week 1 Flashcards
(22 cards)
definition of health
“a capacity of people to adapt to, respond to and control life changes.”
whats 6 variables to happiness
income, healthy life expectancy, having someone to count on in times of trouble, generosity, freedom and trust.
whats QUALY
length and quality of llfe, multiply length of life times quality of life (0 death to 1 perfect health) Used to work out gains for treatments and helps to compare.
whats YLL
years lost due to dying premature (years of healthy life lost)
whats YLD
years of healthy life lost from diseases and injury (years of life lived in ill health) eg lost legs etc
whats DALY
a year of healthy life lost either dying early or through living with a disability, injury or disease.
DALY= YLL + YLD
Eg. loses 2 year of healthy life and dies 6 years earlier = DALY 8
how does Alzhimers come under DaLY
Some diseases affect life for many years but may not kill straight away eg alzhimers.
In a DALY sense having a sore back compared to cancer may be different eg having a sore back from a young age may affect over a long period of time where the YLD is mostly affected where cancer can only last 1 year where the YLL is mostly affected.
whats burden disease
statistical techniques to measure the impact of populations of diseases of conditions injuries and various health risk factors includes YLL and YLD.
what does chronic disease outweigh
acute
community wellbeing indicators
healthy, safe and inclusive communities; dynamic, resilient local economics; sustainable built and natural environments; culturally rich and vibrant communities; democratic and engaged communities.
how does culture affect health
- attitudes towards food and what they eat.
- Hygenine practices
- Different cultures have different perceptions of illness and good health.
- To the extent people use health servives
different types of cultures
family
- social groups
- communication
- religion
- art
- music
- politics and law
- economy
whats definition of society
group of people who occupy a specific loyalty and share the same cultural tradition.
what do most people in high income countries follow
westren medical paradigm
whats do most people in low to middle income contries believe in
supernatural origins or body being out of balance
whats folk illnesses
local cultural interpretations of physical states that people perceive to be illness without a physiclogic cause, has not real biomedical basis, but believe its important illness. Eg empacho
whats a high context culture
relies on implicit communication and nonverbal cues, identity in groups-family, tribe.
Association- relationships build slowly, depend on trust.
Interaction- nonverbal elements such as voice tone, gesture, facial expression and eye movement are significant. Disagreement personalised.
Territoriality- communal, stand close and share the same space.
Temporality- time not scheduled.
Learning- multiple sources used, observing others as they model or demonstrate.
whats a low context culture
relies of explicit communication
Association- relationships begin and end quickly, individuals is rooted in themselves and their accomplishments.
Interaction- nonverbal elements not significant. Disagreement is depersonalised.
Territoriality- privacy is important, people stand further apart.
Temporality- events/task do at particular times.
Learning- one source of information is used. Speed is valued.
whats examples low context cultures
german
america
whats examples of high
Chinese
african
whats the four main characteristics of culture
learned from birth through language and socialisation.
shared by all members of the same cultural group. The sharing of cultural beliefs and behaviours is what binds people together.
Determines the pattern of people undertake roles and responsibilities to family, friends and work.
It is an ever changing and dynamic process.
whats the levels of cultural awareness
Level 1- ‘my way is the only way’
Level 2- ‘i know their way, but my way is better’
Level 3- ‘my way and their way’
Level 4- ‘Our way’
