Definitions and dimensions of Health and Wellbeing
List the 5 dimensions of Health and Wellbeing
Physical, social, emotional, mental, spiritual
Identify 1 prerequisite for health
Peace, shelter, income, education, food security, equity, stable ecosystem, social justice, sustainable resources
Which two groups did we learn about for this topic, in relation to perspectives of health and wellbeing?
Youth, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives
What do we use to measure an individual or populations health status?
List a sociocultural factor
family, peer group, income, education, health literacy
What is the 1946 WHO definition of health?
A state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely an absence of disease or infirmity.
Identify 5 prerequisites for health
Peace, shelter, income, education, food security, equity, stable ecosystem, social justice, sustainable resources
Outline one difference between non-indigenous and Indigenous perspectives of health and wellbeing.
Indigenous Australians:
- Focus on the wellbeing of the community, rather than the individual
- Spiritual connection with the land
- Focuses on the social, cultural and emotional wellbeing of the community.
List 3 health status indicators
Life expectancy, self assessed health status
Mortality, Morbidity
Burden of disease
Incidence, prevalence
ETC
List the 5 sociocultural factors we learned about for this AOS
family, peer group, income, education, health literacy
Provide an example characteristic of each dimension of health and wellbeing
Physical: energy levels
Social: supportive network of friends
Emotional: managing emotions
Mental: low levels of stress / anxiety
Spiritual: sense of belonging
Peace can be described as ...
Shelter can be described as ...
Peace can be described as the absence of conflict.
Shelter describes a structure that provides protection from the outside environment.
What is the subjective nature of health and wellbeing?
the way in which people’s view of health and wellbeing is influenced by or based on personal beliefs, feelings, experiences or opinions
What is the difference between mortality and morbidity?
Mortality refers to death and rates of death whereas morbidity refers to levels of illnesses and disease.
Provide an example of a 'favourable' family environment
A favourable family environment, featuring close family relationships, good communication and strong parenting skills, including role modelling of health behaviours.
What is a limitation of the WHO's definition of health?
It is hard to be 'completely' healthy in all dimensions. Any small imperfection of health automatically deems someone unhealthy, according to the definition
Equity is a concept that relates to fairness and social justice, but has a particular focus on disadvantaged groups.
What dimensions of health and wellbeing do young people value the most?
Define core activity limitation, including the three core activities they may struggle in.
Core activities relate to three main areas of life such as self care, mobility, communication. If an individual has difficulty in any of the three core activities, they may have a core activity limitation
Describe how peer influence can negatively impact health outcomes?
Negative peer pressure, or peer influence, can have a significant impact on young people’s health outcomes. As youth is often a stage of experimenting and taking risks, peer pressure may lead young people to take health risks and therefore decrease their health status. Binge drinking, illicit drug use, vaping and drink driving are poorer health choices that people may engage in when negatively influenced by their peers.
Define health and wellbeing
The state of a person's physical, social, emotional, mental and spiritual existence and is characterised by an equilibrium in which the individual feels happy, healthy, capable and engaged.
How do sustainable resources promote health?
Sustainable resources therefore relate to making sure that there sources used to promote health and wellbeing in the present are still there for future generations, so they too can experience a good quality of life.
What is the definition of health and wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians?
‘Aboriginal wellbeing 'means not just the physical wellbeing of an individual but refers to the social, emotional and cultural wellbeing of the whole Community in which each individual is able to achieve their full potential as a human being, thereby bringing about the total wellbeing of their Community. It is a whole-of-life view and includes the cyclical concept of life–death–life.’
DALYs - Disability Adjusted Life Years are a measure of burden of disease. One DALY is equal to one year of healthy life lost due to illness and/or death. DALY are calculated as the sum of the years of life lost due to premature death and the years lived with disability for people living with the health condition or its consequences. (AIHW, 2018)
What is meant by health literacy?
Relates to how people access, understand and use health information and services in ways that promote and maintain their health and wellbeing