General Unit 3 definitions: AOS 1

Health and wellbeing

relates to the state of person’s physical, social, mental, emotional, and spiritual existence characterised by an equilibrium in which the individual feels happy, healthy capable and engaged

Illness

subjective concept related to personal experience of disease or illness

Disease

physical or mental disturbance involving symptoms, dysfunction or tissue damage

Dynamic

constantly changing, this can be fast or gradual

Subjective

health and wellbeing means different things to different people and can be influenced by personal feelings, beliefs and opinions

Physical health and wellbeing

relates to the state and functioning of the body and its systems. It includes the physical capacity to perform daily activities or tasks

Social health and wellbeing

The ability to form meaningful and satisfying relationships with others and the ability to manage or adapt appropriately to different social situations

mental health and wellbeing

the current state of wellbeing relating to the mind or brain and includes the ability to think and process information

emotional health and wellbeing

the ability to express emotions and feelings in a positive way and the ability to display resilience

Spiritual health and wellbeing

ideas, beliefs, values, and ethics that arise in the mind and conscience of human beings. Includes the concept of hope, peace, guiding sense of meaning or value and the reflection on your place in the world

Health status

a persons or populations overall level of health and wellbeing taking into account various such as life expectancy, mortality and morbidity

Life expectancy

indication of how long a person can live, it is the number of years of life remaining to a person at a particular age on average, if death rates do not change

HALE - Health adjusted life expectancy

measure based on life expectancy at birth, but for an adjustment for time spent in poor health. number of years in full health that a person can expect to live based on current rates of ill health and mortality

Morbidity

the ill health of an individual and the level o ill health of a population

Mortality

refers to death, particularly at a population level

Mortality rate

indication of how many deaths occurred in a population in a given period for a specific cause/all causes, usually per 100,000 population in a 12 month period

Maternal mortality ratio

number of mothers who die as a result of pregnancy, childbirth or associated treatment per 100,000 live births

Under 5 Mortality rate

number of deaths of children under five years of age per 1000 live births

Infant mortality rate

rate of deaths of infants before their first birthday, per 1000 live births

Burden of disease

measure of the total impact of diseases and injury in a population. Specifically, it measures the gap between current health status and the ideal situation where everyone lives long leaves, free from the impacts of disease and injury

DALY - Disability adjusted life years

1 DALY = 1 year of healthy life lost due to premature death and time lived with illness, disease or injury

YLL - years of life lost

a measure of how many years of expected life are lost due to premature death

YLD - years lost due to disability

one year of healthy life lost due to living with the negative impacts of disease, injury or disability

Incidence

number or rate of new cases of disease/condition in a population during a given time period

Prevalence

total number of cases of a disease/condition present in a population at a given time

Self assessed health status

Based on a person’s own perception of their health and wellbeing, data usually collected through surveys

Communicable diseases

infectious illnesses that can be transmitted from one person to another

non-communicable diseases

Chronic long-lasting conditions that are not passed on from person to person

Sexual orientation

the gender that an individual is romantically attracted to

Gender identity

the sex that a person views themselves as

Biological factors

the structure of cells, tissues and systems of the body and how adequately they function

sociocultural factors

the social and cultural conditions into which people are born, grow, live, work, and age

Socioeconomic status

refers to a person’s position in society relative to others

Environmental factors

the physical surroundings in which we live, work, and play