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What is the definition of Spiritual Health and Wellbeing?
Spiritual health and wellbeing relates to ideas, beliefs, values and ethics of people.
Identify two characteristics of Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Low levels of stress and anxiety
- Positive self esteem
- Process information and problem solve
- High levels of confidence
- Positive thought patterns
- Use logic and reasoning
What characteristic is this dimension from? "Efficient functioning of the body and it's systems"
Physical Health
Classify which dimension 'having positive thought pattern' would fit into
Mental
What is the definition of social health and wellbeing?
Social health and wellbeing is the ability to form meaningful and satisfying relationships with others and the ability to manage or adapt appropriately to different social situations.
What is the difference between mortality and morbidity?
Mortality = The number of deaths over a period of time
Morbidity = The number of people with ill-health including disease, injury or disability
What is the consequence of over consuming sodium on long term health?
What is the benefit of using a food selection model such as the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating?
Allows an individual to see all of the different food groups that should be consumed and the proportion of each in the diet.
Define what a protective and risk factor is
Protective = factors that lead to more positive health outcomes
Risk = factors that will lead to more negative health outcomes
Identify 2 factors that influences health perspectives and priorities
- Age
- Gender
- Religion
- SES
- Culture
How can low SES impact an individuals Health and Wellbeing?
People with higher SES are more likely to spend more money on their health and wellbeing. Typically they have a lower birth rate, lower smoking habits, less likely to be overweight, more likely to have private health insurance and visit the dentist more frequently.
Explain how peer groups can influence hospitalization rates among young Australians.
Example response:
Having a supportive network of friends may decrease the likelihood of an adolescent participating in risk taking behaviour such as drinking alcohol as they would respect the individuals decision to protect the effective functioning of the body and it's systems.
Explain why socioeconomic status can increase the risk of hospitalization rates among young Australians
Example:
SES is influenced by your level of education and income. If a person had a low SES they may make less educated choices such as drinking and driving increasing the number of these young people who end up in hospital.
Explain the function of iron in the human body and describe the impact of under-consumption of this nutrient.
Iron plays a role in the formation of red blood cells. An under consumption of this nutrient will result in an individual becoming anaemic resulting in lethargy and an inability to carry out daily tasks and chores
Identify and explain 2 dimensions of health and wellbeing that are high priorities during adolescence
Youth and adolescence held social health and physical health as higher priorities during adolescence. Having a suppotive network of friends is vital to surviving the stressful period of being a teen. With growth and maturation happening during puberty, adolescence will also value their physical appearance to improve their body image.
Outline a similarity and difference of the Australian guide to healthy eating and the health star rating system
Similarity:
Both are designed to improve the healthy food choices of consumers
Difference:
- HS- uses a 5 star rating to allow a user to choose healthy foods based on risk nutrients
- HS- Measures composite foods where as AGHE shows only raw foods
Identify and explain 2 perspectives for ATSI populations in terms of achieving optimal health?
- connection to land
- connection to ancestors (dreaming)
- bush ailments to treat illness or disease
What 5 things do you need to include in your data response?
-Timeframe (years data was taken)
-Population group
-Data
-Direction of trend
-Unit of measure
Briefly explain two possible differenced between what different cultural groups prioritize in relation to health and wellbeing
Teacher discretion
Explain why health and wellbeing is considered dynamic
The dynamic nature of health refers to the fact that the health status of anyone is continually changing and can change dramatically with little notice
Explain how Steven's mental and social health and wellbeing have been impacted in this case study:
Steven is trying out for the school lacrosse team and plays really well during the trial matches. His coach wants to select him but his year level co-ordinator has barred him from being selected due to his low GPA score, attendance issues and repeated resits on SACs. He feels that he will be isolated from his peers if he doesn't get to join the team and is super stressed about the impact it will have on his motivation to attend school and thus his SAC scores moving forward.
Must include:
Description of how each dimension has been affected (link to specific characteristic) and clear example from case study
Alcohol consumption is a health issue Australian's face. List two protective factors and two risk factors for the issue.
Risk = peer pressure, stress and anxiety
Protective = access to quality education, having a supportive network of family and friends
Compare the effects of living in a rural or urban/city community on a persons health and wellbeing.
- people living in a urban city area have more access to facilities such as doctors and medical services which means they can easily get treatment. Whereas people in remote locations may have to travel long distances to access these facilities.
- People in remote locations may have lower education because of their lack of choice in schools or because many people in their communities work in jobs that don't require tertiary education. Whereas people in cities have a wide access ti a range of schools to choose from and more likely have tertiary education.
Explain how smoking could impact 3 dimensions of health and wellbeing
Provide 2 examples of how and individual may assess the validity of health information
KEEP IT REAL
R- Read the URL. Websites that end in .org, .edu and .gov are generally reliable sources. Websites with a .com ending are often not reliable.
E- Examine the sites content- Look at the author, publisher and organisation. Do they seem to be genuine?
A- Ask about the authors name. Can you find the authors name?
L- Look at the links. What types of pages are they linking to. How do their websites end?