of disability and levels of disease risk factors.

Question 2

how is health status measured?

Answer 2

by health indicators

Question 3

Define: health indicators

Answer 3

: standard statistics that are used to measure and compare health status

Question 4

What are the 9 health indicators? *

Answer 4

life expectancy, U5MR, mortality, morbidity, HALE, BOD, DALYS, incidence, prevalence

Question 5

What dimension takes the majority of health data and why?

Answer 5

Physical, its the easiest?

Question 6

How can mental and social health be measured?

Answer 6

By depression rates and level of community involvement.

Question 7

WHy is it important to measure health data of particular groups and not just the whole population?

Answer 7

As the whole pop its an average and might not reflect groups (eg. aboriginal australians)

Question 8

Why are health indicators important?

Answer 8

Allow us to measure and make judgements of health of individuals, groups and pops
Help gov and groups identify trends, to make necessary changes

Question 9

Define: trend

Answer 9

general change or movement in a particular direction