Unit One

Question 1

What are some health indicators?

Answer 1

DALY’S, U5MR, Life expectancy, Morbidity, Mortality, Infant Mortality

Question 2

What is the definition of health?

Answer 2

A state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the abcenceof disease or infirmity

Question 3

What is the definition of Physical Health?

Answer 3

Relates to the efficient functioning of the body and it’s systems and includes the physical capacity to preform tasks

Question 4

Define Social Health

Answer 4

Being able to interact with others and participate with others in the community in both an independent and co-operative way

Question 5

Define Mental Health

Answer 5

A state of wellbeing in which the individual realises his or hers full potential an can cope with the normal stresses of life

Question 6

Why does physical health tend to be the most used in health data?

Answer 6

Because it is more easily tracked

Question 7

Define Health Status

Answer 7

Refers to the level of health being experienced by an individual, group or population

Question 8

Define Burden of Disease

Answer 8

A measure of the impact of diseases or injuries, specifically it measures the gap between current health status and an ideal health status where everyone lives to an old age free of disease and disability. Burden of Disease is measured in DALY’S

Question 9

Define Health Adjusted Life Years (HALE)

Answer 9

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 someone can expect to live in full health based off current rates of ill health and mortality

Question 10

Define Life Expectancy

Answer 10

An indication of how long someone can expect to lie, given that death rates do not change

Question 11

Define Under 5 Mortality Rate (U5MR)

Answer 11

The number of deaths for children under five, this is expressed per 1,000 life births

Question 12

Define Mortality

Answer 12

The number of deaths in a population

Question 13

Define Morbidity

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Define Incidence

Answer 14

the number or proportions of new cases in a population when referring to a particular condition or disease

Question 15

Define prevelence

Answer 15

The total number of cases of a particular illness in a population over a given time

Question 16

What does PEBBS refer to?

Answer 16

Physical Environment, Biological, Behavioural and Social determinants

Question 17

What is Socioeconomic? (SES)

Answer 17

The social standing of an individual in comparison to others in that society. It is based off education, income and occupation

Question 18

How does food secruity a factor of health?

Answer 18

Those who cant afford healthy food are forced to buy cheaper foods such as processed foods, which can lead to chronic illnesses

Question 19

What does ‘The lifespan is cumulative’ mean?

Answer 19

A persons future is partly determined by their past experiences, the health of a baby in the womb can heavily impact a person

Question 20

Why is health care important?

Answer 20

Many conditions can be treated or are preventable with regular check ups an early diagonis

Question 21

What are some examples of biological determinants?

Answer 21

Body weight, blood pressure levels, cholesterol levels, glucose levels, genetics, birth weights

Question 22

How is biological determinants controlled?

Answer 22

They cant be controlled, it is a genetic influence

Question 23

What are some examples of behavioural determinants?

Answer 23

Tobacco smoking, alcohol consumption, drug use, physical activities, diet, sexual behaviour, vaccination status, risk-taking behaviour

Question 24

What are behavioural determinants influenced by?

Answer 24

Peers and past experience

Question 25

What do the behavioural determinants relate to?

Answer 25

They relate to how people make choices that have an impact on health status

Question 26

What are some examples of Physical Environment determinants?

Answer 26

Housing, work environment, air quality, climate and climate change, urban design and infrastructure

Question 27

What are some Social determinants examples?

Answer 27

Socioeconomic Status, work and unemployment, social exclusion, social isolation, stress, food security, access to health care