health studies semester 1 atar exam

what is health

is a complete state of physical, emotional and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity

what is well-being

is characterised by responsibility, purposefullness, and actions to maintain high levels of health and wellbeing

what is holistic health

is the measure of health about a whole person, it is an approach to life rather than focusing on a specific aspect

what are the 5 dimensions of health

emotional, spiritual, physical, social, mental

what are the environmental determinents for built

housing, indoor air, transport, walkability, free space, environmental noise

what are the emotional determinants of natural

pollution, uv, extreme weather, food and water, vector agents

what are the social determinents

food, transport, unemployment, early life, work, culture, social gradient, stress, addiction, social exclusion, social support

what are the socio economic determinents

education, housing, access to services, employment, income, neighbourhood, family, good security, migration

what are the biomedical determinents

birth weight and body weight

what are beliefs

a persons sense of what’s right and wrong

what are attitudes

our opinions or feelings about objects, people or situations

what are values

general principles by which we live our life

with social network, what is a one way tie

when information or communication flows in one direction, one person to another

with social network, what are two way ties

when information flows in both directions, back and forth between people or multiple people

what are the 5 ottowa charters

build public health policy, create supportive environments, strengthen community action, develop personal skills, reorient health services

what is builds public health policy

Developing laws, regulations, and policies to create environments that support and enable healthier choices for the whole population.

what is create supportive environments

Making places (home, work, community) easier and safer for people to make healthy choices

what is strengthening community action

Empowering communities to collectively identify, prioritise , and implement solutions for their own health issues

what is develop personal skills

Giving people knowledge and life skills to make informed, healthy choices and manage their own health.

what is reorient health services

Shifting healthcare from just treating illness to also promoting health, preventing disease, and working with other sectors.

what are the 3 self management skills

coping, coping skills, coping strategies

what is coping

ability for a person to effectively deal with a difficult situation

what are coping skills

skills or strategies to deal with responsibilities, problems or difficulties successfully

what are coping strategies

how you plan to act in the situation and what support systems you put in place

what can you do for coping skills

stress management, time management, accessing support

what is critical literacy

individuals need to synthesise health information and technology with discreatment and judgement

what is health literacy

the ability to access, understand and use health information to make wise decisions

what are the 3 things in health literacy

functional, interactive, critical

what is functional in health literacy

reading and understanding basic health info (labels, percriptions)

what is interactive in health literacy

developing personal and social skills to manage health

what is critical in health literacy

analysing and acting on health info for social change

why is health literacy important

it empowers people to take control of their health, which leads to better outcomes for individuals and communities.

what are the factors influencing the use of health products and services

media, transport, costs, consumer confidence

what is the health promotion framework

the process of enabling people to increase control over and improve their health

what are the main components of the health promotion framework

focus, strategies, impact

what’s under the heading focus in the health promotion framework

individuals, groups, populations

what’s under the heading strategies in the health promotion framework

educational, motivational, organisational, economic, regulatory, technological

what’s under the heading impact in the health promotion framework

behavioural adaption, environmental adaption

what is the health belief model

Used to explain and predict people’s health behaviours by examining their beliefs, perceptions, and attitudes toward health.

what is a perceived threat

how an individual thinks about a disease. “do i perceive this disease to be a threat to me”

i hat is perceived susceptibility

the perceived risk a person has to a particular illness/disease, the greater the perceived risk the more likely a person will adapt a positive health behaviour

what is a perceived severity

a persons perception of how serious/severe a illness/disease is

what is a perceived barriers

what are the reasons i cannot participate in this intervention, a persons need to believe that the benefits of the new behaviour outweighs the consequences of the new behaviour

what is self efficacy

the persons belief in their ability to carry out an action, can be impacted by perceived threat and outcome expectations

what is outcome expectations

the perception of the individual that the intervention will work, determined by weighing up the barriers and benefits

what are the three levels or prevention

primary, secondary, tertiary

in the levels of prevention what is primary

aims to prevent disease or illness (education, washing hands, exercise)

in the levels of prevention what is secondary

locate and catch symptoms early as possible to rest quickly (skin checks for moles, breast screening, regular doctor checks)

in the levels of prevention what is tertiary

when other levels have failed, fight the disease or illness (surgery, physio, operations)