Syllabus Dot Points Flashcards
Meauring Health Status
- Role of Epidemiology
- Measures of Epidemiology (Mortality, Infant Mortality, Morbitdity, Life Expectancy)
Identifying Priority Health Issues
- Social Justice Princples
- Priority Population Group
- Prevelance of Condition
- Potential for Prevention and Early Intervention
- Costs to the Individual and Community
Groups Experiencing Health Inequalities
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Peoples
- Eldery
High Levels of Preventable Chronic Disease, Injury and Mental Health Problems
- Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer (Lung, Breast and Skin) and Diabetes
A Growing and Ageing Population
- Healthy Ageing
- Increased Population Living with Chronic Disease and Disability
- Demand for Health Services and Workforce Shortages
- Availability of Carers and Volunteers
Health Care in Australia
- Range and Types of Health Facilities and Services
- Responsibility for Health Facilities and Services
- Equity of Access to Health Facilities and Services
- Health Care Expenditure versus Expenditure on Early Intervention and Prevention
- Impact of Emerging New Treatments and Technologies on Health Care, eg cost and access, benefits of early detection
- Health Insurance: Medicare and Private
Complementary and Alternative Health Care Approaches
- Reasons for Growth of Complementary and Alternative Health Products and Services
- Range of Products and Services Available
- How to make Informed Consumer Choices
Health Promotion based on the Five Action Areas of the Ottawa Charter
- Levels of Responsibility for Health Promotion
- The benefits of partnerships in Health Promotion eg government sector, non-government agencies and the local community
- How Health Promotion based on the Ottawa Charter promotes Social Justice
- The Ottawa Charter in Action `
Energy Systems
- Alactacid System (ATP/PC)
- Lactic Acid System
- Aerobic System
Types of Training and Training Methods
- Aerobic eg continous, fartlek, aerobic interval, circuit
- Anaerobic eg anaerobic interval
- Flexibility eg static, ballistic, PNF, dynamic
- Strength Training eg free/fixed weights, elastic, hydraulic
Principles of Training
- Progressive Overload
- Specificity
- Reversibility
- Variety
- Training Thresholds
- Warm up and Cool Down
Physiological Adaptions in Response to Training
- Resting Heart Rate
- Stroke Volume and Cardiac Output
- Oxygen Uptake and Lung Capacity
- Hamogloblin Level
- Musc;e Hypertrophy
- Effect on Fast/Slow Twitch Muscle Fibres
Motivation
- Postive and Negative
- Intrinsic and Extrinsic
Anxiety and Arousal
- Trait and State Anxiety
- Sources of Stress
- Optimal Arousal
Psychological Strategies to Enhance Motivation and Manage Anxiety
- Concentration/Attention Skills (Focusing)
- Mental Rehearsal/Visualisation/Imagery
- Relexation Techniques
- Goal-setting
Nutritional Considerations
- Pre-Peformance
- During Performance
- Post-Peformance
Supplementation
- Vitamins/Minerals
- Protein
- Caffiene
- Creatine Products
Recovery Strategies
- Physiological Strategies eg cool down, hydration
- Neural Strategies eg hydrotherapy, massage
- Tissue Damage Strategies eg cyrotherapy
- Psychological Strategies eg relaxation