Week 1 Flashcards
What is health
A state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
What is wellbeing
It is a subjective feeling of health and a sense of enjoyment, happiness and fulfilment
What is wellness
Living life at maximum potential and incorporating behaviours into your daily life to positively impact ones health
What’s at the root of ill health?
Inequality, exploitation, violence and injustice
What is a determinant of health
Any factor or characteristic that brings about a change in health, either for better or worse
What is equity
It is about the more or less equal distribution of goods and services usually based on need
What is inequities
The way people experience those conditions or factors that determine health
Explain social gradient
Poor people are less healthy than rich people
Less control=more stress, less choice
The most significant predictor of health in Australia is income
What are some biological factors
Advancing age
HIV status
Dietary status
Explain gender and early childhood
Females are not treated equally in some countries
Poor nutrition, use of drugs and alcohol and turn to poor development with long term effects in adult hood
Why is food and clean water a must?
Poor nutrition leads to susceptibility to disease and illness including Cardiovascular disease Diabetes Anaemia Reduced cognition
Environmental-culture and social support
Culture influences a persons response to wellness and illness for example in Australia we have a biomedical model which may conflict with cultures such as Chinese, Muslim
How can employment effect health
Improved economic status Workplace stress Workplace injury Gender bias Job security
How unemployment can affect health
Increase in stress
Increased mortality
How does education effect health
Enables individuals to realise their full potential
Enables social competence
Associated with improved opportunities
