life course, life expectancy and demographics -starting topics from illness Flashcards
Preconception
this period is to prevent future non-communicable disease(NCD) risk in offspring, also provides an opportunity to address unhealthy lifestyle behaviours such as smoking.
Behavioural
if the parents have healthy behaviours the child will also gain healthy behaviours.
Childhood
Parent and peer social modelling has an influence in health behaviour
Obesogenic environment(promoting excessive weight gain)
Adolescence
Brain plasticity, rapid maturation or organ systems during puberty, behavioural and social changes.
Adulthood
Cumulative risk modal-highest number of risk factors for ill health
Cumulative risk modal
Decrease in cognitive functions-hand eye coordination or memory
Decline in cardiovascular and musculoskeletal function with a decrease in physical activity
Ageing
process of development and maintain functional ability that enables well-being in older age
Dahlgren and whitehead modal
individual lifestyle factors, social and community networks, socioeconomic factors and environmental conditions