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HEALTH STATUS TERMS Flashcards

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Optimal health and wellbeing

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The best possible state of an individual’s health and wellbeing for their age

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Health (who definition)

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A state of complete physical, social and mental wellbeing, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

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Wellbeing

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A complex combination of all dimensions of health, characterised by an equilibrium in which the individual feels happy, healthy, capable and engaged

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Illness

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The state of feeling unwell or being in poor health, often due to disease or injury.

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Dynamic

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Constantly changing.

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Subjective

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Influenced by or based on a person’s feelings, opinions and experiences

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Physical health and wellbeing

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Relates to
the functioning of the body and its systems.
It includes the physical capacity to perform daily activities or tasks. Supported by regular physical activity, consuming a balanced diet, having appropriate rest/sleep, maintaining an ideal body weight, and the absence of illness, disease or injury.

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Social health and wellbeing

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Relates to the ability to form meaningful and satisfying relationships with others and to manage or adapt appropriately to different social situations. It also includes the level of support provided
by family and within a community to ensure that every person has equal opportunity to function as a contributing member of society.

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Emotional health and wellbeing

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Relates to the ability to express feelings in a positive way. It is about the positive management and expression of emotional actions and reactions as well as the ability to display resilience.

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Mental health and wellbeing

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The current state of wellbeing relating to the mind or brain and its ability to think and process information. A mentally healthy brain enables an individual to positively form opinions, make decisions and use logic.

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Spiritual health and wellbeing

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Not material
in nature but relates to ideas, beliefs, values and ethics that arise in the minds and conscience of human beings. It includes the concepts of hope, peace, a guiding sense
of meaning or value, and reflection on your place
in the world.

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Type 2 diabetes mellitus

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A disorder in which a person’s body produces insulin in order to metabolise blood sugar, but either does not produce enough or does not use it effectively.

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Cancer

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A range of diseases categorised by uncontrolled and abnormal cell growth. Cancer cells can spread to other parts of the body, causing further damage.

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Health status

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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

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Self-assessed health status

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An overall measure of

a population’s health based on a person’s own perceptions of their health.

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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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HALE

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A measure of burden of disease, based on life expectancy at birth, but including an adjustment for time spent in poor health. It is the number of years in full health that a person can expect to live based on current rates of ill-health and mortality.

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Mortality

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The number of deaths caused by a particular disease, illness or other environmental factor.

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Infant mortality

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The number of deaths among children aged under one year in a given period

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Infant mortality rate

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The number of deaths among children aged under one year in a given period, per 1000 live births in the same period

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Under-5 mortality

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The number of deaths among children under five years of age.

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Under-5 mortality rate

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The number of deaths of children under five years of age per 1000 live births

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Maternal mortality

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Refers to the number of deaths of women due to pregnancy, childbirth or during the
six weeks after the end of pregnancy.

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Morbidity

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The occurrence of disease, illness, disability and injury in a population is another measure of health status. This is known as morbidity, which refers to the ill-health in an individual and the levels of ill-health in a population or group.

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Burden of disease

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A measure of the impact
of diseases and injuries. Specifically, it measures the gap between current health status and an ideal situation where everyone lives to an old age free
of disease and disability. Burden of disease is measured in a unit called the DALY.

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Disability-adjusted life year

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measure of burden of disease; one DALY equals one year of healthy life lost due to premature death
and time lived with illness, disease or injury.

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Years of life lost

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he fatal burden of disease of a population, defined as the years of life lost due to death.

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Years lost due to disability

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The non-fatal component of the disease burden; a measurement of the healthy years lost due to diseases or injuries.

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incidence

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The number

or rate of new cases of a particular condition during a specific time.

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Prevalence

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The number or proportion of cases of

a particular disease or condition present in a population at a given time

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Asthma

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A chronic condition that affects the small air passage of the lungs

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Sustainable resources

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Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of the future generation to meet their needs

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Social Justice

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People are treated fairly and equal rights for all

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Equity

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Addressed inequality to enable equality of access for everyone

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YLD

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The non-fatal component pf the disease burden

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Peace

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Absence of war
Violence = disease and injury
Able to use resources on population instead of war funds

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Shelter

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More than just a roof over your head
Infrastructure (water supply, sanitation, heating cooling)
Feelings of security and safety
Place for people to see each other and form relationships

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Education

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improved health literacy (diet, services)
Able to use health related info more effectively
increase chance of income

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Food

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Supplies nutrients for body to function

Having accessible healthy food reduces stress and enables healthy brain function

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Income

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money received on a regular basis through work or investments
Income = access to health care and treatments and healthier food

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Stable ecosystems

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An ecosystems ability to return to a steady state after an outside disturbance

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