Biological
What are biological factors
Factors relating to the body that impact health and wellbeing, such as genetics, body weight, blood pressure, cholesterol levels and birth weight
What are sociocultural factors
The social and cultural conditions into which people are born, grow, live, work and age.
What are environmental factors?
(Factors in the physical environment in which people live that impact health and wellbeing
True or false - ATSI have a lower life expectancy by approximately 10 years compared to non ATSI
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Body weight (Overweight and Obesity)
This factor includes income, education and occupation and influences access to resources like healthcare and food.
Socioeconomic Status
Housing contributes to health status in a variety of ways. Explain one:
Ventilation- A house that is damp and has poor ventilation can grow mould, which can increase the morbidity from respiratory and asthma related diseases.
When answering a question that asks you to compare the variation in health status between 2 populations. What must you start and end your response with.
Comparing the factor to both populations.
Comparing the health status of both populations
I'm always in front of you but can't be seen. What am I?
The future
This biological factor is known as the “silent killer” and increases risk of cardiovascular disease and kidney failure.
High blood pressure
This factor can lead to increase prevalence of depression, cardiovascular disease and suicide due to stress and financial hardship.
Unemployment
Identify an example how work environment can impact health status
UV exposure, Dangerous working conditions, Exposure to hazardous substances
Explain an environmental factor that contributes to the variation in health status between a population living in a major city and rural area.
A population living in rural area are more likely to drive on poor lit roads compared to a population living in a major city. A poorly lit road can lead to car accidently leading to road trauma. Therefore, increasing the mortality of a population living in rural area from injury compared to a population living in a major city.
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps
Explain how impaired glucose regulation can lead to differences in health status between population groups.
Impaired glucose regulation prevents glucose entering cells, increasing risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, leading to higher morbidity, mortality and lower life expectancy?
Explain how social exclusion can lead to poorer health
Social exclusion reduces access to resources and increases risk-taking behaviours (e.g. smoking), leading to higher morbidity, mortality and lower life expectancy?
Explain how adequately maintained roads (infrustructure) improve health status
Adequately maintained roads such as filling pot-holes can improve safety and minimise road traffic accidents, contributing to a decrease in mortality from road trauma (injury).
Identify 3 examples of sociocultural factors (excluding income, education, occupation) for a low SES population
Lower levels of health literacy, More likely to be unemployed, Higher rates of social exclusion, More likely to experience food insecurity, Early life experiences including maternal smoking, Less access to health care (PHI)
I have cities with no houses, rivers with no water, and forests with no trees. What am I?
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