Meanings of Health
Early definitions of disease (prior to WW2) focused mostly on what dimension of health?
Physical
What are perceptions of health?
how we view/judge our own health and/or the thelth of others or groups of people
Based on a survey conducted in 2015, the majority of young people viewed their health as:
very good or excellent
Based on the NSW school students health behaviour survey 2014. Were male or female students less likely to seek help when they experienced feelings of unhappiness, depression or stress?
Male Students
What are the 4 different categories of Determinants of Health?
Individual factors
Sociocultural Factors
Socioeconomic factors
Environmental Factors
In 1946, the WHO defined 'health' as...
state of complete physical, mental and social well-being not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
What are our health perceptions influenced by? (4 things)
How we understand the word health
our belief about our ability to attain good health
our environment
our behaviour and lifestyle
Peers, family, media
What are protective behaviours?
Protective behaviour is likely to enhance good health
What are risk behaviours?
Risk behaviour is likely to contribute to poorer levels of health
What do individual factors include? (name 2 of the 3)
Knowledge and skills
Attitudes
Genetics
What are the four dimensions of Health?
Physical, social, mental/emotional, spiritual
Define: Mortality, Morbidity and life expectancy
Mortality - death rate per 100,000
Morbidity - rates of chronic illness
Life expectancy - how long a person will live for (on average in population)
Identify the trends for tobacco usage and binge drinking over the last 10 years among young people.
Both decreased
What is the #1 cause for male hospitalisation and #3 cause for female hospitalisation among young people in Australia?
Transport accidents
What do Sociocultural factors include? (name 3 of the 5)
Family
Peers
Media
Religion
Culture
What does 'relative' and 'dynamic' mean when when we talk about health?
relative - means different things to different people based on their influences
dynamic - constantly changing throughout our lives
When talking about health, what is a social construct?
The social factors that combine to form our view of good health and who possesses it.
Which form of Sexually transmitted infection has been reported increasing among young people in Australia for the last 9 years? (reported in 2016)
Chlamydia
HPV causes 70% of cervical cancers among women in Australia. A national vaccination program was introduced in 2007 to help to prevent this but vaccination rates are inconsistent.
What does HPV stand for?
Human Papillomaviruses
What do socioeconomic factors include? (Name all 3)
Education
Employment
Income
What does spiritual health refer to?
Sense of purpose or meaning in life
Name 4 different categories of factors that form our social construct of health.
Socioeconomic Status
Geographic location
Cultural Background
Gender
Age
Education
Values and expectations
What form of disease is the greatest contributor to the burden of disease for young people?
Mental Health disorders
What is likely to happen if a person engages in multiple risk factors in a variety of health areas?
They are at much greater risk of experiencing ill health, disease, mental health problems, injury and possibly suicide
What do environmental factors include? (name all 3)
Geographic location
Access to health services
Access to technology