Understanding and Measuring Health
This term means health is constantly changing over time.
Dynamic
This determinant includes genetics, blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
Biomedical factors
This health issue includes speeding, drink driving, distraction and not wearing a seatbelt.
Road Safety
How long is the HSC HMS Exam
3 hours
These are the five dimensions of health.
What are physical, social, emotional, mental and spiritual health?
This determinant includes income, education and employment.
What are socioeconomic factors?
This Ottawa Charter action area involves teaching young people knowledge and skills to make healthier choices.
Developing personal skills
How many multiple-choice questions are there?
20
This is the study of disease, illness, injury and death in populations.
Epidemiology
This determinant includes geographic location, access to facilities and quality of air and water.
What are environmental factors?
This Ottawa Charter action area involves laws, policies and regulations that support health.
Building healthy public policy
This is the ability to access, understand and use health information to make informed decisions.
Health literacy
This measure refers to the number of deaths in a population.
Mortality
Modifiable
This action area of the Ottawa Charter involves health services moving beyond treatment to focus more on prevention, education and early intervention.
Reorienting health services
How many units is HMS
2
Social Justice includes the principles of
These principles include equity, access, participation and rights.
These factors include culture, media, language, political structures and social inclusion.
Broad features of society
The main objective of health promotion is ....... (Syllabus specific)
Prevention over Cure
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