Meanings & Measures of Health
The number of dimensions of health (bonus point for naming them all correctly)
5 (physical, social, mental/emotional, cultural, spiritual)
This category of determinants includes income, education level and employment status.
Socioeconomic
This is the first step in any research investigation, used to focus what data will be collected.
Research question
This term describes an individual's ability to adapt and 'bounce back' from adversity or challenges.
Resilience
This term describes speaking up for, or taking action to support and improve, the health of oneself or others.
Advocacy
This term refers to the proportion of a population living with a particular condition at a given point in time.
Prevalence
Access
Informed consent and confidentiality are examples of this type of consideration researchers must address when collecting data from young people.
Ethical consideration
This skill refers to an individual's ability to access, understand and use health information to make informed decisions.
Health Literacy
This document, developed by the World Health Organization in 1986, outlines key action areas for health promotion.
Ottawa Charter
This term refers to death, often expressed as a rate within a population
Mortality
This category of determinants includes access to healthcare, housing quality, and geographic location.
Environmental factors
This term describes whether a research method produces consistent results if it were repeated.
Reliability
This behaviour involves recognising a problem and reaching out to a trusted person or service for support.
Help-seeking behaviour
What is an NGO? (Bonus point for a correct EG)
Non-government organisation (Cancer Council, Red Cross Foundation, The Smith Family, Salvation Army)
This term refers to the number of new cases of a health condition occurring in a population within a given time period.
Incidence
This category of determinants includes an individual's genetics, body weight, and pre-existing medical conditions.
Biomedical factors
This term describes whether a research method actually measures what it claims to measure.
Validity
This term describes an individual's sense of belonging and positive relationships with family, school or community.
Connectedness
This Sustainable Development Goal focuses specifically on 'Good Health and Wellbeing'.
SDG 3
This model represents the dynamic, ever-changing nature of health, ranging from peak wellness through to illness and death.
This term describes unfair and avoidable differences in health status between population groups.
Health inequities
This is the final stage of a research investigation, where results are presented, conclusions are drawn, and areas for further study are identified.
Presenting findings and drawing conclusions
This term describes an individual's belief in their own ability to succeed or manage a situation.
Self-efficacy
A government body responsible for policy, funding and services that promote the health of young people, as distinct from a non-government organisation. (Bonus point for a correct EG)
Government organisation (NSW Health, Department of Health, Department of Education, City Councils)