Chapter 1 and 2 Flashcards
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health
Is a state of complete physical, social and mental wellbeing not merely the absences of disease or infirmity.
optimal health and wellbeing
The best possible state of an individual’s health and wellbeing for their age
Wellbeing
A complex combination of al dimensions of health characterized by the individuals feels, happy, healthy and capable and energized
Physical Health and Wellbeing
Is the functioning of the body and its systems with the ability to form daily tasks. Physical H+W is achieved by exercising, eating a healthy diet, rest/sleep and limiting risks
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Persons current state of wellbeing in their mind or brain.
Able to
- Think and process information
- Form opinions
optimism
Social Health and Wellbeing
Ability to interact and develop relationships and adapt to different social situations. Also is includes being accepted by others and able to interact well between different groups of people such as family and peer
Emotional Health and Wellbeing
Being able to manage and express feelings in a healthy way. Include resilience and being awaire of ones feelings
Spiritual Health and Wellbeing
The ideas, beliefs, value and ethics that arise in the minds of humans. Include feeling of hope, peace, meaning, values and reflection fo your place in the world.
Spiritual Health and Wellbeing
The ideas, beliefs, value and ethics that arise in the minds of humans. Include feeling of hope, peace, meaning, values and reflection fo your place in the world.
relaitionship
interrelationship
Health Status
An individuals or populations overall health, taking into account various aspects such as life expectancy, amount of disability and levels of disease risk factors.
Self-Assessed Health Status
An overall measure of a populations health based on a persons own perceptions of health
Life Expectancy
An indication or how long a person can be expected to live, calculatied from any age until death.
Health-Adjusted Life Expectancy
Mortality
The number of death caused by a certain disease, illness or other environmental factors.
Morbidity
Refers to ill-health in an individual and the levels of ill-health in a group or population.
Burden of Disease
is the measure of the impact of diseases and injuries. measures the gap between current health status and ideal situation.
Incidence
The number or rate of new cases of a particular condition during a specific time
Prevalence
Total number of people experiencing a particular condition in a population
Disability Adjusted Life Year
Measurement of a burden of disease.
years of life lost YLL
the fatal burden of disease of a population
Years of Life Lost due to Disability (YLD)
the non-fatal components of the disease burden: a measurement of the healthy years lost due to disease or injuries
rates of hospilisation
Number of patients admitted to hospital care.