Defining health
This 1986 organisation described health as a resource for everyday life, not the objective of living
What is the World Health Organization (WHO)?
The number of new cases of a condition in a population in a given period.
What is incidence?
Cartoon characters, gifts, games and contests on packaging are examples of this type of factor.
What is a commercial factor (product design and packaging)?
The lifespan stage from 12 to 18 years.
What is youth?
The dimension of health concerned with ideas, beliefs, values and ethics, including hope, purpose and belonging.
What is spiritual health and wellbeing?
The sum of YLL and YLD.
What is a DALY (Disability-Adjusted Life Year)?
This is how people access, understand and use health information and services.
What is health literacy?
Isolation, poverty and illness are all examples of ____ factors. Name two other factors.
Risk; alcohol consumption, drug use, stress, discrimination etc.
This word describes health and wellbeing being influenced by personal beliefs, feelings, experiences or opinions, which explains why youth and adults can see it differently.
What is subjective?
Can occur as a result of injury, developmental problems and chronic illness.
Core activity limitation
The parenting style associated with the best outcomes, balancing high demands with responsiveness.
What is authoritative parenting?
Close friendships help develop this: the ability to deal effectively with adverse or negative events.
What is resilience?
Explain why a young person with a chronic condition can still have good health and wellbeing.
Answers may vary. An example response: Health is a resource and is subjective; with successful management the person can still feel happy, capable and engaged, so equilibrium is achievable.
This is the leading cause of burden of disease for 10–19 year olds, even though youth mortality rates are among the lowest of any life stage.
What are mental and substance use disorders?
Explain how low family income can lead to poorer dietary outcomes, using both a sociocultural and a commercial link.
Sociocultural: food insecurity and reliance on cheaper, less nutritious food. Commercial: energy-dense processed foods are cheaper and more accessible in low-socioeconomic areas
Name three characteristics of a healthy and respectful relationship and explain how one reduces stress.
Any three of: respect, trust, honesty, loyalty, empathy, safety, equality. Supportive relationships reduce stress (lower cortisol levels), improving physical health.
A student has excellent fitness but feels constantly anxious, with low self-esteem. Name the dimension most affected and one other dimension this could spill into.
Mental health and wellbeing (thought patterns, self-esteem, anxiety); could affect social (withdrawing from friends) or physical (energy, sleep).
Distinguish incidence from prevalence, then explain why a long-lasting condition could have low incidence but high prevalence.
Incidence = new cases over time; prevalence = all existing cases at a point in time. A long-lasting condition accumulates cases because people live with it for years, so prevalence builds up even if few new cases occur.
Rural and remote youth have worse access to services. Name the type of factor, explain why, and name one program from the notes designed to help.
Environmental (geographical location); long distances to services; Live4Life (youth mental health in rural areas).
Explain why youth perceptions are often negative in the media, and why this might clash with how young people see themselves.
Media and stereotypes portray youth as lazy, immature or delinquent; young people generally view themselves positively, so the perception reflects stereotypes and the opinions of others, not reality.