What does health mean to individuals?
The 5 dimensions of health:
Physical
Social
Emotional
Cognitive
Spiritual
The leading cause of deaths in young people.
Suicide
What are the 4 determinants of health?
Individual factors
Socioeconomic factors
Sociocultural factors
Environmental factors
What is the name of the global health promotion approach/program that was developed as part of the first International Conference held by WHO?
The Ottawa Charter
List the 5 Health-related fitness components.
Cardiovascular endurance
Flexibility
Muscular endurance
Strength
Body Composition
What does it mean when we say 'health is dynamic'?
Continual changes in our state of health
- changes over time - days, weeks, years etc
Behaviours that contribute to the development of health problems.
Name the factor that the following list fall into:
- education
- employment
- income
Socioeconomic
There are a wide range of people and groups who are all responsible for promoting health. List the 5 groups.
Individuals
Community groups and schools
Non-government organisations
Government
International groups
In relation to Australia's Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines, what is the difference between young people and adult recommendations?
- frequency, intensity, duration and type (cardio v muscle strength
Young people:
- frequency - every day
- Intensity - moderate to vigorous
- Duration - at least 60 minutes
- Type - a range with at least 3 days per week spent on muscle strengthening.
Adults:
- frequency - most days (if not all days)
- Intensity - moderate to vigorous
- Duration - at least 75 minutes
- Type - a range with at least 2 days per week spent on muscle strengthening.
What does it mean by the relative nature of health?
The subjective judgements people make about their level of health.
Comparing our health to others.
Define protective behaviours.
Behaviours that enhance good health.
Name the factor that the following list fall into:
- geographical location
- access to health services
- access to technology
- climate change
Environmental factors
List the 5 action areas of the Ottawa Charter.
1. Developing personal skills
2. Creating supportive environments
3. Strengthening community actions
4. Reorienting health services
5. Building public policy
Define fitness.
The ability to undertake daily tasks with ease and still have enough energy for leisure activities.
The capacity of the heart, blood vessels, lungs and muscles to function at optimal efficiency
The way we perceive our health is influenced by a wide range of factors. Name 3 factors.
Our behaviours and lifestyle
Past level of health
Peers
Family
Media
Value we place on health
Beliefs about our capacity to achieve good health
Environment
Personal interpretation of health
Has the death rates of males and females be increasing or decreasing over the last 20 years?
Which gender has the highest increase or decrease?
What is one reason for the increase or decrease?
Decreasing.
Males.
Technology - better medical resources, more education (information), safer cars.
More road rules.
Name the factor that the following list fall into:
- family
- peers
- media
- religion
- culture
Sociocultural factors
Group the following strategies into the correct Ottawa charter action areas:
- Double demerit points during school holidays
- Government advertisement
- Research undertaken at Crashlab to evaluate vehicle safety
- Rest areas/Driver Reviver stations
- 40km speed limits around schools
1. Developing personal skills
- Government advertisement
2. Creating supportive environments
- 40km speed limits around schools
3. Strengthening community actions
- Rest areas/Driver Reviver stations
4. Reorienting health services
- Research undertaken at Crashlab to evaluate vehicle safety
5. Building public policy
- Double demerit points during school holidays
It is a profit making service or product.
There are a range of services and products being sold for profit.
Define social construct.
An idea that has been created and accepted by the people in a society.
A concept that recognises that people have different views based on their social circumstances and ways of seeing, interpreting, interrelating and interacting with the environment.
True or false:
Young people are reluctant to seek help when needed. Eg for mental health issues.
Which gender is more likely to seek help?
True
Females
Define modifiable and non-modifiable determinants.
Group the following as modifiable or non-modifiable health determinants:
- knowledge, skills, attitude
- genetics
- geographical location, access to health services and technology
- peers, religion
- employment, education, income
- family, media, culture
- geographical location, access to health services and technology
Modifiable health determinants: are those determinants that can be changed or controlled so they have a different influence on our health.
Non- Modifiable health determinants are those determinants that cannot be changed or altered.
Modifiable:
- knowledge, skills, attitude (individual)
- peers, religion (sociocultural)
- employment, education, income (socioeconomic)
- geographical location, access to health services and technology (environmental)
Non-Modifiable
- genetics (individual)
- family, media, culture (sociocultural)
- geographical location, access to health services and technology (environmental)
What is the difference between equity and equality?
Equality has to do with giving everyone the exact same resources, whereas equity involves distributing resources based on the needs of the recipients.
What should you do to ensure a fitness product or service is accurate and reliable (advertising)?
List 4 points.
-Research the company
-Research the ingredients
-Research the qualifications
-Read the reviews/testimonies
-Is the product endorsed by Australian fitness industry or health organisations