Personal health Flashcards
how has headspace helped
By mid-2019, headspace had supported over 524,000 people with almost 3 million services
how is headspace funded
by the Department of health, through the Youth Mental Health Initiative Program
how does headspace help with smoking
it provides free information, support and services to young people and their families. Phone, online or face to face
difference between equality and equity
Equality means each individual or group is give the same resources or opportunities. Equity recognises that each person has different circumstances and allocates the exact resource and opportunities needed to reach an equal outcome
what is health literacy
the ability to obtain, read, understand and use healthcare information in order to make appropriate health decisions and follow instructions for treatment.
supportive environments
refers to the social/cultural, physical, political and economic environment in which positive health outcomes are supported, maintained or promoted
what is equity
equity looks at the access individuals or groups have to resources and determines if health outcomes are fair and just
what is diversity
Diversity involves recognising the wide range of beliefs, values and behaviours of people, e.g. age, sex, race, disability, religion or ethnicity,
what is the aim of the SJPs?
The SJPs target marginalised and disadvantaged groups in society, e.g. ATSI, women, children, elderly, rural areas. They seek to recognise and address health outcomes.
key elements of health promotion?
Good governance for health
Health literacy
Healthy cities
disability adjusted life years
years of healthy life lost through early death or living in poor health or with a disability as a result of illness or injury
burden of disease
relates to the combination of premature mortality and levels of disability of a disease
infant mortality rate
number of children in a population who die in their first year
incidence of disease
number of new cases of a disease that occurs within a given time
prevalence of disease
number of proportion of people in a population suffering from a disease
morbidity rate
levels and patterns of illness
life expectancy
number of years someone is expected to live in the conditions of their community
mortality rate
number of deaths within a given population in a given time period
lifestyle determinants
risk factors include smoking, inactivity, alcohol, stress, lack of sleep, risk taking.
political environment
includes policies and laws, for example the economy, money spent on education, health facilities and war, medicare
what is health promotion
the process of enabling people to increase control, and improve their health. e.g. don’t make smokes your story and girls make your move
sociocultural environment
refers to actions of groups and individuals within society that shape our behaviour, attitudes and values. SES, education, employment, cultural influences, income.
physical environment
refers to resources in the air, on the land and in the sea. Availability of housing, parks, roads, food quality, sanitation, air quality, disease control, climate.
access to facilities
doctors, hospital beds, specialists, gyms, schools, parks. Education - can affect health literacy
