Health & Wellbeing
Identify the 5 dimensions of health within 10 seconds
Physical, mental social, emotional, spiritual
Identify 2 characteristics of optimal emotional HWB
High levels of resilience
Recognise range of emotions
Experience appropriate emotions for different scenarios
Express emotions appropriately
What are the three categories of health and wellbeing as a resource?
Individual, national and global
Identify two health status indicators
Life expectancy
BOD
U5MR
Mortality rate
Morbidity rate
Maternal mortality
When stress levels are low, and a person feels relaxed and positive about themselves and life, one would be experiencing...
Optimal mental health and wellbeing
Define life expectancy
Refers to the number of years a person is expected to live from birth, given that death rates do not change
Work productively
Sleep well
Earn an income
Gain an education
Increase leisure time
What two acronyms contribute to the DALY and what do they stand for?
YLL (Years of life lost to prem death) YLD (Years lost due to disability)
Define emotional health and wellbeing
'Relating to the ability to express emotions and feelings in a positive and appropriate way, including acting with resilience, recognising and understanding a range of emotions and effectively responding and managing these emotions.'
A subjective concept that relates to the negative aspects of health and wellbeing and how one feels about disease
Illness
Increased workforce productivity, increased social participation, health system savings, fewer people relying on social security, reduced stress and anxiety in the community, higher average incomes ARE ALL EXAMPLES OF HOW HEALTH AND WELLBEING CAN ACT AS A RESOURCE....
Nationally
Explain the difference between incidence and prevalence.
Incidence refers to the number of new cases of a disease within a population at a given time, whereas prevalence refers to the total number of cases of a disease within a population at a given time.
By making reference to one dimension, explain how health and wellbeing can be dynamic AND subjective.
- student needs to make reference to a particular dimension and link an aspect that is constantly changing (dynamic) and may be interpreted a certain way depending on the individual's experience (subjective)
Explain how mental HWB is considered dynamic
A person may be feeling relaxed and have low levels of stress and anxiety one day, then receive a large assignment at school and feel worried which increases their levels of stress and anxiety, causing their mental HWB to change
Identify three ways that health and wellbeing acts as a resource globally.
-Promotes sustainability
-Promotes social development
-Reduces risk of disease transmission between countries
-Assists in promoting peace and stability
-Promotes economic development / social development
-World peace and security
-Increased productivity and ability to access resources required for decent standard of living
-Optimal global trade
Define Burden of Disease
A measure of the impact of diseases and injuries, specifically it measures the gap between current health status and an ideal situation where everyone lives to an old age free of disability and disease.
Using an example, describe the interrelationships between physical and spiritual health and wellbeing.
Answer must show understanding of aspects of both physical and spiritual health and wellbeing.
Answer must link back to the original dimension to demonstrate understanding of interrelationships.
Describe Disability adjusted life years as a measure of health status
Disability-adjusted life year (DALY) is a measure of burden of disease. One DALY is equal to one year of health life lost due to illness and/or death. DALYs are calculated as the total years of life lost due to premature death and the years lived with disability for people living with a health condition.
Describe how optimal health and wellbeing can act as a resource globally
If the global population have strong immune systems, more people will have optimal physical health and wellbeing which can reduce the spread communicable diseases such as malaria. This acts as a resource globally as it enables more people in the world to be well and have the energy to work and participate in their communities, promoting economic and social sustainability.
Briefly explain how exercising regularly can affect health status.
A person who exercises regularly will be able to maintain a healthy body weight with reduces the risk of obesity and morbidity rates associated.
Exercising regularly helps the heart muscle become more efficient at circulating blood around the body, decreasing the risk of CVD and BOD, particularly YLDs.