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Sac 1 - Health and Wellbeing Flashcards

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9 prerequisites of health

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Peace
Shelter
Education
Food
Income
Stable ecosystem
Sustainable resources
Social justice
Equity
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Mortality

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The number of deaths at a population level caused by a particular disease, illness or other environmental factor

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Maternal Mortality Ratio

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The number of mothers who die as a result of pregnancy or childbirth per 100 000 live births

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Self-Assessed Health Status

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An overall measure of a population’s health based on a person’s own perception of their health

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Dynamic

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Health and wellbeing is not a constant state but is always changing in response to internal and external factors (environmental factors)

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Subjective

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Health and wellbeing is subject to opinions and previous experiences that can influence the way a person feels about their level of health

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Disease

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A physical or mental disturbance involving symptoms, dysfunction or tissue damage

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Emotional Health and Wellbeing

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The ability to recognise, understand and effectively manage and express emotions as well as the ability to display resilience.

  • Recognising a range of emotions
  • High level of resilience
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Difference Between Emotional and Mental Health and Wellbeing

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Emotional health and wellbeing refers to the ability to appropriately experience, identify, express and manage emotions. Mental health and wellbeing refers to the brain’s ability to be logical and process information and the thoughts that a person experiences
Emotional- identify and manage feelings
Mental- Ability to process feelings and have logical thought patterns.

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Social Health and Wellbeing

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The ability to form meaningful and satisfying relationships with others and the ability to adapt appropriately to various social situations

  • Supportive network of friends
  • Positive and effective communication
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Food

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Adequate food intake, is both an essential requirement for life and a basic human right

  • Increases ability of individuals to consume required nutrients
  • Enables individuals to grow and learn
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Stable ecosystem

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A balanced environment consisting of living and non-living factors. A stable ecosystem indicates all living factors are having their needs met and provides many resources for health, including food, air and water

  • Provides a source of food
  • Provides opportunities for employment
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Sustainable resources

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Enabling natural systems to function, remain diverse and produce what is required for the ecology to remain in balance

  • Sustainable food and water sources are vital for survival
  • Provide employment
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Social Justice

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Equal rights for all regardless of sex, income, religion, age or sexuality

  • Education
  • Adequate shelter and food/water
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Prevalence

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The number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or condition present in a population at a given time

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Morbidity

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Refers to ill-health in an individual and the levels of ill-health in a population or group

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Years of Life Lost (YLL)

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A measure of how many years of expected life are lost due to premature death

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Years Lost due to Disability (YLD)

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A measure of how many healthy years of life are lost due to illness, injury or disability

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Life Expectancy

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An indication of how long a person can expect live, it is the number of years of life remaining to a person at a particular age if death rates do not change

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Infant Mortality Rate

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The rate of deaths of infants between birth and their first birthday, usually expressed per 1000 live births

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Under 5 Mortality Rate

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The rate of deaths occurring in children under 5 years of age per 1000 live births

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Health (WHO)

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Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

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Illness

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The state of feeling unwell, a subjective concept related to disease

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Five Dimensions of Health and Wellbeing

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Physical
Mental
Emotional
Social
Spiritual
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Physical Health and Wellbeing

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Relates to the functioning of the body and it’s systems; includes the physical capacity to perform daily activities or tasks

  • Healthy body weight
  • Strong immune system
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Mental Health and Wellbeing

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Relates to the state of a person’s mind or brain and it relates to the ability to think and process information, form opinions, make decisions and use logic.

  • High levels of confidence
  • positive self esteem
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Mental Disorders

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Conditions that significantly impact thought processes and mental functioning ie depression or anxiety

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Spiritual Health and Wellbeing

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Relates to ideas, beliefs, values and ethics that arise in the minds and conscience of human beings

  • A sense of belonging
  • Peace and harmony
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Optimal Health and Wellbeing

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Highest level of health and wellbeing in each of the dimensions at the same time

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Communicable Diseases

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Diseases that are passed from one person to another from either direct or indirect contact

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Optimal Health and Wellbeing as a Resource (Individually)

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  • Decreases stress and anxiety and promotes positive emotions such as happiness
  • Reduces healthcare costs for individuals
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Optimal Health and Wellbeing as a Resource (Nationally)

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  • Greater economic benefits (higher average incomes)

- Creates a cycle through generations

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Optimal Health and Wellbeing as a Resource (Globally)

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  • Reduces the risk of communicable diseases spreading between countries
  • Optimal trade between countries
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Peace

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Absence of conflict and giving respect

  • Decreased risk of premature death, injury, disability
  • Reduction of stress and anxiety
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Shelter

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Adequate housing that provides safety, security and privacy

- Reduces stress and anxiety

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Equity

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Quality of being fair and providing what is required for health and wellbeing

  • Allows everyone to have an income
  • Access to education, employment, human rights and healthcare
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Income

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Money received for work or through investments

  • Allows government to provide health services, education
  • Allows parents to feed family, send kids to school
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Education

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Process of acquiring general knowledge

  • Increases ability to earn an income and be employed
  • Promotes self-esteem
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Incidence

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The number of new cases of a condition during a given period of time (usually 12 months)

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Burden of disease

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A measure of the impact of diseases and injuries, specifically it measures the gap between current health status and an ideal situation where everyone lives to an old age free of disease and disability. Measured in a unit called the DALY

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Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs)

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A measure of burden of disease, one DALY equals YLL + YLD

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Health Adjusted Life Expectancy (HALE)

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A measure of burden of disease based on life expectancy at birth, but including an adjustment for time spent in poor health. It is the number of years in full health that a person can expect to live, based on current rates of ill health and mortality

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Maternal Mortality

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Death of a mother during pregnancy, childbirth or within six weeks of delivery

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Infant Mortality

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The death of a child between birth and their first birthday

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Under 5 Mortality

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The death of a child under 5 years of age

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Concept of health and wellbeing

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Health and wellbeing is a complex combination of all dimensions of health, characterised by an equilibrium in which a person feels happy, healthy, capable and engaged

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Advantage of self- assessed health status

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Cheap, easy to recall straight away to collect data

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Disadvantage of self- assessed health status

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Can be inaccurate as a person can make up things compared to the objective, health professionals and measurable

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Health outcome examples between prerequisites and health status indicators

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Adequate food = good immune system

Peace = reduction of mortality

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Difference between health and wellbeing

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Health is not just the absence of disease or illness. It is a complex combination of a person’s physical, mental, emotional and social health factors. Wellbeing relates to a balance between the dimensions of health, and is strongly linked to happiness and life satisfaction. Wellbeing is described as ‘how you feel about yourself and your life’.

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Why is wellbeing difficult to measure?

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Measuring wellbeing in a population is difficult because the interpretation of wellbeing is subjective. Each person may have a different set of factors used to determine and measure their wellbeing.

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Health status

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An individual or populations overall health, taking into account various aspects such as life expectancy e.t.c

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Health status indicators

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  • Self assessed health status
  • Life expectancy
  • HALE
  • Mortality
  • Morbidity
  • Burden of disease

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