SAC 2 Unit 4 Part b - Health and wellbeing in a global context Flashcards
define sustainability
Meeting the needs of the present with out compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
What are the dimensions of sustainability
social sustainability
economic sustainability
environmental sustainability
social sustainability
creating an equitable society that meets the needs of all citizens and can be maintained indefinitely.
economic sustainability
ensuring that average incomes in all countries are adequate to sustain a decent standard of living and continue to rise in line with inflation and living costs in the future.
environmental sustainability
ensuring the natural environment is used in a way that will preserve resources into the future.
social factors
Social support Employment Birth rates Education levels Health care systems Access to technology Legal and political systems Living standards Social justice
economic factors
Level of debt Income Trade opportunities Poverty Welfare support Industry
environmental factors
Infrastructure Access to clean water Access to improved sanitation Access to food Agriculture productivity Energy use Resource use Emissions
how does social sustainability promote the dimensions of health
Physical - page 330 Emotional - Mental - Social - Spiritual -
how does economic sustainability promote the dimensions of health
Physical - Emotional - Mental - Social - Spiritual -
how does environmental sustainability promote the dimensions of health
Physical - reducing harmful emissions and pollution decreases the risk of respiratory disease and therefore promotes physical health
Emotional -
Mental -
Social -
Spiritual -
advantages of the human development index
- Average incomes reflects the ability to access the resources for a decent standard of living.
- Global patterns and progress can be observed from the HDI data over time.
- The HDI provides a way measuring human development and enabling comparisons.
disadvantages of the human development index
- Not all countries receive a HDI ranking and data may not be available or is estimated or difficult to confirm
- Although the GNI is not solely based on economic indicators, it is still based on averages and therefore does not measure unequal distribution of within a country.
- Data sourced from the low income countries may be unreliable and difficult to confirm as countries use different methods to measure key components.
What is the HDI
Human development index
A measurement system that attempts to reflect the level of human development being experienced in different countries and regions. Measuring the total level of human development is impossible especially on a global scale. Rather than using economic data alone this index includes health and development outcomes.
The HDI is a combined measure of three dimensions of human development using four indicators of human development.
These indicators create an index that estimates the level of human development in different countries.
How are countries classified based on the HDI
the HDI gives a single statistic from 0 - 1.0 on the 3 dimensions which are -a long and healthy life -knowledge -a decent standard of living and each of the dimensions are measured by the 4 indicators which are -life expectancy at birth -mean years of schooling -expected years of schooling -gross national income per capita
Human development definition
creating an environment that assists people to develop to their full potential, lead productive and creative lives in accord to their needs and interests . its about expanding peoples choices, enhancing capabilities through having access to knowledge, health and a decent standard of living. participating in the life of the community and in decisions affecting their lives