Meanings and perceptions of health
What is spiritual health?
Having a sense of purpose and meaning in life. Feeling connected with others and society.
What is the positive health status of young people?
Decline in death rate (due to decline in injury deaths), decline in smoking, increase in contraception use, decline in asthma hospitalisation, improved cancer survival rates.
What are the individual factors that determine a person's level of health?
Knowledge and skills, attitudes, behaviours, genetics
What is health promotion?
Involves activities that are aimed at enabling people to increase control over their health, to improve their health and prevent illness.
What is the relative nature of health?
Comparing your health to another period of time in your life or in relation to the health of others.
What is the negative health status of young people?
Too many young people are overweight or obese, not meeting health and physical activity or fruit and vegetable guidelines, are drinking at risky levels, are victims of alcohol or drug related violence, or are homeless.
What are the social-cultural determinants of health?
Family, peers, media, religion, culture, legislation.
Who is responsible for health promotion?
Individuals, community groups and schools, non-government organisations, governments, international organisations.
What are the dimensions of health?
Physical, social, mental/emotional, spiritual health.
What is the negative health status of young people?
Rising rates of diabetes and STI's, high rates of mental disorders and, among males, road transport accident deaths.
What are the socioeconomic determinants of health?
Employment, education, income and housing.
What are Non-Government Organisations (NGO's)?
Non-profit organisations such as Asthma Australia, Mental Health Council of Australia, Diabetes Australia and the Cancer Council.
What are perceptions of health?
How healthy am I? How healthy do other people think I am? How healthy do I think other people are? Why would my perceptions of health be similar or different to others? How might an individual's perceptions of health affect their behaviour and well-being?
Which groups among young people tend to experience poorer levels of health?
Young indigenous Australians, young people living in rural and remote communities and financially disadvantaged youth.
What is health as a social construct?
Recognises the interrelationship between the determinants and challenges the notion that health is solely an individual's responsibility.
What is the responsibility of the Commonwealth Government in health promotion?
Planning and forming national health policies, identifying priority areas for action, coordinating health promotion campaigns, allocating funding and introducing regulations and legislations to ensure the maintenance of health.
What is the definition of health?
A shift from viewing health as the absence of disease to a holistic approach where people make choices towards a more successful existence.
What are protective behaviours?
Physical activity, avoiding risk taking behaviours such as binge drinking and smoking, eating nutritious foods and socialising.
What are examples of non-modifiable health determinants?
Legislation, genetics, family, media, housing, income, access to health services, urban design, geographic location.
What are examples of Government health promotion initiatives?
National Drug Strategy, Australian Physical Activity Guidelines, BreastScreen Australia, Go for 2 & 5 and National Tobacco Strategy,Safe Driving Campaigns, Smoking Laws/Regulations