Unit 3 HHD AOS 1 Optimal h&w as a resource + Prereqs for health

Decreasing the chances of an infectious disease re-emerging and crossing international borders is a benefit of

• National optimal h&w

• Global optimal h&w

• Individual optimal h&w

Individual optimal health and wellbeing can assist in creating a cycle of wellbeing

• True, optimal health and wellbeing allows an individual to improve their lives and therefore experience further health and wellbeing benefits

• False, optimal health and wellbeing is simply a resource for day to day functioning

Reducing medical costs due to illness can be a benefit of optimal health and wellbeing at both an individual and national level

• Incorrect, the individual who suffers from an illness is the only one who pays for their medical costs

• Correct, the cost of a national healthcare scheme rises if the population experiences high levels of disease or illness

• Incorrect, individuals are covered by Medicare so it is only taxpayers that pays for their medical costs

• Correct, if an individual has optimal health and wellbeing they won't experience the pain and suffering associated with illness or disease

Populations with optimal health and wellbeing are equipped to work productively and therefore

• Reducing the number of absences in the workplace

• Increasing higher average incomes

• Increasing social participation

• Increasing the ability of the government to focus on education and healthcare systems due to higher tax revenue

Optimal health and wellbeing globally can promote sustainability

• Correct, when people have their needs met they are more likely to live in a sustainable manner such as choose sustainable farmed food and renewable energy sources.

• Incorrect, when people have optimal health and wellbeing, they can work and therefore have greater purchasing power. This enables them to contribute easily to issues such as fast fashion and trends such as products hauls.

The prerequisites for health were determined by

• The United Nations

• The National Health and Medical Research Council

• The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

• The World Health Organisation

Meeting the needs of the the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs is known as

• Sustainability

• Regeneration

• Stable resources

• Sustainable resources

Equity means those who need the most assistance receive more support whereas equality means everyone receives the same amount of assistance

• True

• False

Which of the following is not a prerequisite for health

• A stable ecosystem

• Free healthcare

• Social justice

• Adequate food

Equal rights for all, regardless of sex, class, ethnicity, religion etc is known as

• Equity

• Human rights

• Social justice

• Diversity