SAC 1 Flashcards
Health
What are the WHO Prerequisites for Health ?
Peace, Shelter, Education, Food, Income, Stable ecosystem, Sustainable resources, Social Justice, Equity
What is Health and Wellbeing ?
The state of a person’s physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual existence is characterized by an equilibrium, in which they feel happy, healthy, capable and engaged.
What is Physical Health and Welling
(with an example)
Physical health and well-being relates to the functioning of the body and its systems. An example of this is a healthy body weight and optimal levels of energy
What is Mental Health and Welling
(with an example)
Mental Health and well-being relates to a person’s mind and brain and their ability to process information. An example of this is optimal self-esteem and low levels of stress and anxiety.
What is Social Health and Wellbeing
(with an examples)
Social Health and well-being is the ability to form meaningful and satisfying relationships with others and the ability to adapt to different social situations. An example of this is effective communication and productive relationships with others.
What is Emotional Health and Wellbeing
(with an example)
Emotional Health and Well-being is the ability to recognize and express emotions in different scenarios. An example of this is a high level of resilience and to manage emotions.
What is Spiritual Health and Wellbeing
(with examples)
Spiritual Health and Wellbeing relates to ideas, beliefs, values, and ethics that arise in the mind of human beings. An example of this is feeling a sense if belonging and acting according to beliefs and values.
What is subjective Health and Wellbeing
Subjective Health and Wellbeing refers to how people evaluate their health based on certain aspects if their lives.
Compare Morbidity and Mortality
Morbidity refers to the ill-health of an individual or the ill-health levels of
a population, while Mortality relates to death in an individual or death levels within a population.
Variations In Health Perspectives
Age, Gender, Religion, Culture, Socioeconomic Status
How is health perceived throughout different age groups
Age can change the way someone views their Health. A younger person may not care about health because of minimum life experience whereas an older individual would value their health and care for it by taking precautions and going to the doctors.
How does gender change that way health is perceived ?
Many women value their health by going to the doctor when they feel sick or ill. Although Males find that going to the doctor can be weak and make them seem less masculine.
How can religion change the way Health is perceived?
Religion can impact the way health is perceived due to their beliefs and values and whether they believe in traditional medical care or if they participate in culture medical practices.
How can culture change the way people perceive health?
Cultural health beliefs affect how people think and feel about their health and health problems, when and from whom they seek health care, and how they respond to recommendations for lifestyle change, health-care interventions, and treatment
How can socioeconomic status effect the way people perceive health
There is evidence that socioeconomic status (SES) affects an individual’s health outcomes and the health care they receive. People of lower SES are more likely to have worse self-reported health, lower life expectancy, and suffer from more chronic conditions when compared with those of higher SES.
What is Socioeconomic status?
Socioeconomic status is an economic and sociological measure of a person’s education, income, and access to economic resources.
What are sociocultural factors
Family, Peer Group, Educatiuon, Inome and Health literacy
What are some examples of Sociocultural Factors
Family, Peer Group, Education, Income, and Health Literacy
