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definition of health - WHO

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

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health and wellbeing

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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.

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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.

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optimal aspects of physical health and wellbeing

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

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

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optimal aspects of mental H/W

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

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

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optimal aspect of social H/W

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

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

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optimal aspects of emotional H/W

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  • 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
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spiritual health and wellbeing

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

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optimal aspects of spiritual H/W

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  • positive meaning and purpose in life
  • developed personal values and beliefs
  • peace and harmony
  • a sense of belonging and connection to the world.
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aboriginal and torres strait islander view on health and wellbeing?

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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.

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

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

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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.

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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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health status indicators

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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

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why do we need health status indicators?

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

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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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mortality

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

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morality rate

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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.

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types of mortality rate

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

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

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rates of hospitalization

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

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years of life lost (YLL)

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the years of life lost due to premature mortality

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years of life lost due to disability (YLD)

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

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disability-adjusted life year (DALY)

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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.

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burden of disease

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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.

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psychological distress

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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.

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core activity limitation

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

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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 in a population at a given time.

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causes of youth mortality

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  • accidents
  • injury
  • poisoning
  • suicide
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how can we target youth health and wellbeing issues?

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

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sociocultural factors

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

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list of sociocultural factors

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

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

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