Year 11 Preliminary Health and Movement Science Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards generated from Year 11 Preliminary Health and Movement Science notes covering health determinants, promotion models, research concepts, and biomechanical systems.

Health Inequities

Occurrences where some population groups experience poorer health or reduced access to healthcare than others.

Validity

Whether research actually measures what it intends to measure.

Reliability

Whether research produces consistent results when repeated.

Risk Factors

Influences or conditions that increase the likelihood of a health problem.

Protective Factors

Influences or conditions that reduce risk or improve overall wellbeing.

Nature of a Health Issue

The description of what a health issue is, who it affects, how common it is, and its overall impact on individuals and communities.

Government Role in Health

The provision of funding, legislation, healthcare services, and national health strategies.

Non-Government Organisations (NGOs)

Entities that provide specialised services, education, advocacy, and support in health promotion.

Biomedical Approach

A health promotion approach that focuses strictly on treating disease and physical causes.

Social Model of Health

A health promotion approach that focuses on social and environmental factors affecting health.

Behavioural Approach

A health promotion approach that focuses on encouraging individuals to make healthier choices.

Salutogenic Model

A health promotion approach that focuses on factors that create and maintain good health.

Ecological Model

A model recognising that health is influenced by individuals, relationships, communities, and wider environments.

Ottawa Charter Action Areas

The five action areas for health promotion: Build healthy public policy, Create supportive environments, Strengthen community action, Develop personal skills, and Reorient health services.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

A set of 17 global goals established by the United Nations to address major social, economic, and environmental challenges by 2030.

Biomechanics

The study and application of movement principles—including balance, stability, force, motion, centre of gravity, and levers—to enhance safe movement and movement efficiency.

Respiratory System

The body system responsible for bringing oxygen into the body and removing carbon dioxide.

Circulatory System

The body system responsible for transporting oxygen and nutrients to working muscles and removing waste products.