Health Priorities in Australia
These are groups in society that experience poorer health outcomes than the general population.
What are priority population groups?
Open/closed, gross/fine, discrete/serial/continuous, and self-paced/externally paced are examples of these.
What are types of skill classification?
This prepares the body and mind for activity by increasing muscle temperature and reducing injury risk.
What is a warm-up?
This acronym is used in the immediate management of soft tissue injuries and includes Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation, and Referral.
What is RICER?
Sketch in general terms; indicate the main features of.
What is outline?
This measure of health combines years of life lost due to illness with years lost due to early death.
What is DALY (Disability Adjusted Life Years)?
Enjoyment, self-satisfaction, and pride are examples of this type of motivation.
What is intrinsic motivation?
This type of training develops muscular power and endurance, unlike aerobic training which develops cardiovascular endurance.
What is strength training?
Muscle strains, ligament sprains, and contusions are examples of this type of injury.
What are soft tissue injuries?
Relate cause and effect. Make the relationships between things evident. Provide why and/or how.
What is explain?
These two criteria help determine which health conditions are given priority in Australia.
What are prevalence of condition and potential for prevention/early intervention? (also acceptable: social justice principles, priority groups, costs to community/individual).
According to the Inverted U theory, this factor must be at an optimal level for peak performance.
What is arousal?
Video analysis, biomechanical feedback, and simulation are all examples of this performance aid.
What is technology?
This process identifies medical conditions and fitness levels before participation to help prevent injuries.
What is pre-screening?
Make a judgement of value, quality, outcomes, results or size.
What is assess?
This disease is considered a health priority because of its high prevalence, mortality, and potential for prevention.
What is cancer?
Knowledge of results and knowledge of performance are two types of this essential learning tool.
What is feedback?
What is a microcycle?
This process of gradually reintroducing activity helps athletes recover after injury.
What is progressive mobilisation/rehabilitation?
Identify components and the relationship between them. Draw out and relate implications.
What is analyse?
This principle of social justice ensures resources are allocated based on need, not equality.
What is equity?
Cognitive, associative, and autonomous are the three stages of this process.
What is skill acquisition?
Lethargy and loss of motivation are examples of this.
What is Overtraining?
This mineral may need to be supplemented by female athletes.
What is iron?
While not considered a verb, this phrase has been used to make a judgement on a continuum.
What is to what extent?