Focus area 1
Define Epidemiology
The study of the patterns, causes, and effects of health- related states or events in a population, through the collection of data.
What does SDG stand for?
Sustainable Development Goals
What are the social justice principles? (PEAR)?
Equity
Acess
Rights
when a person holds a plank position, what type of muscle contraction is occurring in the rectus abdominus?
Isometric
What is biomechanics?
The study of how the body moves and the forces that affect movement.
Define Morbidity
The ill health of an individual and levels of ill health in a population or group
How many SDGs are there
17
The 2023 Agenda of Sustainable Development was agreed by all 193 UN Member States, including Australia in New York in 2015.
BMI stands for?
Body mass index
When air is breathed in, which structure does it pass through after the trachea?
The Bronchi
Define Angular motion
Referred to the rotation that occurs when the body moves along a circular path at the same angle in the same direction, at the same time.
Name one example of a Biomedical factor
-Genetics
-Blood glucose
-Cholesterol level
- Blood pressure
What is health promotion? Provide one example
What is stroke volume
The amount of blood that is pumped out of the left ventrilce to the body with each heartbeat
Which part of the human body is responsible for receiving and sending messages throughout the entire body?
Nerves
What are the 3 systems that make ATP available?
-The ATP-PCr system
-The Glycolytic (lactic acid)
-The aerobic energy system
What does NACCHO stand for?
National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
What is the Salutogenic model of health
Focuses on the factors that promote and maintain physical and mental wellbeing, rather than focusing on disease and injury.
1+1=?
2
What is the function of the Adrenal gland?
Produces hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol that help the body respond to stress and maintain homeostasis.
what is VO2 max?
The volume of oxygen we could breathe maximally over a one-minute interval, expressed as millilitres of oxygen per kilogram pf body weight.
What are two global health policies that has impacted health promotion in Australia?
-UNESCO
- WHO
-Ottawa Charter
What is the Ecological model of health
Based on evidence that not one factor can explain why some people or groups are at a higher risk than others, it looks at both the individual and social determinants of health
The cartilage disc and vertebra are examples of what joint?
slightly movable or cartilaginous joint
What hormone is released during prolonged stress and can negatively affect the endocrine system, causing hypertension and reduced immune system function?
Cortisol
What is the second stage of skill acquisition called?
Associative stage