AOS 2 youth health and wellbeing

Question 1

burden of disease

Answer 1

a measure of the impact of diseases and injuries, specifically it measures the difference between current health status and an ideal situation where everyone lives to an old age free of disease and disability.

Question 2

what is burden of disease measured in

Answer 2

DALY

Question 3

what is meant by health action

Answer 3

Health action is behaviour change where health-compromising behaviours are replaced by health-enhancing behaviours.

Question 4

smoking

Answer 4

Nicotine is the addictive drug in tobacco smoke

Question 5

vaping

Answer 5

E-cigarettes are battery-powered devices that heat a liquid to deliver vapour that can contain nicotine or flavours

Question 6

Why is it a key area for health action or improvement?

Answer 6

Young smokers are more likely to report suffering poorer health outcomes compared with non-smokers as a
result of:
* an increase in the number and severity of respiratory illnesses
* decreased physical fitness
* potential effects on lung growth and function
* potential effects on the structure and functioning of the brain.

Question 7

alcohol

Answer 7

Alcohol is a depressant drug. Depressant drugs slow down the messages travelling between the brain and body.

Question 8

other drugs

Answer 8

Illegal drugs- prohibited from the manufacture sale of possession in australia eg cannabis, cocaine, heroin
Pharmaceuticals- available from a pharmacy, over the counter or by prescription which may be subject to misuse eg steroids, opioid based pain relief
Other psychoactive substances- legal or illegal, potentially used in a harmful way eg paint, glue, petrol.