Outcome 1

Question 1

What is the WHO definition of health

Answer 1

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

Question 2

What is meant by the concept of wellbeing

Answer 2

Wellbeing is a complex combination of a person’s physical, mental, emotional and social health factors

Question 3

What is subjective nature of health and wellbeing

Answer 3

Health and wellbeing means different things to different people as a result of factors such as personal beliefs, experiences, opinions and age.

Question 4

What does health and wellbeing is dynamic mean

Answer 4

Health and wellbeing changes, adapts, alters

Question 5

What is physical health and wellbeing

Answer 5

Relates to the functioning of the body and its systems; it includes the physical capacity to perform daily activities or tasks.
Eg. Healthy body weight

Question 6

What is social health and wellbeing

Answer 6

The ability to form meaningful relationships with others and the ability to adapt appropriately to different social situations
Eg. Having a supportive groups of friends

Question 7

What is mental health and wellbeing

Answer 7

Relates to the state of a person’s mind or brain and the ability to think and process information.
Eg. Stress and anxiety

Question 8

What is spiritual health and wellbeing

Answer 8

Relates to ideas, values, beliefs and ethics that arise in the minds of human beings
Eg. Sense of belonging

Question 9

What is emotional health and wellbeing

Answer 9

The ability to recognise, understand and effectively manage and express emotions in a positive way
Eg. managing emotions and recognising emotions

Question 10

What is a mental illness

Answer 10

Mental illnesses are health conditions involving changes in emotion, thinking or behavior This includes depression and anxiety.

Question 11

What is emotional intelligence

Answer 11

Refers to an individual’s capacity to recognise and respond to either their own or others’ emotions.

Question 12

What is peace

Answer 12

The absence of conflict.

Question 13

What is shelter

Answer 13

A structure that provides protection from the outside environment.

Question 14

What is education

Answer 14

The development of knowledge

Question 15

What is food security

Answer 15

The state in which all persons obtain nutritious and food regularly through local non-emergency sources.

Question 16

What is income

Answer 16

The amount of money a person has or earns.

Question 17

What is social justice

Answer 17

Equal rights for all, regardless of personal traits such as sex, class and income, ethnicity, religion, age or sexual orientation.

Question 18

What is equity

Answer 18

Targeting disadvantaged groups to improve their quality of life and achieve minimum standards of living.

Question 19

What is a stable ecosystem

Answer 19

When balance is achieved between the environment and the species that live in an environment. (Ecosystem - a community that consists of all the living and nonliving components, including weather, rocks, soil and water courses)

Question 20

What is sustainable resources

Answer 20

Making sure that resources used to promote health and wellbeing in the present are still available for future generations, so they can experience a good quality of life eg. clean air, clean water, green energy and ecosystems.

Question 21

What is health status

Answer 21

An individual’s or population’s overall level of health, taking into account various aspects such as life expectancy.

Question 22

What is health status indicators

Answer 22

Standard statistics that are used to measure and compare health status Eg. life expectancy, mortality and morbidity rates

Question 23

What is incidence

Answer 23

The number or rate of new cases of a particular disease during a specified period of time (usually a 12 month period)

Question 24

What is prevalence

Answer 24

The number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or condition in a population at a given time

Question 25

What is morbidity

Answer 25

Refers to ill health in an individual and the levels of ill health in a population or group

Question 26

What is mortality

Answer 26

Refers to deaths particularly in a population

Question 27

Rates of hospitalizations

Answer 27

The rate of hospitalisations among youth provide an indication of the level of ill-health that require medical treatment. Hospitalisation can occur as the result of requiring care for chronic conditions (long term) and emergency care.

Question 28

What is the burden of disease

Answer 28

A measure of the impact of diseases and injuries, specifically it measures the gap between current health status and an ideal situation where everyone lives to an old age free of disability and disease Measured in DALY’s

Question 29

What is life expectancy

Answer 29

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

Question 30

What is core limited activity

Answer 30

Relate to three main areas of life which are: self-care, mobility and communication in own language

Question 31

What is psychological distress

Answer 31

Psychological distress relates to unpleasant feelings and emotions that have an impact on an individual’s level of functioning. Relates to the mental and emotions h and w

Question 32

What is the self assessed health status

Answer 32

An indicator that reflects a person’s perception of his or her own health and well-being at a given point.

Question 33

What is DALY's and how is it calculated

Answer 33

It measures the burden of disease. It is calculated adding YLL + YLD = 1 DALY

Question 34

What is YLL

Answer 34

Years of life lost (YLL) due to premature death is another way of measuring and comparing mortality

Question 35

What is YLD

Answer 35

Years lost due to disability (YLD) is a measure of the impact of morbidity on a group or population

Question 36

What are sociocultural factors

Answer 36

They determine an individual’s or population’s health and wellbeing, and are considered to be anything related to the social and cultural conditions into which people are born, grow, live, work and age that work to raise or lower the health status experienced. Eg. Family, peer group, Income, employment, education

Question 37

aboriginal health definition

Answer 37

not just the physical well-being of an individual but refers to the social, emotional and cultural well-being of the whole Community in which each individual is able to achieve their full potential as a human being thereby bringing about the total well-being of their Community.