DOGS GUARD PEGS
This determinant includes factors such as peer pressure, media influence, and family support.
What is the social determinant?
Name one Ottawa Charter action area.
Examples:
What does BAV stand for?
What are beliefs, attitudes, and values?
Define health literacy.
Health literacy is the ability to access, understand, and use health information.
Which command word requires cause-and-effect reasoning:
Define, Describe, or Explain?
What is explain?
Name one socioeconomic determinant of health.
Examples:
Which Ottawa Charter action area focuses on improving individual knowledge and skills?
What is develop personal skills?
Define social norms.
Social norms are behaviours and expectations considered acceptable within a group or society.
What is the difference between equality and equity?
Equality gives everyone the same support, while equity provides support based on individual needs.
How many marks is an “explain” question commonly worth in ATAR Health?
What is 3 marks?
Explain how unemployment can negatively affect health outcomes.
Unemployment can reduce income and increase stress, limiting access to healthcare and healthy lifestyle choices, which may negatively affect physical and mental health.
Explain how schools can create supportive environments for student health.
Schools can create supportive environments by providing safe spaces, wellbeing programs, and access to healthy food and physical activity opportunities.
Explain how peer groups can influence adolescent behaviour.
Peer groups can influence adolescents through pressure to conform in order to gain acceptance, which may encourage behaviours such as vaping or alcohol use.
Explain how health literacy can improve health outcomes.
Health literacy helps individuals make informed decisions, improving behaviours and reducing disease risk.
Why would this response only score 1 mark?
“Health promotion helps people.”
Because it lacks detail, explanation, and impact.
A community has limited access to public transport and healthcare services.
Identify the determinant being impacted.
What is the environmental determinant?
A school bans vaping on campus and introduces education programs.
Identify TWO Ottawa Charter action areas.
Answer
Describe one way media can influence body image.
Media can promote unrealistic beauty standards, causing individuals to compare themselves to idealised appearances.
Describe one benefit of health promotion.
Health promotion can improve wellbeing by encouraging healthy behaviours and reducing disease risk.
What is one thing students commonly forget in extended responses?
Examples:
Explain how multiple determinants of health can interact to influence health outcomes.
Determinants of health often interact together. For example, low socioeconomic status may limit access to quality housing and healthcare, increasing stress and reducing health outcomes.
Explain why the Ottawa Charter is considered a "holistic"/"whole" approach to health promotion.
The Ottawa Charter is holistic because it addresses multiple influences on health including social, environmental, and behavioural factors rather than focusing only on disease treatment.
Explain how cultural norms may influence health behaviours.
Cultural norms shape what behaviours are considered acceptable, influencing choices related to food, alcohol, exercise, and healthcare.
Explain why health inequities exist between population groups.
Health inequities exist because some groups experience disadvantage such as lower income, discrimination, or reduced access to healthcare and education.
Explain how students can structure a strong 3-mark response.
A strong 3-mark response should include a clear point, explanation of how or why, and a linked impact or example.