HHD

Question 1

definition of health - WHO

Answer 1

a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity (WHO, 1946)

Question 2

health and wellbeing

Answer 2

the state of a person’s physical, social, mental, emotional and spiritual existence, characterised by an equilibrium in which the individual feels happy, healthy, capable and engaged.

Question 3

physical health and wellbeing

Answer 3

relates to the functioning of the body and its systems; it includes the physical capacity to perform daily activities or tasks.

Question 4

optimal aspects of physical health and wellbeing

Answer 4

• healthy body weight
• freedom from illness, disease or injury
• adequate energy levels
• strong immune system

Question 5

mental health and wellbeing

Answer 5

is the current state of the brain and it relates to the ability to think and process information.

Question 6

optimal aspects of mental H/W

Answer 6

• low levels of stress or anxiety
• high level of confidence
• positive thought pattern
• process information to solve problems

Question 7

social health and wellbeing

Answer 7

the ability to form meaningful and satisfying relationships with others and the ability to manage or adapt appropriately to different social situations

Question 8

optimal aspect of social H/W

Answer 8

• supportive network of friends
• effective communication with others
• supportive and well-functioning family
• productive relationships with other people.

Question 9

emotional health and wellbeing

Answer 9

the ability to express emotions and feelings in a positive way.

Question 10

optimal aspects of emotional H/W

Answer 10

• have a high level of resilience
• recognise and understand the range of emotions
• effectively respond to and manage emotions
• experience appropriate emotions in different scenarios

Question 11

spiritual health and wellbeing

Answer 11

relates to ideas, beliefs, values and ethics that arise in the minds of conscience of human beings.

Question 12

optimal aspects of spiritual H/W

Answer 12

• positive meaning and purpose in life
• developed personal values and beliefs
• peace and harmony
• a sense of belonging and connection to the world.

Question 13

aboriginal and torres strait islander view on health and wellbeing?

Answer 13

aboriginal wellbeing means not just the physical wellbeing of an individual but refers to the social, emotional and cultural wellbeing of the whole community in which each individual is able to achieve their full potential as a human being. it is a whole-of-life view and includes the cyclical concept of life-death-life.

Question 14

factors that incorporate social and emotional health and wellbeing for aboriginal and torres strait islanders.

Answer 14

• connection to land
• culture
• spirituality
• ancestry
• family
• community

Question 15

health status

Answer 15

refers to an individual’s or population’s overall level of health, taking into account various factors such as life expectancy, amount of disability an levels of disease risk factors including illness, disease, disability and death.

Question 16

self-assessed health status

Answer 16

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

Question 17

health status indicators

Answer 17

standard statistics that are used to measure and compare health status
- life expectancy
- mortality
- morbidity
- psychological distress
- core activity limitation
- rates of hospitalization
- burden of disease

Question 18

why do we need health status indicators?

Answer 18

allows judgements to be made about the health and wellbeing of individuals, groups or populations.

Question 19

life expectancy

Answer 19

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.

Question 20

mortality

Answer 20

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

Question 21

morality rate

Answer 21

equivalent to the number of deaths in the population during a specific time period, divided by the number of persons in a population at the specified time period.

Question 22

types of mortality rate

Answer 22

• under 5 mortality rate
• maternal mortality rat e
• infant mortality rate

Question 23

morbidity

Answer 23

refers to ill-health in an individual and the levels of ill-health in a population or group.

Question 24

rates of hospitalization

Answer 24

the number of patients who experience an episode of admitted patient care

Question 25

years of life lost (YLL)

Answer 25

the years of life lost due to premature mortality

Question 26

years of life lost due to disability (YLD)

Answer 26

a measurement of healthy years of life lost due to disease or injuries.

Question 27

disability-adjusted life year (DALY)

Answer 27

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

Question 28

burden of disease

Answer 28

a measure of the impact of diseases and injuries. it measures the gap between the current health status and an ideal situation where everyone lives to an old age free of disease and disability.

Question 29

psychological distress

Answer 29

refers to an individual’s overall level of psychological strain or pain, and unpleasant feelings or emotions an individual experiences, that interfere with their ability to perform daily.

Question 30

core activity limitation

Answer 30

refers to needing assistance with self-care, mobility and/or communication

Question 31

incidence

Answer 31

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

Question 32

prevalence

Answer 32

the number or proportion of cases in a population at a given time.

Question 33

causes of youth mortality

Answer 33

• accidents
• injury
• poisoning
• suicide

Question 34

how can we target youth health and wellbeing issues?

Answer 34

developing programs that are
- easily acceptable
- age appropriate
- targeted
- aim to improve health outcomes
- has support from the community

Question 35

sociocultural factors

Answer 35

refers to aspects of society and the social environment that impact health, wellbeing health status and overall levels of health status.

Question 36

list of sociocultural factors

Answer 36

• education
• employment
• income
• access to health information
• family
• peer group
• housing

Question 37

health behaviours

Answer 37

is an action relating to one’s health that can have a positive or negative impact in their health and wellbeing or health status.