A complete state of physical, social and mental wellbeing, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity (WHO, 1946).
What is health
100
The fatal burden of disease of a population, defined as the years of life lost due to death.
What is YLL (years of life lost)
100
Dimensions of health
What is physical, mental and social
100
The number of deaths caused by a particular disease, illness or other environmental factor.
What is mortality
100
The number or rate of new cases of a particular condition during a specific time.
What is incidence
200
The state of being healthy, happy and contented, usually determined through self-assessment.
What is welbeing
200
The number of deaths of children under five years of age per 1000 live births (WHO, 208).
What is under-5 mortality rate (U5MR)
200
Relates to the efficient functioning of the body and its systems, and includes the physical capacity to perform tasks and physical fitness.
What is physical health
200
A measure of the impact of diseases and injuries; specifically it measures the gap between current health status and an ideal situation where everyone lives to an old age free of disease and disability.
What is burden of disease
200
The number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or condition present in a population at a given time.
What is prevalence
300
An individual's or populations overall level of health, taking into account various aspects such as life expectancy, amount of disability, and levels of disease risk factors.
What is health status
300
Ill health in an individual and the levels of ill health in a population or group (AIHW, 2008)
What is morbidity
300
Being able to interact with others and participate in the community in both an independent and cooperative way.
What is social health
300
At 70.9 years, Australia is fifth behind Japan, Iceland, Sweden and Switzerland.
What is Australia’s health adjusted life expectancy? How does this compare to other countries?
300
Some examples for optimal mental health include
What is recognizing and expressing feelings, being resilient , supporting and helping family, feeling good about oneself, having coping mechanisms for stress
400
An indication of how long a person can expect to live; it is the number of years of life remaining to a person at a particular age if death rates do not change.
What is life expentancy
400
The non-fatal component of the disease burden and is a measurement of the healthy years lost due to diseases or injuries.
What is YLD (years lost due to disability)
400
State of wellbeing in which the individual realises his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community.
What is mental health
400
the two largest contributors to the total burden of disease in 2010.
What is cancer and musculoskeletal disorders.
400
Examples for optimal social health
What is maintaining network of friends, effective communication, obeying rules of society, accepting responsibility for actions
500
A measure of burden of disease, based on life expectancy at birth, but including an adjustment for time spent in poor health. It is the number of years in full health that a person can expect to live based on current rates of ill health and mortality.
What is health-adjusted life expectancy
500
A measure of burden of disease- one DALY equals one year of healthy life lost due to premature death and time lived with illness, disease or injury.
What is disability-adjusted life year (DALY)
500
Physical health components include
What is physical activity, nutrition and diet, and alcohol and drugs
500
Australia's life expectancy for males and females is