Prerequisites for Health and Wellbeing

Question 1

Shelter

Answer 1

a physical structure required for both protection from the elements and safety

Question 1

A Stable Ecosystem

Answer 1

refers to the balance between the landscape and species (both plants and animals) that live in an environment

Question 2

Food

Answer 2

Food security - the state in which all persons obtain nutritionally adequate, culturally appropriate, safe food regularly through local non-emergency sources

Question 3

Education

Answer 3

empowers individuals and increases their ability to earn an income, understand health promotion messages, exhibit healthy behaviours, and find meaning and purpose in life

Question 4

Peace

Answer 4

when a country experiences peace there is no conflict/war

Question 5

Income

Answer 5

Individual perspective: income increases the ability to afford resources such as healthcare, recreation, transport and education

Population perspective: income increases the capacity of govs to provide social services and resources such as public housing, education, and healthcare etc

Question 6

Sustainable Resources

Answer 6

relates to ensuring that the resources used to promote health and wellbeing in the present are available for future generations, so they too can experience a good quality of life

Question 7

Social Justice

Answer 7

refers to equal rights for all, regardless of personal traits such as sex, class and income, ethnicity, religion, age, or sexual orientation

Question 8

Equity

Answer 8

a concept that relates to fairness and social justice but has a particular focus on disadvantaged groups and includes an emphasis on taking unfair circumstances into account, so that those who are disadvantaged are given the extra opportunity to participate in life on a level playing field