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SAC 2 Unit 3 Part b - Understanding Health and Wellbeing Flashcards

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Self-assessed health status definition

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An overall measure of a populations health based on a person’s own perceptions of their health

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Life expectancy definition

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An indication of how long a person can expect to live, its the number of years of life remaining to a person at a particular age if death rates don’t change.

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Health Adjusted Life Expectancy (HALE) definition

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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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Mortality definition

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

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Infant mortality rate definition

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The number of deaths among children under 1 year in a given period, per 1000 live births in the same period

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Under 5 mortality rate definition (U5MR) definition

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The number of deaths of children under 5 years of age per 1000 live births

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Maternal mortality definition

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Refers to the number of deaths of women due to pregnancy or child-birth related complications

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Morbidity definition

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

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Prevalence definition

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

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Incidence definition

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The number or rate of new cases of a particular condition during a specific time.

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Burden of disease definition

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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.

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Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALY) definition

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A measure of burden of disease - one DALY equals one year of healthy life lost due to premature death and time lived with illness, disease or injury

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YLL

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The years of life lost due to death

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YLD

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A measurement of the healthy years of life lost due to disease of injuries

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What are the dimensions of health

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physical development 
social development 
emotional development 
mental development
spiritual development
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physical health and wellbeing

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Relates to the functioning of the body and its systems and the physical capacity to perform daily activities or tasks

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social health and wellbeing

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

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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.

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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.

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Factors that impact health and wellbeing

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Biological factors
Sociocultural factors
Environmental factors

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Biological factors definition

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factors relating to the body that impact on health and wellbeing

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Sociocultural factors definiton

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aspects of society and the social environment that impact on health and wellbeing

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Environmental factors definition

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Surroundings in which we life, work and play.

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Biological factors

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  • Genetics: gender, hormones and predisposition to disease
  • body weight
  • blood cholesterol levels
  • blood pressure
  • blood glucose regulation
  • birthweight
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Sociocultural factors

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  • socio economic-status [income, education, occupation]
  • level of education
  • employment status
  • social networks: family, peers and community (connection and exclusion)
  • social isolation
  • housing issues: overcrowding and homelessness
  • access to health information and healthcare
  • early life experiences
  • food security
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Environmental factors

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  • air, water and sanitation quality
  • access to physical resources (geographical location) - transport, infrastructure, recreational facilities and healthcare
  • workplace
  • climate change and natural disasters
  • housing: physical condition
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What are the population groups

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  • males and females
  • indigenous and non-indigenous
  • high and low socioeconomic status
  • Australians living within and outside major cities
28
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list health status indicators

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  • morbidity
  • mortality
  • HALE
  • DALY
  • YLL
  • YLD
  • Burden of disease
  • incidence
  • prevalence
  • self-assessed health status

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