Youth health data
The number of new cases of a disease in a given time period.
What is incidence?
Feeling connected to others.
What is social health and wellbeing?
Factors that increase the likelihood of developing poor health outcomes.
What are risk factors?
Services that provide medical care and treatment.
What are healthcare services?
Financial costs such as hospital bills and medication.
What are direct costs?
The total number of cases of a condition at a specific time.
What is prevalence?
The ability to think, process information and learn effectively.
What is mental health and wellbeing?
Factors that reduce the likelihood of negative health outcomes.
What are protective factors?
Organisations not run by the government that support youth wellbeing.
What are non-government organisations?
Costs related to lost productivity, such as missing school or work.
What are indirect costs?
The term used to describe patterns or changes in health data over time.
What are trends?
Experiencing and managing emotions such as stress or happiness.
What is emotional health and wellbeing?
Peer pressure encouraging vaping or alcohol use.
What is an example of a risk factor?
Programs funded and run by the government to improve youth health outcomes.
What are government programs?
Costs such as pain, suffering and reduced quality of life.
What are intangible costs?
A major youth health issue in Australia that has shown increasing rates in recent years, particularly anxiety and depression.
What is mental health?
Substance abuse causing breakdowns in friendships and family relationships.
What is an impact on social health and wellbeing?
Strong family support and positive friendships.
What is an example of a protective factor?
A well-known Australian youth mental health service providing free support.
What is Headspace?
Taking action to speak up and improve health outcomes.
What is advocacy?
A leading cause of death among Australians aged 15–24 that highlights significant health inequality.
What is suicide?
Poor mental health leading to reduced concentration and academic performance.
What is an impact on mental health and wellbeing?
Access to education, health services and accurate health information.
What is an example of a protective factor?
A key factor that influences whether young people can use health services, including cost, location and cultural safety.
What is access to healthcare services?
A way young people can improve health and equity by raising awareness or creating campaigns in their community.
What is community action?