Dimensions of Health
The three dimensions listed by WHO in their definition of health, originally drafted in 1948.
What are physical, mental, and social?
The organisation that developed the health prerequisites.
Who are the World Health Organisation?
Explain what Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people mean when they refer to health as "holistic".
What is "e.g., holistic health is a comprehensive approach to wellness, emphasising the connection between physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual well-being to achieve maximum health and balance"?
What is a measure to assess the overall health of a population or individual?
Another's good fortune might make you this colour "with envy".
What is green?
Referring to the ability to "express feelings positively."
What is emotional health and well-being?
The prerequisite referring to "systematic instruction, especially at a school or university."
What is education?
The two dimensions of health relating most closely to connection to Country, culture, and community.
What are spiritual and social health and well-being?
Explain the difference between morbidity and mortality.
What is "e.g., morbidity refers to illness/disease; mortality refers to death"?
Not exactly legal, not exactly illegal, is this colour "area".
An example of a behaviour that can improve social health.
What are positive relationships, communication, participation in groups, support networks, etc.?
Explain how income can affect social health and well-being.
What is "income affects access to food, housing, healthcare, education and opportunities"?
What is "second skin"?
Explain the difference between incidence and prevalence.
What is "e.g., Incidence refers to the number of new cases of a disease that develop in a population during a specific time, measuring risk. Prevalence measures the total number of existing cases (new + old) in a population at a specific time, representing the overall burden"?
A detailed outline of a course of action; it's not just for architects.
What is a blueprint?
Explain how physical and mental health are interrelated using one example.
What is "e.g. regular physical activity can reduce stress and improve mood, supporting mental health"?
The prerequisite referring to "achieving balance."
What is a stable ecosystem?
The campaign aimed at reducing health inequalities for First Nations people compared with white Australians.
What is Closing the Gap?
Discuss one strength and one limitation of using self-assessed health as an indicator.
What is "e.g., Strength: reflects personal perception; Limitation: subjective and influenced by expectations"?
If you're greatly pleased, you're said to be this phrase, even if no one has made you laugh by touching you.
What is "tickled pink"?
Explain why the dimensions of health should be considered together, rather than separately.
What is "because they are interrelated; improvement or decline in one dimension can impact others"?
Explain how sustainable resources can impact spiritual health and well-being.
What is "e.g., sustainable resources support spiritual health through people’s connection to land, culture, and supporting future generations"?
Identify one limitation of using only Western definitions of health when measuring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health outcomes.
What is "e.g., Western definitions may ignore cultural, spiritual, and community well-being"?
The purpose of burden of disease.
What is "e.g., to measure the gap between a population's actual health and an ideal scenario where everyone lives to old age in full health"?
If you're "born to" this colour, you're of royal lineage.
What is purple?