Lecture 11 - pacific frameworks of health and wellbeing

Question 1

Pacific perspective of health

Answer 1

Harmony with the cosmos, the environment, peoples, and self.

Question 2

Pacific health sopoaga 2011

Answer 2

The health of Pacific peoples is the balance of different factors/dimension including spiritual, cultural, as well as environmental factors on health.

Question 3

Pacific illness

Answer 3

Seen as an imbalance in the relationship, caused by oneself or by someone else.

Question 4

Whos beliefs does the fonofale model incorporate

Answer 4

Samoans, Cook Islanders, Tongans, Niueans, Tokelauans, Fijians.

Question 5

Structure of Fonofale model

Answer 5

Foundation = family
Roof = culture
4 posts: connecting the roof and foundation are the 4 pou. Not only connect family and culture but are continuous and interactive with eachother

Question 6

4 poles of Fonofale model

Answer 6

Physical, Spiritual, Mental, Other.

Question 7

Outline physical you

Answer 7

Biological or physical wellbeing.
Anatomy adn physiology.
Organic and inorganic substances tht can hage positiv eor negative impacts on the physical wellbeing.
Exercise, diet, looking after your body.

Question 8

Outline the spiritual pou

Answer 8

Sense of wellbeing that stems fom a belief system that includes either chrisianity or traditional spirituality relating to nature, spirits, beleifs, ancestors and history, or a combination of both.

Question 9

Outline mental pou

Answer 9

Thinking, emotions, and behaviour.
The stigma surounding mental health issues is high among pacific peoples.
Some pacific people don’t know where to get help for mental distress and awareness of national mental health websites is low

Question 10

Outline other pou

Answer 10

Gender, Age, Socio-economic status

Question 11

Outline roof/culture

Answer 11

Culture is constantly moving and changing, with adaption to a new environment, a new language, new relationships, blobalization.